On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 20:54:25 -0500, "cybercat" >
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>"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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>On Feb 3, 2:38 pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:48:30 -0800 (PST), Sheldon wrote:
>> > Sqwertz wrote:
>> >> Jennyanniedots wrote:
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>> >>> I have a new Cuisinart knife set, but tossed the box before checking
>> >>> on one crucial fact. I *think* my set includes a knife sharpener, but
>> >>> never having used one like this, I want to be sure before I go tearing
>> >>> up my knives. I also have no idea how to use said knife sharpener, so
>> >>> please advise.
>>
>> >>> It looks like a long rounded skewer with a handle, with ridges running
>> >>> all along the metal part. It has a rather dull point, so I don't think
>> >>> it could possibly be anything else but please do let me know if you
>> >>> know any other purpose for it.
>>
>> >>> How does one sharpen with this? Do I wet it first or use it dry?
>>
>> >> It's called a honing steel. ?Better let the web pages dfo the
>> >> explaining, with diagrams:
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>> >>http://www.cutlery.com/honing.shtml
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>> > I don't care what they call it, it doesn't hone (hones remove metal by
>> > abrading), instead it burnishes... regardless, the correct
>> > nomenclature is "knife steel".
>>
>> NO, it's a honing steel, just like the web page I quoted calls it
>> - and the 28,000 other web pages call it.
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>I don't care if 2,000,000,000,028 net pages call it a dick head (like
>you), knife steels do NOT hone, they *burnish*... sqwertz, you are one
>exceptionally ignorant mother****er... you are the lowest IQ rfc'er
>ever and you can't cook a lick, nada, nothing, zero, you ****ING
>FRAUD!
>**************************
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>I hope Shellie's had his shots, I think he got some of that foamy spittle on
>me.

shots of crystal palace will do that.

your pal,
blake