We had to break a few eggs to bust this hack, but here's why you shouldn't sharpen blender blades with eggshells, and how to ...

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People have the wrong ideas about knives. A knife doesn’t cut like a razor or a plane iron on the push stroke. It’s somewhat like a saw with teeth that cuts in a sliding motion as it’s pushed or ...

Learn how to tell if your scissors are dull or damaged—and the simple sharpening techniques that can bring them back to life.

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. There are some tools you should never forget to take care of. These are the tools that, when life ...

The sharpness of your knife can really make or break your experience in the kitchen. Slicing and dicing tomatoes or cleaning the silver skin off a big hunk of meat are chores that can be made daunting ...

A sharp knife isn’t just sharper, it’s a safer, more efficient, more precise tool. And, like most people, your knives are probably dull. Here’s how to fix that quickly, easily and cheaply. Why do you ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I don’t use my standard blender all that much, ...

A dull knife is a useless tool. While electric sharpeners offer convenience, speed and power, manual sharpening stones, called whetstones, offer greater control over the angle of an edge. They’ve been ...