This short motivational note reminds new home managers and workshop enthusiasts about two important fundamentals related to good housekeeping and risk management. Sharpening and regular use of knives and sharpeners are recommended as a safety standard and a proactive practise for ensuring a longer than usual life for the instruments in question. Lesson number one where good housekeeping and proper tool maintenance are concerned is this:
Never equip the kitchen or DIY workshop with implements, appliances, and equipment that are never really needed. For example, if you don’t work with wood or metal on a regular basis, what is the point of keeping a jigsaw?Or if you rarely eat meat these days, what good is keeping a smart collection of steak knives if it is just going to lie at the bottom of a kitchen drawer? Lesson number two could be an encouragement of sorts.
The encouragement is this. You should be using industrial knives on a regular basis. Think creatively about the many building opportunities that beckon for you around the house. Learn to do things for yourself instead of expensively relying on others to do them for you. The idea that meat is bad for you is a myth. Take heart in this. What can be more pleasurable than slicing through a nice, juicy steak rich in essential proteins with your favourite steak knife?
There is no shortage of information and inspiration available today for the proper and consistent use of knives and their accompanying sharpeners. Authoritative reviews online will also teach you the fundamentals of sharpening along with the good housekeeping and maintenance required to keep your collection of knives in premium condition. And while regular use of knives is encouraged, you will also receive unbiased guidance on the best sharpening tools to use.
