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"When I walked into Culinary Convenience, I had thought I'd walked into a sort culinary equipment heaven. If the great master Escoffier were searching for cooking equipment, this would be a place he would come to. They have just about everything you might need from pots, pans, spatulas, infused oils, glasses, chef uniforms, blade sharpening service and one of the best and most extensive offerings in cutlery I've ever come across and all of it has quality.
I came here as I needed a cooking pot that would be well suited for preparing Mussels Meuniere. When I walked in I was warmly greeted and when I mentioned what I had in mind he knew exactly what I was talking about and showed me several good options, one of which I selected. It turns out he happened to also be a skilled chef with a complete knowledge of cookware along with its preference according to use, which makes cookware shopping so much easier.
Besides just purchasing the pot, I spent some time looking through ...
SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Synthetic stone
Grit: 8000
Dimensions: 9 7/8" x 3 1/8" x 2" ht
This whetstone comes mounted on a wooden holder and with a nagura (buffer stone)
Use this fine grit stone after sharpening with a coarse and medium grit to remove any scratches on the surface or to simply realign a slightly dull edge for a razor sharp finish. Using a fine grit stone to polish your edge can actually help to make carbon steel knives more rust proof. Start with a generous amount of water over the stone and finish by pressing your blade lightly in the slurry. The particles in the slurry act as a buffer to polish your blade. The nagura or buffer stone that is included with this stone will also help you create a slurry that aids with sharpening and polishing.
SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Synthetic stone
Grit: 6000
Dimensions: 8 1/8" x 3" x 1" ht
This whetstone comes mounted on a wooden holder and with a nagura (buffer stone)
Use this fine grit stone after sharpening with a coarse and medium grit to remove any scratches on the surface or to simply realign a slightly dull edge for a razor sharp finish. Using a fine grit stone to polish your edge can actually help to make carbon steel knives more rust proof. This whetstone has been baked and is porous so had better to be soaked in water until the bubbles stop surfacing, but you can use it by splashing the water. You will feel the difference when its soaked or splashed.