Once soaked, place a coarse grit whetstone on top of a kitchen towel. Drag your knife towards you with a firm, even pressure at a 15 to 20-degree angle. Keep in mind that these angles may vary ...

Our stone was 1,000 grit on the coarser side and 6,000 on the finer side—perfect for sharpening and polishing a dull knife. But again, you’ll need something coarser to restore anything with a ...

A whetstone is a block of stone that functions similar to sandpaper: Each stone has a certain level of coarseness, and running the knife over the stone helps sand it back. That coarseness is ...

Using a whetstone — or a sharpening stone — removes the least amount of material from the knife blade, which extends its lifetime. Whetstones come in various types (wet and oil) and grits ...

Kyocera has adapted an industrial diamond for the whetstone of its new automatic kitchen knife sharpener. The sharpener can be used for ceramic knives as well as other metal kitchen knives. Price: ...

When both sides of the knife are sharp, flip the whetstone over or move to your finer stone. Add a splash of water or oil to remove any metal shavings and lubricate it.