reccomend cutlery: my cheap knives are teh suck

[xSauronx]

how about for sharpening or keeping an edge? the sabatiers come with a steel, though a review or two said it wasnt very good. Would I be better getting a sharpening system that holds the blade at an angle while you sharpen?

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Originally posted by: xSauronx
how about for sharpening or keeping an edge? the sabatiers come with a steel, though a review or two said it wasnt very good. Would I be better getting a sharpening system that holds the blade at an angle while you sharpen?

Any decent blade should be able to hold an edge for at least 6 months as long as you use the steel religiously (every time you take out the knife, you should use the steel) When the steel stops working, a new edge needs to be grinded, which i would recommend leaving to a professional. with a good knife and proper maintanence, you should be sharpening about once a year. Most people that sharpen more frequently than that usually don't even know what a steel is.

 

[xSauronx]

sounds good to me...thanks