⚠1st how ur storing the knives behind u is the most dangerous thing I think I have seen on UA-cam. 2nd as long as the edge is sharp and u can cut bread it matters the finish is dull BUT if it is just crinkle up some aluminum foil fold it around the back part of the knife like ur doing with the sandpaper and clean it that way. No need for a sponge or sandpaper....🚫
@@tailstalkerAh, yeah, and nah. It works, but itˋs not real sharpening. Will still help 90% of the people to maintain their breadknive, even if you have to do it often. Really sharpened it would stay sharp for way longer. This method will dull and eventually destroy the knive ultimately in the long run. But to make a cheap breadknive workable again, itˋs okay.
@@panganaranga This crap Burrfection posted was silly. You can remove a bit of metal or maybe clean up some burrs, but cutting a piece of paper with the space between the teeth was embarrassing. That's not how bread knives work. I've got to deal with people constantly asking me if serrated knives can be sharpened. It's a daily occurrence. The reality is that *no*, short of putting them back on the machine they were originally cut on, they can't be sharpened. This misinformation is letting dishonest sharpeners steal from people.
@@tailstalker Sorry, but you dont need the machine that did the grinding on a serrated knive to really sharpen it. You will not sharpen it on a flat stone, at least not both sides. But of course you can sharpen a serrated knive. Get a file in more ore less the diameter of the serrations and t+do them one by one. Remove the burr. Whatˋs the point?
I remember once, I was trying to clean a blade by wrapping a sponge around it just as you did. Because my fingers were slightly above the sharp edge of the blade and due to a slight curling of my fingers, it caused the knife to cut through the sponge and then into three of my fingers. Never extend your fingers beyond the cutting edge because you may just have the same fate.
Thank you for this helpful tutorial. Most of us live with a dull bread knife until we just buy a new one. This will extend the useful life of my knife. Great to see your content. You always bring your joy and passion.
You can also run a bread knife hard against a steel (honing rod) or spine of another knife to straighten and remove the bent tips like you would a straight edge knife. Not sure I like a method (sponge) that may produce a more acute angle than the metal can handle.
Very helpful. I've been using a chef's steel. It's pretty helpful because it peens the tips of the serrations. It makes the points pointier. Great to see a new video from you.
Smart, effective and easy. What's there not to like ? The serrated knives have always been a kind of PITA in my knife sharpening life. I don't like serrated blades on pocket knives but I was gifted a bread knife recently which I definitely love and intend to keep as sharp as possible. Thanks for the tip !
3:56 "please don't do this with the cutting edge facing your hand, super dangerous" 5:30 *reverses knife and runs the paper extensively over the blade with the edge facing hand
Weeeeell, I usually sharpen my bread knives (or basically any serrated ones) with soft cloth polishing wheels and polishing compound on both sides away from the heel. Works like a charm, is fairly quick and preserves the grooves as well. And they really get a new bite out of it.
I prefer wet sanding with the whole sheet of sandpaper lying on the countertop. Never getting the blade into my hand. A drop of water keeps the waterproof sandpaper lubricated. I only sharpen one side of the cutting edge, holding the knife in a slight angle.
wow... and I was almost going to buy a new bread knife because I could never sharpen it. I will have to try this out, after a visit to the hardware store
Your videos have me really wanting to try out one of those rubber cutting boards. They seem like the perfect mix of wood feel with the durability and ease of use of plastic. I grabbed a Boos board recently, and I guess I got a lemon, because the ends of the planks have little gaps in between them that no amount of oiling after running some water on the board to rehydrate it seems to cure. But damn if having that thick wood to cut on doesn't feel a million times better than the small plastic boards I grew up using.
I hear you. I like the heft of a properly made wood board as well. The black one in this video is not rubber and will post when i know it is ready for sale. Bummer on the gaps in your board though.
I have that same Mercer knife, and I love it. Cutting a melon or a squash like that is best done with a saw blade. You wouldn't use a knife to prune a tree.
Very interesting. I have seen some of your videos before which are excellent by the way. I have a kitchen butcher knife that's about 30 years old and it's only been maintained on a honing Steel and it's still a razor sharp. But I have about 250 other types of knives mostly for Bushcraft. I have an odd sharpener that I'm sure you've never heard of. It's called The Block sharpener. I first picked it up in 1982 made in the USA, and it's still being produced by the son of the original inventor. Basically it's two criss-crossed honing steels similar to a pull through sharpener and it does serrated blades as well. It's been around for about 60 years. I have a few Japanese Silky Saws which are the best on the market. They wouldn't do well in the kitchen but they are excellent for cutting wood. Cheers from Canada.
I definitely want to see this! ... Watched. That's a good trick, for sharpening serrations. And it answers a few questions about what to do with a scratched blade! My previous tries with serrated knives - or scalloped bread knives - has been to lay the flat side on a stone and whet away bent serrations. Your way, with sandpaper and a soft backing, probably sands away bent edges on both sides, maybe even touching some of the concave edges. Nice. It is possible to get a mirror polish on a blade by laying it flat and rubbing briskly on leather (but matte finish looks nicer). Fine serrations, e.g. "steak knives" look like battlements on a wall, and I don't see how it's possible to sharpen those, Too fine for the finest diamond file. And when dull, they get rolled / deformed tops that no longer have even a squared off edge to them. A saw has teeth far enough apart that you can use a file. If I want to keep the knife, I grind it to a straight edge and sharpen from there (slices much more cleanly).
I do not have a sharpening stone or any sharpening devices. I was wondering, can I use the sponge and sandpaper technique to sharpen my Seido Damascus chef knife?
I doubt it. The two blades of an electric saw/knife require close fit on the non-beveled sides of the blades. Excess clearance leads to food lead between the blades that increases clearance = deceases cutting efficiency.
If your friend decides to make and sell the cutting boards can you ask if they have any plans to make a cutting board with a lip. I cut a lot of stuff with juices and a lip really helps to keep it from running off the board.
I've seen many methods for serated knives. This is a first of its kind for me. Do you have a method for older bread knives where the teeth have worn down and need to be reground? I've only seen/done this with powered equipment.
It should. I have used that knife and I know what you are talking about. I will have a detailed video for knives with more complicated patterns, but this is easy enough to use on just about every bread knife
I may have to try this. I have some nice german steak knife serrated knives and since I use a round steel a lot on my big knife, so I tried steeling the serrated blades and was pleasantly surprised. You just have to go light and feel for an edge.
yes but any twisting of the blade will ruin the leather, so just make sure you are aware. this will solve all of your knife problems burrfectionstore.com/
Interesting method. Definitely less paint staking than sharpening each individual serration, which I've had mixed results with. Going to try this method next time on a serrated paring knife.
if u use sandpaper for knife. try use Zirkonium sandpaper for metall (most time its blue or maybe green). This is the beste for knife sharping and metall. othersandpaper is most for wood. and will broke very fast.
That type of 'wet and dry' abrasive paper, seen used here, is made for use on metals. Aluminium oxide, white colour, is also suitable for metal polishing when used DRY.
unless the shaping of the cutting edge requires it, i would avoid files. very time consuming but it can be done. will have a video addressing how to sharpening bread knives with files.
My Knife Store burrfectionstore.com/
⚠1st how ur storing the knives behind u is the most dangerous thing I think I have seen on UA-cam. 2nd as long as the edge is sharp and u can cut bread it matters the finish is dull BUT if it is just crinkle up some aluminum foil fold it around the back part of the knife like ur doing with the sandpaper and clean it that way. No need for a sponge or sandpaper....🚫
Thank you! My sponges have never been sharper!
Thank you! This technique worked great. I added one thing. I soaked the sponge, wrung it damp. "Wet/dry sandpaper” works even better when wet.
That's what I had in mind since with other ways of knife sharpening I always use oil or water.
OMG. Paused this video to check my bread knife and yes, it has so many burrs! This is the best bread knife sharpening hack ever. Thank you!
I’ve been practicing this sharpening technique since I was a teenager.
You should be great at sharpening
Lmao
A real jackof all trades!
me too. Actually, you don't even need a sponge, your soft palms will do the trick just fine.
Good to see another video. I've never seen an easy bread sharpening video until now.
Thanks 👍
For a very good reason. This was snake oil.
@@tailstalkerAh, yeah, and nah. It works, but itˋs not real sharpening. Will still help 90% of the people to maintain their breadknive, even if you have to do it often. Really sharpened it would stay sharp for way longer. This method will dull and eventually destroy the knive ultimately in the long run. But to make a cheap breadknive workable again, itˋs okay.
@@panganaranga This crap Burrfection posted was silly. You can remove a bit of metal or maybe clean up some burrs, but cutting a piece of paper with the space between the teeth was embarrassing. That's not how bread knives work.
I've got to deal with people constantly asking me if serrated knives can be sharpened. It's a daily occurrence. The reality is that *no*, short of putting them back on the machine they were originally cut on, they can't be sharpened. This misinformation is letting dishonest sharpeners steal from people.
@@tailstalker Sorry, but you dont need the machine that did the grinding on a serrated knive to really sharpen it. You will not sharpen it on a flat stone, at least not both sides. But of course you can sharpen a serrated knive. Get a file in more ore less the diameter of the serrations and t+do them one by one. Remove the burr. Whatˋs the point?
I remember once, I was trying to clean a blade by wrapping a sponge around it just as you did. Because my fingers were slightly above the sharp edge of the blade and due to a slight curling of my fingers, it caused the knife to cut through the sponge and then into three of my fingers. Never extend your fingers beyond the cutting edge because you may just have the same fate.
this will solve all of your knife problems burrfectionstore.com/
@@Burrfection jesus christ dude
@@Burrfectionwhat the hell man
You realize he's a grown man who works with knives daily right? You deserved his response
@@BurrfectionI'm going to try this hack on the cheap scissors in the knife set at my friend's house
I like how he laughed after he did the test cut. He was genuinely surprised how well it worked. Well done. I will try this technique. 😊
been sharpening knife for years, this feels so weird yet make so much sense
Simpy, quick, cheap and easy. That's why he's the best on here. He's the first one I've ever seen shapen a bread knife. Great video as always.
Great one.
I got a decent bread knife for 2 years now and this comes at the perfect time, as cutting noticeably get´s harder.
Thank you for this helpful tutorial. Most of us live with a dull bread knife until we just buy a new one. This will extend the useful life of my knife.
Great to see your content. You always bring your joy and passion.
You can also run a bread knife hard against a steel (honing rod) or spine of another knife to straighten and remove the bent tips like you would a straight edge knife. Not sure I like a method (sponge) that may produce a more acute angle than the metal can handle.
Thank you for your time today with the information provided by you its just excellent
Bread knives have been the bane of my existence till just now.
Wow, I thought I would have to throw out my bread knife but after watching this video I know I can save it now. Thank you so much.
Nice! I got one of these in culinary school and its the only knife I’ve never sharpened
When you tested the knife and said, "it will cut," I thought of Doug Marcaida, ala "Forged in FIre."😂
"But will it keeeeeell?"
Could you sharpen a normal chefs knife like this too? I know a whetstone would be better but for quick and easy this seems pretty good
Buy a $20 400/1000 grit diamond stone it take like 4 minutes
Just started baking sourdough, and this great trick to sharpen my bread knife is superb !!! Now I just need that cutting board .👍
He's alive! Good to see a new video.
For many years I've had a diamond steel in my work box for only this exact knife. I'll try this method. Thanks im always learning.
Very helpful. I've been using a chef's steel. It's pretty helpful because it peens the tips of the serrations. It makes the points pointier. Great to see a new video from you.
This is changing my life.
A sharpening video? Yesss! Thank you
You bet!
does this sponge and sandpaper system work with straight blades?
Smart, effective and easy. What's there not to like ? The serrated knives have always been a kind of PITA in my knife sharpening life. I don't like serrated blades on pocket knives but I was gifted a bread knife recently which I definitely love and intend to keep as sharp as possible. Thanks for the tip !
This worked amazingly well. Thanks for this
Glad it worked for you!
New Burrfection video dropped 10min ago? I'm so here for it.
This is exactly what I needed! Thanks for the video. Been looking for a good one for years.
Great to hear!
I'm VERY eager to try this with my favorite bread knives! Thanks for the tip!
Let me know how it works out! burrfectionstore.com/
3:56 "please don't do this with the cutting edge facing your hand, super dangerous" 5:30 *reverses knife and runs the paper extensively over the blade with the edge facing hand
just what i needed! ive been trying and polishing my technique, but needed this to finally get it right! thanks a bunch!
Glad I could help!
Yay good to see you again!
Yay, thank you!
This is awesome! I have Victorinox serrated paring knife which has stayed sharp but I’ve been dreading to sharpen in the coming months.
Thanks for the tip. I enjoyed the video. I'm definitely going to try this.
Great work and great advice on getting the best out of the knives 😊
Thanks & "Happy New Year"!
Glad to see you're back. curious about the knives behind you. Cheers
Coming soon!
Weeeeell, I usually sharpen my bread knives (or basically any serrated ones) with soft cloth polishing wheels and polishing compound on both sides away from the heel. Works like a charm, is fairly quick and preserves the grooves as well. And they really get a new bite out of it.
Nice work
Is there any reason to not use the same technique for non-serrated knives?
@@liuj88 It could easily contact the primary bevel. If that bothers you, be careful.
@@nickolasthefrog
Thank you.
I prefer wet sanding with the whole sheet of sandpaper lying on the countertop. Never getting the blade into my hand. A drop of water keeps the waterproof sandpaper lubricated. I only sharpen one side of the cutting edge, holding the knife in a slight angle.
What grit(s)?
wow... and I was almost going to buy a new bread knife because I could never sharpen it. I will have to try this out, after a visit to the hardware store
Let me know how it turns out
Is it possible to sharpen other kinds of serrated knives?
This whole video kept me thinking "Get on with it!"
and this will solve all of your knife problems burrfectionstore.com/
It's only 10 minutes my friend, spend less time on youtube shorts and tiktok so your attention span can recover.
I liked the pacing and style
It was paced really well. Maybe stick to the shorts section of YT @meleader
@meleader will be so fucked if ur so impatient
Cutting board looks great! Put me down for one! 😁
Your videos have me really wanting to try out one of those rubber cutting boards. They seem like the perfect mix of wood feel with the durability and ease of use of plastic.
I grabbed a Boos board recently, and I guess I got a lemon, because the ends of the planks have little gaps in between them that no amount of oiling after running some water on the board to rehydrate it seems to cure.
But damn if having that thick wood to cut on doesn't feel a million times better than the small plastic boards I grew up using.
I hear you. I like the heft of a properly made wood board as well. The black one in this video is not rubber and will post when i know it is ready for sale. Bummer on the gaps in your board though.
Looking forward to it!
I have that same Mercer knife, and I love it.
Cutting a melon or a squash like that is best done with a saw blade. You wouldn't use a knife to prune a tree.
4:25.... yeah, baby... WORK THAT TIP! LOL
check out the sale burrfectionstore.com/
Very rare video as I had never seen to sharpen bread knife . Thanks for showing.
Very good nice to see you again 😊😊😊
😊
Sir as yu know I am also like to collect kitchens knife as I had collected more than 90 different knife
Sir i live in Mumbai , India when come to Usa i will meet you
one day
Thank you! Very useful! I also like the fact that you didn't touch those thingies to the left of that sandpaper haha
Very interesting. I have seen some of your videos before which are excellent by the way. I have a kitchen butcher knife that's about 30 years old and it's only been maintained on a honing Steel and it's still a razor sharp. But I have about 250 other types of knives mostly for Bushcraft. I have an odd sharpener that I'm sure you've never heard of. It's called The Block sharpener. I first picked it up in 1982 made in the USA, and it's still being produced by the son of the original inventor. Basically it's two criss-crossed honing steels similar to a pull through sharpener and it does serrated blades as well. It's been around for about 60 years. I have a few Japanese Silky Saws which are the best on the market. They wouldn't do well in the kitchen but they are excellent for cutting wood. Cheers from Canada.
I definitely want to see this! ... Watched. That's a good trick, for sharpening serrations. And it answers a few questions about what to do with a scratched blade! My previous tries with serrated knives - or scalloped bread knives - has been to lay the flat side on a stone and whet away bent serrations. Your way, with sandpaper and a soft backing, probably sands away bent edges on both sides, maybe even touching some of the concave edges. Nice. It is possible to get a mirror polish on a blade by laying it flat and rubbing briskly on leather (but matte finish looks nicer).
Fine serrations, e.g. "steak knives" look like battlements on a wall, and I don't see how it's possible to sharpen those, Too fine for the finest diamond file. And when dull, they get rolled / deformed tops that no longer have even a squared off edge to them. A saw has teeth far enough apart that you can use a file. If I want to keep the knife, I grind it to a straight edge and sharpen from there (slices much more cleanly).
yup. i didn''t lay the knife flat in this video, but i'll release one for those perfectionists.
what if the bread knife has smaller serrations will this work as well?
Lovely, thanks for sharing! :)
A truly sharp bread knife with cut bread without creating bread crumbs which is the ultimate test.
I do not have a sharpening stone or any sharpening devices. I was wondering, can I use the sponge and sandpaper technique to sharpen my Seido Damascus chef knife?
Probably not, unless your knife is flat on one side. It removes very little metal, only an existing burr.
Thank you for the tutorial I really enjoyed it I use a diamond Steel but I'm going to try this from now on
great tip to extend the life of what would normally be a knife not worth properly resharpening.
Would this work for electric knives?
I doubt it. The two blades of an electric saw/knife require close fit on the non-beveled sides of the blades. Excess clearance leads to food lead between the blades that increases clearance = deceases cutting efficiency.
Does this work on other serrrated knives too? Thanks.
to a degree, yes burrfectionstore.com/
Excellent!
Is this doing the same thing as a honing steel?
similar but it's taking off a bit more material than simply "aligning" like the honing rod burrfectionstore.com/
If your friend decides to make and sell the cutting boards can you ask if they have any plans to make a cutting board with a lip.
I cut a lot of stuff with juices and a lip really helps to keep it from running off the board.
That's a great idea!
This is such a cool hack! Thank you for sharing 🎉
Of course!!
Something to do at the weekend thx for the hack
Splendid! Essential video.
Could we expect a video on sharpening another challenging type of Bird's Beak Knife?
Will make it happen
Hi Ryky, do you use diamond coated sharpening steels?
A blunt knife is very frustrating. Any tips on sharpening are much appreciated. Thanks.
Does this technique work for straight edge knives too?
yes, but on softer knives.
@@Burrfection like cheaper knives?
Fantastic video! Thank you
Glad you liked it!
I've seen many methods for serated knives. This is a first of its kind for me. Do you have a method for older bread knives where the teeth have worn down and need to be reground? I've only seen/done this with powered equipment.
yup. got a video coming out to address that
@@Burrfection looking forward to it
Brilliant! Thanks!
I use a sharpens best for my cheap bread knife. Great Vid!
You are the man!
Also, why wouldn’t I do this for all my knives???
Thank you.
Does this work for normal knives?
you tell me ua-cam.com/video/uz3UO50uA_c/v-deo.htmlsi=A29lKkRD1qx6qWtl
Excellent! Very clever.
Awesome, will try this tomorrow! Thank you :)
Enjoy!
Finally got around to try it today. Worked great! The knife is not razor sharp, but much better than before and cuts way smoother.
Hello there (c) Can I apply this technique to the Wusthof super slicer? Because it has different tooth profile
It should. I have used that knife and I know what you are talking about. I will have a detailed video for knives with more complicated patterns, but this is easy enough to use on just about every bread knife
@@Burrfection Thank you so much! Because I started to think that the only way to get it sharp again is to buy the new one )))
Do you recommend this method for other serrated knives or just the bread knife? Thanks!
this will work for most serrated knives.
Came here to ask the same question, so thank you. 👍😁👍
Would be nice to see how it cut actual bread before and after... :D
I’ve always used a round fine file to hone each scallop.
you can. that's more accurate but more time consuming
How to sharpen a farrier’s loop knife?
is this works on normal knives?
I will do this thank you
what’s the use of the sponge?
this will solve all of your knife problems burrfectionstore.com/
I’d like. To hear your thoughts of ceramic knives: good, bad, how to sharpen, etc.
they are the biggest pain to sharpen but will post a video on this topic
what do you do for bread knives with special surfaces like damascus or textured surfaces?
got a video coming out for that very question
Excellent video - I have been trying to work this one out for a while... I had thought files - they were hiding just off to the side!
This works for regular knife strops as well, I don't have a leather strop and I use 2000 grit sandpaper the same way to strop my knife.
Cardboard packaging like the inside of a cereal box works great as well with some stropping compound.
that works too and this will solve all of your knife problems burrfectionstore.com/
I may have to try this. I have some nice german steak knife serrated knives and since I use a round steel a lot on my big knife, so I tried steeling the serrated blades and was pleasantly surprised. You just have to go light and feel for an edge.
Would this sharpening hack work on other knives? Pocket knives?
Little question... Could you do the same technique with a piece of leather as a strop?
yes but any twisting of the blade will ruin the leather, so just make sure you are aware. this will solve all of your knife problems burrfectionstore.com/
Great info, thanks! Do you think this method would work on a Miyabi bread knife (with a Damascus pattern) without damaging the Damascus finish?
Not this technique. Will have a video addressing that topic
Real Damascus goes all the way through the blade.
What are your thoughts on using some sort of lubricant?
you can, but can make things a bit messier than needed. this will solve all of your knife problems burrfectionstore.com/
Interesting method. Definitely less paint staking than sharpening each individual serration, which I've had mixed results with. Going to try this method next time on a serrated paring knife.
Thank you!
You bet!
Would you also do it with a premium damascus finish etc? something like a miyabi serrated bread knife?
Coming soon
if u use sandpaper for knife. try use Zirkonium sandpaper for metall (most time its blue or maybe green). This is the beste for knife sharping and metall. othersandpaper is most for wood. and will broke very fast.
That type of 'wet and dry' abrasive paper, seen used here, is made for use on metals. Aluminium oxide, white colour, is also suitable for metal polishing when used DRY.
How do I have this exact breadknife
I will try it, but I really doubt that the sandpaper will sharpen the dent very well
I was about to get a file, but I'll give this a try
unless the shaping of the cutting edge requires it, i would avoid files. very time consuming but it can be done. will have a video addressing how to sharpening bread knives with files.