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[sarcovyn]

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[H4X310110]: I APOLOGIZE for the unusual USERNAME...
[H4X310110]: I must be DIFFICULT to FIND but EASY to IDENTIFY...
[H4X310110]: You said you are offering KNIFE SHARPENING LESSONS in exchange for learning to COOK PERFECT FLESH?

[skinstealer]

[TASTY_TREAT]: hi!
[TASTY_TREAT]: anonymity online is important, so i get it
[TASTY_TREAT]: i know a lot about using cooking utensils and taking care of them, so i'd love to trade information. i do have some experience with meats, but it's mostly fish. 
[TASTY_TREAT]: i really want to learn about different meat cuts and the different types out there!

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: I APOLOGIZE, I have SOMETHING to deal with momentarily... this will only take a MINUTE...

[skinstealer]

[TASTY_TREAT]: take your time!

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: I am BACK.
[H4X310110]: I can TEACH you wabout MEAT CUTS but it will be a LONG EXPLANATION.
[H4X310110]: But to start most STEAKS come from ANIMALS that can have BONES in them. They are HARDER bones than the ones in FISH I think.
> UM.
(they backspace that)
[H4X310110]: How do you get a good KNIFE SHARPENER?
[H4X310110]: I have a METAL ROD but it is not usually EFFECTIVE.

[skinstealer]

[TASTY_TREAT]: you need a proper stone for it- stones can come in either "water stones" or "oil stones", which depends on what you put on it to float the dust from the knife off. water for water stones, oil for oil stones.
[TASTY_TREAT]: some stones come oily, so you have to be careful- if there's oil on it, water's not going to work as well

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: Stones?
[H4X310110]: Are they CHEAP? Or would PICKING one off the GROUND work?

[skinstealer]

[TASTY_TREAT]: you can pick up a nice stone for a cash or two if you go to the right place!
[TASTY_TREAT]: i don't recommend picking one up off the ground, no

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: Very Interesting...
[H4X310110]: What about different TYPES of KNIVES?
[H4X310110]: I have a KNIFE with SPIKES ON THE BLADE* and it has been getting quite DULL.
[H4X310110]: Is it a BAD IDEA to sharpen it? Will accidentally REMOVING the SPIKES make it WORSE at CUTTING?
 

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*((it's a bread knife))

[skinstealer]

[TASTY_TREAT]: ...how did you dull a bread knife?

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: A WHAT knife?
> How do you KNOW it's
> I don't even EAT b
> I used it for CUTTING EVERYTHING...
> ...
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[H4X310110]: It's a very SHARP and POINTY looking KNIFE...
[H4X310110]: I did not KNOW there were KNIVES for BREAD.
[H4X310110]: The more you know...
[H4X310110]: I have used it to cut MEAT and the hard RINDS of CHEESE...
[H4X310110]: to go with the MEAT.
[H4X310110]: The CHEESE I mean not the RIND.
[H4X310110]: ...
[H4X310110]: Do you THINK it can still CUT BREAD?

[skinstealer]

[TASTY_TREAT]: you should probably be using different knives for meat and cheese!
[TASTY_TREAT]: there are dedicated butcher's knives out there, you can find them online or at stores meant for TCP cooking- they're a little hard to find, but being able to see the different sizes in store is important to accommodate for your typing.
[TASTY_TREAT]: for cheese, a chef's knife will do, but there's also dedicated knives for that too.
[TASTY_TREAT]: as for whether it can still cut bread...i'm not sure. 
[TASTY_TREAT]: but, you can get a round sharpener and sharpen each serration individually.

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: I suppose that would be a GOOD USE of my METAL SHARPENING ROD...
[H4X310110]: ...What is the METHOD for SHARPENING like? For the SPIKE-LESS KNIVES.

((FEEL FREE TO BE VAGUE I AM PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON YOU LOL))

[skinstealer]

[TASTY_TREAT]: first you want to wet your stone...
[TASTY TREAT]: use one hand on the handle and the other to put pressure on the blade when you pull the knife back, watch your hands and always make sure to sharpen with the edge away from you. 
[TASTY_TREAT]: it'll take a bit, but you'll get a nice sharp edge with enough practice and effort!

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: Very Interesting.
[H4X310110]: Do you have a DIAGRAM of this?
[H4X310110]: I am a VISUAL LEARNER...

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: You can DRAW it yourself if you LIKE...

[skinstealer]

[TASTY_TREAT] sent knifediagram.png



[TASTY_TREAT]: how's this?

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: Yes... very USEFUL...
>I will get STARTED right now.
[H4X310110]: Please give me another MINUTE.
...
(it's a good thing Hazard doesn't hear Axel making metal shriek in thons own home.)
...
[H4X310110]: Okay.
[H4X310110]: I suppose I shall TELL you more about STEAK...
[H4X310110]: Where were we?

[skinstealer]

[TASTY_TREAT]: i don't know a whole lot about cuts of meat or special preparation for meat aside from fish!
[TASTY_TREAT]: so anything there is good ^_^

[sarcovyn]

[H4X310110]: FIRST of all, have you ever TASTED a STEAK before?