Polished edges will only slide off tomatoes if you roll the edge, the knife I use for cutting tomatoes, I have tested it with 360grit @ 4degrees/side and 0.5 micron CrO @ 4degrees/side, with the 360grit sharpened one, It sliced without much pressure, but with the CrO polished one, it just went right through, It does not slide on the tomato at all.I like a thin toothy edge on kitchen knives.. It will bite into tomato's or whatever instead of sliding around like smooth polished edges can IMHO..
Polished edges will only slide off tomatoes if you roll the edge, the knife I use for cutting tomatoes, I have tested it with 360grit @ 4degrees/side and 0.5 micron CrO @ 4degrees/side, with the 360grit sharpened one, It sliced without much pressure, but with the CrO polished one, it just went right through, It does not slide on the tomato at all.
For general cooking knives, I use 20degrees/side, I wouldn't take them any lower because my Mum abuses knives(prying a metal container with the damn edge and cutting on a plate when there's a nice bamboo cutting board 5ft away).
I wouldn't take them any lower because my Mum abuses knives(prying a metal container with the damn edge and cutting on a plate when there's a nice bamboo cutting board 5ft away).
My kitchen knives go though a tomato like it is not even there.
Don't you love the feeling. :thumbup: