TIL my boning knife was dull because of my steel

I was in my shop in Yonkers last week trying to break down a shoulder and my knife kept slipping. I thought it was just a cheap blade so I was ready to toss it. Then the old timer who rents the cooler next door watched me for a minute and told me I was using the wrong side of my honing steel. I had been dragging the blade wrong for like 2 years. Has anyone else had that moment where a simple technique fix saved a bunch of money on new knives?

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the_beth22h ago

Wait, you used the wrong side of the steel for two years? I mean, that's both hilarious and brutal at the same time.

amy_foster5619h ago

Yeah I hear you but it's kind of just a sharpening steel. It's not like using the wrong side of a knife or something. People act like it's this huge kitchen sin but really it's just a different texture on the steel. I bet half the people making a big deal about it couldn't tell the difference in a blind test anyway.