The Difference Between Honing and Sharpening Your Knives (and Why It Matters)
by Claire Lower from Lifehacker on (#5Z6WW)

I did not learn knife care from my parents, and that is a good thing. Their preferred method of knife maintenance is simple: Buy a block of knives from a big box store and use them until they are dull, then buy a new block of knives from a big box store. It seems to work for them. If you've ever purchased one of those...