How To Sharpen A Ceramic Swivel Knife Blade

Paul demonstrates how to sharpen your swivel knife blade for the best consistently sharpest edge.

How to sharpen a ceramic swivel knife blade.

The sk 3 swivel knife as well as the sharpening tools are. One you should buy a diamond sharpener yourself. A while back i received a question that asked about the best way to sharpen stainless steel knives a common problem especially considering how much easier it is to sharpen carbon steel than stainless steel well it seems a lot of you benefited from that article and as a result i thought it d be a good idea to do a very similar article detailing how one can sharpen ceramic blade knives. Store your ceramic knife in a wooden knife block or specialized knife case to avoid accidentally putting blade dulling chips in the blade.

In this video i quickly show you how i go about sharpening my swivel knives. You might need more passes if the blade has become dull. Maybe this sharpener isn t very cheap like other sharpeners. But to be honest it will handle your all kitchen knives like steel knife ceramic knives santoku knife chefs knife scissors even any kitchen tools.

A sharp swivel knife is key to a successful tooling session and is more times than not the reason for poor results. In my experience 4 5 passes are enough to sharpen the blade. If you wish to sharpen a ceramic blade by yourself there are several things you need to keep in mind first. The blade is already sharp if the knife easily and swiftly cuts the paper.

You have the option to get a ceramic knife sharpener system or tool that costs about 10 bucks and looks like a cross between a can opener and a stapler. For large chips in the blade bring your ceramic knife to the manufacturer or a qualified knife sharpener. If not then you need to continue passing the blade into the slot. You can then check the sharpness of the ceramic knife by cutting a piece of paper.