"Sharpen your knife like a master sharpener", or "How to make my trip to San Francisco tax deductible"

*me clicking on this video thinking that i could learn how to sharpen my knives at home Josh: first step, go to san francisco

"So im going to San Francisco" "Oh really? Whats the occasion?" "My knives are a bit dull..."

if anyone is wondering this is the outro music "Justnormal - Bird Watching"

How To Sharpen Your Knife Like A Professional: Get it done by a professional.

His secret is same pointer and middle fingers length. just cut off any excess finger and you're good

Blacksmithing in the dark age: i make weapons for my kingdom Blacksmithing now: Tomato go slice

Joshua is one of the very few youtubers I've seen who has the patience to not constantly interrupt the person being interviewed. It's refreshing to not have the influencer act like they already knew what the guy just told them. This is the first video I've watch of his but it won't be the last.

"How do I make this video funny?" "I dunno dude add an echo to someones sentence every 20 seconds" "Perfect"

excellent recipe, my knife finally has that Umami flavor I've been looking for. pairs nicely with red wine and tater tots.

“And if the finger comes off it’s less fun” As a heavy equipment mechanic this is my new mantra!!

This is a beautiful demonstration. Definitely picked up a lot of knowledge on the small facets of sharpening. Thank you for the video share!

I love how we’re all in his cupboard and he opens the door every other day and teaches us something. Then we end up back in the cupboard until the next video. It’s a good life.

That guillotine advice needs to be said more my wife used to run a restaurant and I would swing by to sharpen the knives and there was always some jackass that wanted to show me how I'm doing it wrong and ALMOST everytime they would clip a finger...

I love this video. The professional guy sharpeners the knife exactly the same way with my father and I learned how to do from him. Also how to flatten the whetstone. My father is in the hospital as he had brain bleeding... I hope he would survive. BTW, I used to teach Japanese home-style cooking to International people from 1989 to the beginning of 2000 in Kyoto which is an ancient capital city of Japan. I hope I can start it again sometime soon. I live on This Planet to eat and cook good food. LoL Have a lovely day, and take care. Yukkie From Kyoto, Japan

The tips he gives are so useful, I sharpened for the first time just following his pointers and I got a razor sharp edge.

"if your finger falls off, its less fun" best quote of the day!

"How To Sharpen Your Knife Like A Master Sharpener" *Step 1: Gets a plane ticket* Me: *Jim Face*

as someone who's never sharpened a knife before I found this video a great place to start. my knives are considerably sharper than they were a few days ago. thanks!

I've watched a lot of knife sharpening how to's and this video probably answered more of my questions than any other. 👍

"dont let the finger drag on the stone" agreed, blood is a very poor whetstone lubricant, too thick, gums it up right quick.

Honestly, I've spent this past weekend binge-watching all your videos in an attempt to avoid university deadlines. 10/10 worth every minute.

Great info. I remember seeing my grandpa doing something similar to the knives he’d use around in the ranch. Brought back a lot of memories! Thank you sir!!!!!!!

Very generous of Josh to be sharing so much useful info on this Thank you.

the editing at times is like a shitpost which is how i like it

Me: I have a good knife Joshua: Laughs in knife

sharpening a knife is awesome, it is like meditation. The sound is relaxing, the movement is repetitive and relaxing. Really great :)

"Cuts an orchid floating in a mountain stream." This was an awesome vid and really cool info for someone who has watched a ton of youtube knife sharpening vids, but seeing a bonifide expert explain it and do it was great. The only thing i wish he explained a bit more was if he was only pushing the knife on the stone or pushing and pulling it on it -ive seen people do both.

Label: "220 COARSE ONLY" Josh "there's 220 in here there's also 400 in here"

0:34 I understand that this is a food channel but the fact that we get cake every video is nice

Suggestion: cut gloves. For those of you genuinely interested in learning to sharpen your own knives by hand or just to practice your knife skills, I would recommend investing in a cut glove. As the name implies, they are reusable gloves (usually made from kevlar, stainless steel chainmail, fabric, or a combination of the above) worn on the off-hand (the one holding still the item you are cutting) that greatly reduce the risk of slicing your hand. I personally prefer the chainmail version, as it allows for a significantly greater degree of freedom of movement. They are quite commonplace throughout the foodservice industry; usually less so in restaurants with trained chefs and more so in casual foodservice locations. Naturally, they tend to vary in price (usually $10-$80 USD) depending on your material choice and production quality. While they aren't perfect (they won't protect you from poking yourself with a knife), they offer significant protection as you hone your skills and confidence using knives.

What a beautiful sound the stone and the knife make!

take reverb away from this man

Something I learned from Brad Leone from the BA test kitchen, recently. "Take care of your stones. take care of your knives. take care of yourselves, most importantly. okay folks? " What a guy, huh?

I bought my fiancé a knife from them online from your last video and it was 100% worth the price tag! We use it cooking every single night. It fits his hands really good, and it even feels comfortable in my small hands! Definitely recommend them!!

This video is the simplest, clearest, easiest to follow knife sharpening tutorial I have found. It helped me to remember how to do it again, because I haven't in a long time. I keep my knives sharp most of the time by using my steel, but eventually, they just need to be worked on the stones. Now, thanks to your instructions, my paring, French, and boning knives are sharp again! Thank you!

“So I booked a flight to Jap...”wait a minute, wrong channel. Just a domestic flight here...

This video quality is so sharp

I lived an hour or so away from San Fran for a long time and I always wanted to get "my" knives sharpened here but uh.. couldn't for complicated reasons. Anyway, now I've moved more than a state away and have my own set of kitchen knives (the things you get excited about as an adult!) and think about this place more than ever so uhh, THIS VIDEO IS EVERYTHING TO ME and thank you so much for making it!

" there will be more moments where we can meet people!" THEN 2020 REALLY STARTS

I just got a 600/1000 starter stone. Using an old, busted henkel for practice. He's absolutely right about even an amateurish execution being better than nothing. I've literally never had a sharp knife before, and the difference is immense.

"Whoever you buy your knife from should be able to tell you what the sharpening might be like" ...Yeah, when I asked the girl working at Bed,Bath&Beyond she just gave me a blank stare. Lmao

By far one of the most fun and best demos I have seen. Thank you. I Sharing this

Totally educated this old Lady!!! Thank you!

Really liked this video. I've been sharpening my knives with Japanese water stones for a while now but I am definitely going to try a few tweaks to the technique based on the tips in this video!

Step one: getting a better knife that my 3 dollars one

I do wood carving. My knives have never gotten dull enough to use a stone on them, but I do strop often. Good video.

I've been sharpening my knives for a year now and while they're really sharp they're not as sharp as the intro. Then I realised after watching Josh my angle is wayyy too steep, maybe 20-30 instead of 15 deg.

Ha! I’m the dude that ran into you in the mission. Knew I should expect a new Bernal Cutlery vid. after that. Anyways keep up the good work man. Love your channel.

I don't even have a nice chefs knife but I absolutely cannot miss out on twelve and a half minutes of Josh goodness

I love the myriad of hazardous mistakes he pointed out. Great safety coverage in this video

nice to see u in my hometown i know this was long ago but its nice to see that u had fun in my city

Either Josh "the Blademaster" is small or Josh "the Ass" is a tank

Love your videos Josh, but the echo effect makes it difficult to understand whats being said sometimes (not native english speaker here).

best knife sharpening video by far especially for a newbie!

The way he talks about the arm movements reminds me a lot of how I was taught to draw.

I've actually been free hand sharpening for 5 years now, I find it relaxing

Dang, but he really knows what he’s talking about. When you thought you knew how to sharpen your knife. Long strokes.

I’ve actually been here and the service is exceptional and the people there are super nice

Your knives can be legendary sharp if you do it just the way he did but then afterwards, you do the finish and stropping super slowly and obsessively. It's a beautiful thing in the end.

If you're not sure you're holding the angle right the whole way, here's something I learned in printmaking: you put sharpie marker on the blade near the edge, and then when you are sharpening, if any section has a different angle, you'll see it through a difference in if the sharpie is gone. Another tip, if you look directly at the edge of your blade and see shiny areas, those are the dullest sections. If you sharpen the blade and then look at the edge straight on, there should be no shiny sections.

"Future significant other." I appreciate the confidence you have in me, but it probably ain't happenin'.

Great vid; it's how I learned to sharpen knives. Works super well.

Much enjoyment! Thank you.

Could you make a black Molé? Its such a unique recipe and I would love to see your take on it

Did I just watch 12 minutes of knife sharpening... I'm getting old.

Thanks for the tip. I bought the same sharpener

This is very helpful to me. Here is where I am: I am self taught. However, the stones I got over time are Arkansas, and I use honing oil with them. I have a course, fine, & translucent. I have used them with 3 sets of knives we got as wedding presents 40 years ago: 2 carbon (Sabatier & Chicago Cutlery) and 1 stainless (Mac). I am fond of my knives and stones, but how can I adapt? These stones are used to the oil already. Also, thanks for the hand placement & 2 quarter trick: That was all new to me. That's the big lesson already, so thanks again.

EXCITED FOR THIS ONE

'Ingredients you'll need: a knife being tired of having a really sad dull knife that literally can't do anything worth anything at all memes'

Wow so I was sharping my knife wrong all these times no wonder they didn't cut! Great video and definitely and educational one

The footage of the knife cutting the tomato is SICK!! I love it.

Joshua: ass clap Josh: uncomfy laughter

Joshua how many knife videos are you going to do? Josh : *yes*

"The finer the polish, not necessarily a better edge" I am so glad someone has finally said this, I have been sharpening for almost 20 years and depending on the task greatly determines the polish required on the blade.

I used to live down the street from them! Wandered in a few times, cool shop.

Everyone: talks about very serious and related stuff Me: he's taller than I thought.

I dont often wish to meet "celebrities" however, I think Id like to meet Josh one day. He seems like a stand up dude

Heck yeah, the best knife cutting place is here in the Bay Area! Bernal Cutlery is THE BEST knife sharpening place! Thanks for the shoutout Josh. Excellent choice.

Love this. Thanks Josh.(both of you)

I've seen a lot of tutorials on knife sharpening, but hearing it from an actual proffessional, not a cook, but a KNIFE SHARPENER. was...some how better. like the information wasn't drastically different, so much as encouraging, to hear it confirmed, and in some respects elaborated upon. I definitely need to get more stones, though. I bought a Misen chef knife, and I do want to take good care of it.

Just like the last knive video I felt like this could have been a lot more informative. Questions that immidiately popped to my head but remained unanswered: Which stones should I get as a beginner set, are there significant qualitity differences between stones, how long do you stay with one stone and how often do you flip the knive while before moving on to the next stone?

I sharpen my knife the way a hawaiian chef taught me in my youth. Long circular strokes with the blade nearly flat to the stone. Works every time, without fail, my knife kit is full of gorgeous whustoff razor blades. Thanks, Chef Rick.

Cool, knowledgeable and entertaining. Thanks!

Josh: "I wanna come out and meet you guys" Covid-19: "yea nah."

"So really the the hardest part of sharpening knives is thr actualy sharpening the knife part." ...... A fantastic example of how Josh explain the level of simplicity of something lolol

Great video on something everyone should learn the value of.

Thank you, Joshua! I have been needing to send my knives to a good place for sharpening, for quite a while. I do have my own stones, but they are packed in boxes, at the moment, and I am getting desperate for a sharp edge again (risk of letting untrained family members have access to my pretty knives). 😩

I habitually skip the fine step myself, but I love to be simultaneously impressed and jealous when I use someone else's knife and it's sharper than mine are. Scary sharp. Anyway, great video, we love you!

"Look at how dull this knife is... it doesn't cut anything" "After sharpening, this other knife that I never showed you is extremely sharp"

Lots of other comments along the same lines - I was expecting more of a how to than we got. But tbh, I'm not even mad - first because you literally showed how a master sharpener does it, which is p. cool. But also because, though not the step by step instructions+ingredients list I was looking for, this works to set people up to look into this more on their own (like, I wouldn't have thought about the fact that you wouldn't want to use your lowest grit stone particularly often, or I wouldn't have thought of stone upkeep). Not to mention, you do have another knife sharpening video... Cool video - that store+Josh (heh heh) seem cool!

Late to the party but great video! I use 2 naniwa chosera stones and they work amazing👌🏼

Im a simple man. I see kumquats, I click.

So I have to travel to america to sharpen a knife Cool I'm on my way

He was able to sharpen that knife so well, that the handle turned from Red to black...good job!

Great content Josh. Very good.

0:30 can we just appreciate the fuller house vibes and amazing video quality of this scene

Ah yes, I too take a flight to San Francisco every time I find myself needing to sharpen my knives

Thanks for the great content!

I like the point, even if you're not good it's better to try than not. You'll only get better.