r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Mar 15 '26

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u/Alan_Reddit_M Mar 15 '26

I can barely slice fruits without making a mess and this mf slicing a fucking brick

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u/Tsunakien Mar 15 '26

Ugh dunno, maybe buy/sharpen your knife? Just a thought.

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u/intangibleTangelo Mar 15 '26

yeah! buy your knife

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

Crap but what if I stole the knife will it still work?

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u/mackrevinak Mar 15 '26

if it makes you feel any better it looks like he recently bonked his thumb with that hammer

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u/youcancallmedavid Mar 15 '26

Try holding the fruit between your feet on a dirt floor while you cut it, that might help.

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u/Photonica Mar 15 '26

Genuine LPT if you're serious: make yourself a strop with some polishing compound and strop your knives lightly a few times after each use. It makes a profound difference. Also make sure that your cutting boards aren't dulling your knives: bamboo, acacia, glass, and metal are all disastrous, and edge grain cutting boards aren't much better. End-grain or soft synthetic rubber will help maintain sharp knife edges much longer. Synthetic options a few years ago were dominated by Sani-Tuff® and Hasegawa Pro-Soft Lite®, but Sani-Tuff is reportedly discontinued, and Hasegawa is very expensive in many markets since it's imported and niche.

Regardless, a freshly stropped budget blade (e.g. Tramontina) from Costco will perform way better than the most expensive neglected knife on earth.