How to easily sharpen a knife

How to sharpen a knife when there is no sharpening wheel, sandpaper or other goodies at hand with which you could sharpen a dull knife? Believe me, there is something for sharpening a knife in almost every kitchen. This is an ordinary mug! Ceramic or clay doesn't really matter.

A plate or some other piece of kitchen utensil may also be suitable, as long as the edge is free from the glossy coating (enamel) on the back side. See picture.

In general, we take a knife in one hand, a mug in the other, and with back-and-forth movements we sharpen the cutting edge of the knife.

Let's check.

Cuts great! And don’t worry about the dishes - nothing happened to them, not one bit.

PS: After sharpening, you need to rinse the knife in water to remove particles formed during sharpening. Well, don’t forget to wash the mug accordingly.

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Comments (16)

#1 Micro Guests 31 January 2011 23:52
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AWESOME
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#2 killer Guests 4 February 2011 11:32
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cool!!!
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#3 Dinamitika Guests 14 February 2011 20:09
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cool!!!! I couldn’t even think about it!!!
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#4 vov@n Guests December 4, 2011 21:03
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and how does this method differ from sharpening with a whetstone???
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#5 NOTFRONT Guests December 4, 2011 21:20
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This is for those who don’t have a whetstone or who don’t know what it is)
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#6 Levsha Guests March 11, 2012 00:46
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great idea
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#7 fkjdhfk Guests 23 November 2014 21:27
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I can already hear this terrible sound: wassat:
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#8 Serg Guests 2 May 2018 21:38
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This is not sharpening, but editing. You can just as well use the butt of another knife. If the RK is killed, then at least use the bottom of the bath; sharpening without a sharpening stone (at least one) is not an option.
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1. #9 Semyon Guests 7 May 2018 21:45
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  Right. This is similar to the effect of the musat that cooks use to straighten their knives after almost every operation, at least daily. That is, the sharpening must initially be correct, and this is just a way to preserve it longer.
  
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#10 tool sharpener Guests 21 July 2018 20:49
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well, the idea is right in the right direction, but without a sharpener or at least a sharpener, this is a crutch that will work for one evening, no one will rub it on a mug for a year)
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#11 Manuel Guests 26 August 2018 12:25
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In emergency situations, I also had to sharpen bricks. It’s not comfortable, but you can sharpen a knife on a red brick.
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