Things to look for when buying a business

Buying a business is not as straightforward as simply identifying the sector you wish to buy into and then watching the money roll in. There are a myriad checks that should be carried out as well as the more practical decisions concerning suitability of the business and its long terms viability. Of the most immediate

How to sharpen pruners or bypass sheers

The serrated bread knife was made for slicing bread, and yet it often shows up on kitchen cutting boards as the last bastion of sharpness once the regular knives have been dulled beyond utility and sharpening isn’t happening. Let’s say it again… serrated bread knives are for bread! That said, serrated bread knives can get

How often should you sharpen your knives

The serrated bread knife was made for slicing bread, and yet it often shows up on kitchen cutting boards as the last bastion of sharpness once the regular knives have been dulled beyond utility and sharpening isn’t happening. Let’s say it again… serrated bread knives are for bread! That said, serrated bread knives can get

Using a round hone ceramic or steel

The serrated bread knife was made for slicing bread, and yet it often shows up on kitchen cutting boards as the last bastion of sharpness once the regular knives have been dulled beyond utility and sharpening isn’t happening. Let’s say it again… serrated bread knives are for bread! That said, serrated bread knives can get

Rests on the sharpening base

The Work Sharp Benchstone is a benchtop knife sharpener with coarse and medium diamond abrasives and fine ceramic for honing. The Benchstone knife sharpener also includes two interchangeable angle guides for sharpening at 20 and 25 degrees. The Tri-brasive sharpening stone rests on the sharpening base and can be locked in to remain rigid, or

Work Sharp feature which allows the stone to pivot

The Work Sharp Benchstone is a benchtop knife sharpener with coarse and medium diamond abrasives and fine ceramic for honing. The Benchstone knife sharpener also includes two interchangeable angle guides for sharpening at 20 and 25 degrees. The Tri-brasive sharpening stone rests on the sharpening base and can be locked in to remain rigid, or

The biggest key to a sharp serrated knife is maintenance.

The serrated bread knife was made for slicing bread, and yet it often shows up on kitchen cutting boards as the last bastion of sharpness once the regular knives have been dulled beyond utility and sharpening isn’t happening. Let’s say it again… serrated bread knives are for bread! That said, serrated bread knives can get

A couple of swipes with the hone on the flat side

The serrated bread knife was made for slicing bread, and yet it often shows up on kitchen cutting boards as the last bastion of sharpness once the regular knives have been dulled beyond utility and sharpening isn’t happening. Let’s say it again… serrated bread knives are for bread! That said, serrated bread knives can get