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Bamboo is very hard, so while durable, blunts your knives faster than wood. Or so I've heard.
by askvictor 3y ago
Bamboo is very hard, so while durable, blunts your knives faster than wood. Or so I've heard.
- arp242 3y agoMaybe this is an issue for professional use, but for normal home use you're using a knife for what, maybe 5 to 10 minutes a day on average? I'd be surprised if it makes a noticeable difference, especially if you're otherwise taking care if your knife: get a sharpening steel and use once on every side of the knife after use and for normal "home use" this will keep even cheap knifes more than sharp enough for most people.
- askvictor 3y agoProbably just means you need to sharpen it more often. As I understand it, a steel doesn't sharpen the knife, but aligns the edge - in normal use, the edge folds over; steeling makes it straight again, and should be done before using the knife. It takes a _lot_ of effort with a steel to put an edge on a knife where it's worn away.
- lbourdages 3y agoThat's possible. I have a Minosharp sharpener which I use frequently so I don't see it as a real problem. My knives are still sharp enough to shave hair!