Sharpen Your Knife Sharpening Skills with Hapstone Sharpening Systems

Thanksgiving is here, which means the holiday gift giving season is upon us. If you are like us, you have probably noticed that finding and giving great gifts seems to get harder when the recipient isn’t a kid anymore.

Our oldest is now in her forties, so clearly not a kid. In fact, she has two kids of her own. Wait a minute. Does that mean we have a child who is middle aged? Wow!

Anyway, back to our original point. The grandkids are easy to find gifts for. They usually know what they want and are not shy about letting us know about it. But our three grown children are a different story. We always struggle to come up with good gift ideas for them. Then there are all of the extended family and friends to figure out what to get too.

We think that the best gifts are something that your loved one will really like, but would most likely never buy for themselves. That seems like a simple and a good rule of thumb, but it doesn’t tell us what to get. Well, this year I think we might have stumbled on to a really good idea, professional knife sharpeners from Hapstone.

We just recently wrote a story about the importance of good knives, but have to admit that we didn’t even think about how to keep those knives sharp. And we can say from first hand experience that a dull knife can make for an embarrassing a disaster when it comes to carving the turkey, ham, leg of lamb, or roast beef for your festive meal. We completely shredded a Christmas turkey a few years ago that ended up looking more like hash than holiday feast.

So we decided to take a look into the how and why of proper knife sharpening and discovered that there is more to it than we thought. Surprise, surprise! First and foremost, a sharp knife is actually safer than a dull one. A keen, sharp blade makes for flawless and precise cuts with less pressure and force needed, and that means the knife is less likely to slip and cause an injury to either you or the dinner.

A well-sharpened knife also saves time and delivers a much better looking final product. And achieving that razor-sharp edge involves not just the right techniques, but the best possible tools. That’s where Hapstone really shines.

They have everything from the classic whetstone that most all of us have used over the years, to the top of the line Hapstone RS ULTRA Knife Sharpener that has been designed using aircraft-grade aluminum and high-quality stainless steel. The precision adjustable clamps can fit almost any blade and ensure that the knife is always secure during the sharpening procedure. This means that every knife will be sharpened evenly and consistently every time.

Hapstone also has a wide selection of oils and maintenance items available so no knife needs to suffer from getting rusty and dull, along with all sorts of other knife accessories such as tools, or clamps, or high tech digital gauges for getting the angle for sharpening just right.

We think that this all adds up to a great gift idea and the timing is just about perfect for some great savings too. If we hurry we can still get the special Black Friday 20% off from now until November 29th. There is also free shipping on any order over one hundred dollars.

So I don’t know about you, but we feel pretty darn good about finding some fantastic gift ideas that can make us all look sharp this holiday season.

David & Veronica, GypsyNester.com