FAQs
Top 5 tips to help your premium knives perform better and last longer
- Always hand wash and hand dry – never put your knife in a dishwasher or leave in the sink.
- Don’t let it get dull – honing your knife while it still has an edge will prevent you from having to sharpen it often. We recommend a ceramic hone or a leather strop. When it is time to sharpen, we recommend hand sharpening on a waterstone or wet grinding – avoid any aggressive machine sharpening or any draw-through automatic devices. (Read more on our Sharpening Basics blog post)
- Protect the blade by avoiding lateral force movements (eg. do not use the tip of the blade to pry open a bottle, or twist the knife mid-cut)
- Always use a cutting board – wood, hard-rubber, or a soft plastic are all fine. Avoid cutting on plates, stone, or other hard materials.
- Keep your edge protected in a block or sheath whenever not in use. Almost any way you can protect your blade should be fine – wooden in-drawer or countertop blocks, soft-front wall magnets, individual sheaths. Avoid wall magnets with exposed metal and storing knives loose in a drawer which will lead to chipping and injury. (Shop the STEELPORT Knife Block).
Carbon Steel Care Tips
- Always keep your carbon steel knife clean and dry immediately after use.
- Oil your carbon steel blade regularly to maintain its luster and shine. A blade oil treatment is especially important before prolonged storage. Use a neutral food-safe oil, like the STEELPORT Blade Oil made of camellia seed. (Shop the STEELPORT Care Kit).
- Patina – unique color changes that occur with time and use on carbon steel blades – is natural and necessary, helping protect your blade and tell the stories of the meals it has prepared. (Read more in our Patina blog post).
- If rust (dark red/orange spots) does occur, it is important to remove it before pitting can begin.
Wood Handle Care Tips
- Treat your handle like you would a wooden cutting board. Apply handle wax occasionally, especially if wood begins to look dry or dull. (Shop the STEELPORT Care Kit).
- Learn more about STEELPORT’s unique stabilized wood handles.
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