If you skip this cleaning step, you will ruin your kitchen knives

Created: 01/04/2022Updated: 01/04/2022, 3:41 PM

By: Janine Napirca

Cooking is much easier with sharp kitchen knives.

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Storage is important so that your expensive kitchen knives stay sharp for a long time.

But correct cleaning also has an impact on the service life.

Every cook needs

a good,

.

When chopping, slicing and chopping are easy to do,

also a lot more fun.

It is also

and you have more time for other things.

It can therefore be advisable to dig a little deeper into your pocket when choosing a kitchen knife.

Have you already bought expensive cutting equipment?

All the better!

To ensure that you can enjoy your good, sharp kitchen knives for a long time, you should always take

.

Above all, you must not neglect a cleaning step, otherwise you may ruin your expensive kitchen knife.

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Sharpen expensive kitchen knives regularly and store them correctly

Correct knife care undoubtedly includes

sharpening

.

This keeps your expensive kitchen knives sharp and you can use them for a long time.

You should also make sure to

and

the knives

.

For example in a

or on a

.

Not in the dishwasher: how to properly clean your expensive kitchen knives

Under no circumstances should expensive kitchen knives be cleaned in the dishwasher.

In this they become dull very quickly.

There is also the risk that the knife could damage other objects in the dishwasher.

Always

the knives

.

This works best in

.

Also

Do not put expensive kitchen knives in the dishwasher!

Rinse by hand in hot soapy water.

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Important tip

: rinse your expensive kitchen knives immediately after use.

If you leave the knife dirty on the cutting board or in the sink, acid, salt, and moisture can stick to the blade.

This attacks the material and leads to blunting of the knife, in the worst case even to

.

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Don't forget to dry them when cleaning - otherwise you will ruin your expensive kitchen knives

When cleaning your expensive kitchen knives, you should definitely not forget a cleaning step.

your knife immediately after washing it.

Leaving your kitchen knives to air dry increases the chances of them becoming blunted from bumping into other cutlery or dishes.

They could also rust.

Because tap water contains salts and minerals that can attack the material.

So rinse your knives with soapy water immediately after use and then dry them immediately with a

.

You will be able to cut with sharp knives for a long time.