One in four Brits (24 per cent) are struggling with Sunday dinner because of blunt knives, new research reveals.
It not only makes carving, chopping and filleting harder and messier but potentially unsafe as well with 23 per cent admitting they have injured themselves using a less than sharp knife.
A survey of 2,000 adults found 24 per cent of UK households sit down to a Sunday roast every week but
blunt blades are turning the traditional meal into a recipe for disaster.
Swedish knife sharpening specialists, Tormek, conducted the study as part of their Sharpen Up Your Sunday campaign. It found 29 per cent have never sharpened their knives.
Samuel Stenhem, CEO of Tormek said: “With Sharpen Up Your Sunday, we’re encouraging home cooks to make knife sharpening part of their weekly routine.
“Blunt knives can be more dangerous than sharp ones, as they require greater force and are more likely to slip, turning simple kitchen tasks into a potential recipe for injury. Instead, a truly sharp knife makes chopping, slicing and cooking an absolute joy.”
Richard Bertinet, chef, author and baking expert, added: “At the Bertinet Kitchen Cookery School, we use knives every day, so we know just how important it is to keep them sharp.
Whether you’re learning the basics or working at a professional level, every chef will tell you that a sharp knife gives you greater control and helps you get the most out of your cooking. If you’ve invested in good knives, it makes sense to keep them sharp.”
ABOUT TORMEK
Established in 1973, Tormek designs, engineers and builds world-class sharpening machines for professional carpenters, wood turners, hunters, professional chefs, restaurants and industrial kitchens as well as the professional sharpening businesses. Located in Lindesberg, a small town in the heart of Bergslagen, Sweden, production is carried out in close cooperation with selected suppliers using cutting edge manufacturing technology.
The sleek, Scandinavian design of the Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener for the home comes fully assembled, featuring a diamond grinding wheel, composite honing wheel, patented angle guide which allows you to choose any angle between 8 – 22 degrees per side and a powder-coated zinc body in Carbon Black, Zinc Gray, Ash Green, Linen White and Swedish Red.
The Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener comes with an eight year warranty(5+3), RRP £350. SHARPENING ANGLE TIP
A common angle for a Western kitchen knife is 30 degrees. Set the indicator to 15 degrees sharpening angle and this will result in a 30 degrees total angle on the knife. Japanese knives are sharpened with a slightly smaller angle of 20—25 degrees.
MEASUREMENTS
Width 204 mm {8″)
Depth 196 mm (7 3é”)
Height 181 mm {7 1/8″)
KNIFE MEASUREMENTS
The patented guide can handle knives with blades 12—60mm {0.5—2.4”) high and up to Smm {0.2”) thick, with unlimited length
WEIGHT
Incl. packaging 6.2 kg (13.7 lbs)
Machine only 5.4 kg {11.9 lbs)
GRINDING WHEEL
DF-150 Conical Diamond Wheel Fine 150 • 18mm {5 7/8″ • 5/8″)
Max 200 rpm
HONING WHEEL
PW-160 Conical Composite Honing Wheel Composite, ABS plastic
160 • 30mm (6 ‘é” • 13/16″)
HOUSING
Precision-cast powder-coated zinc housing Bottom in impact-resistant plastic
Handle in birch treated with hard wax oil
MOTOR
Single-phase, AC motor
Input power: idle 60 W, max load 120 W 100-115 V/ 220-240 V, 50-60 Hz
Maintenance-free Quiet running, 45 dB 10,000 operating hours
CORD LENGTH
1.7 m
