What oil can I use to sharpen kitchen knives?
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What oil can I use to sharpen kitchen knives?
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About Ruby
For many years of knife sharpening I’ve used almost any oil available in the kitchen. They all work. Besides being a good cook with an assortment of kitchen knives, I also am a knife maker hobbyist. I sharpen a lot of knives. I admit I’ve also used clean motor oil. Recently I read to use mineral oil. It turns out it is an exceptionally superior oil for sharpening knives. I can really tell the difference.
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Lightweight oil such as sewing machine oil or mineral oil. It is even possible to use water but not over oil. If you are in a pinch, you can use spit. It will work fine but seems a little gross.
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My uncle, who was a butcher, used medicinal grade mineral oil to sharpen his knives. So, that is what I have been using, very satisfactorily, for the past 50+ years. It is very inexpensive, completely nontoxic, and readily available in the health and pharmaceutical department of most stores.
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As a software engineer and programmer, I use Drystones but as a culinary engineer, I either use a whetstone with water for really dull knives (carbon steel dulls rather quickly).
For a quick touch-up, I use a sharpening steel or ceramic (the steel is more handy so it gets used more often).
I have used oil but it’s messy, a hassle, and largely superfluous so I don’t bother anymore. I just use water and wipe it down after use.
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The top is to use an Arkansas stone with oil used to oil machinery (I don’t the English term). And then to strop on a leather on a flat surface. Better if the leather is suede.
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Any thin oil will work, but as you’re working with kitchen knives I would recommend using a water stone rather than an oil stone. This will avoid coating your stone in old grease and allow for a hygienic process for sharpening your knife.
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Water is all you need, and can even be argued to be superior in many regards. It’s debatable, but personally IMO the only discernible difference between Water and Oil? The price.
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Having sharpened a lot of knives, I would say it doesn’t really matter. There are preferred oils for sharpening, but a nice light oil that’s food safe is basically all you need. If you us a “food oil”, like canola or grapeseed, you’ll have to clean the stone in gasoline every few months to get the residue off, or just scrub the hell out of it with dishwasher detergent and a stiff brush if you’re feeling industrious and don’t want to sully your stone with petroleum distillates. For other than kitchen knives, I like Marvel Mystery Oil. As Chris Keller said though, you don’t have to use oil; plus it won’t really make a difference until you hit about 2000 grit. Water is easier to clean up, and it’s a lot cheaper, so you may as well start there.
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If you are using oil stones, use mineral oil from the pharmacy. If you use water stones, use water.
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I use a waterstone normally, but even with oil stones I tend to use water and detergent instead of oil because it is much easier to clean up afterwards. I would NOT suggest any type of vegetable oils because they will go rancid or will polymerize and turn into varnish which wrecks whetstones by clogging them up.
If you really want to use oil I would suggest the light mineral oil (U.S.P.) from the drug store because it is non toxic and will not go rancid or dry to become a varnish.
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There are ways to sharpen knives without using oil and stones. One of my favorite ways it to use the edge of glass shelf…the type you see in a bathroom cabinet. The glass has a rounded over edge to it and is an excellent way to sharpen knives. I picked up so used glass shelves at a goodwill store and its one of the easiest and best ways I know to sharpen knives. It is similar to the edge of a car window…which if you are in the wilderness and need to sharpen…roll the window down half way and start to sharpen on the edge…sounds crazy but it actually works.
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