Learned a knife trick from a line cook at a diner in Akron

I was grabbing breakfast at this rundown diner in Akron last month and watched the cook quickly sharpen his chef knife on a ceramic mug bottom. Tried it myself at home that night and it actually brought a dull edge back for a few quick cuts. Anybody else got weird hacks they picked up from watching other cooks?

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green.mason1d ago

Not gonna lie, that ceramic mug trick barely does anything for me. You sure it wasn't just in your head?

simon_black1d ago

Oh man, I was totally with you on this one for years. I thought people were just hyping up some random kitchen hack. But I tried it last week with a cheap gas station coffee and it actually made it so much smoother I couldnt believe it. Seriously, the bitterness almost disappeared and I could actually taste the roasty notes instead of just "hot brown liquid." I still think it depends on the mug though, my thin diner cup did nothing but my thick stoneware one totally changed the game.