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If there’s a knife block set on your counter, congrats—you’re officially an adult. But have you ever used the honing steel that came with it as anything other than a lightsaber prop? If not, your ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I did not learn knife care from my parents, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Honing realigns your knife’s edge, keeping it sharp for longer with regular use. Sharpening removes fatigued metal, restoring a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Honing rod and chefs knife laying on wood cutting board - Charlotte Lake/Shutterstock Knife sets, particularly those that come ...