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    Ok, I had to post this because it made me cringe. I would never suggest any of these methods of sharpening unless, well.... you didn't care about the blade. Gave me the feeling of fingernails on the black board.

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    I've heard about using the bottom of a ceramic cup or pot....(not for me).....But cutting thru alum foil............eeeewwwww, would be like chewing it...got leave the room now, feel sick.......
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    HaHa I thought i was the only one freaked out by the thought of chewing foil. Gum wrappers give me the willies. and the bottom of coffee mug does a good job of sharping a knife.
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    I used to do that in professional kitchens between the professional sharpeners visits. I used a boat shaped cassarole. It had a wide flat bottom and did a decent job on 1090 Stainless kitchen knives.

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    When I was younger and broke, some of you probably never used double edge razor blades. Anyway to get one more shave or two I would place the blade flat inside a glass, run it around a few times then turn it over. It did work or maybe I was fooling myself.
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    I chewed on aluminum foil....once. I picked up some station in Guam.
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    I could see using unglazed porcelain, ok not a bad idea. The pic showed course earthenware. Well in a pinch..Maybe. Until then I'll use my whetstones.
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    My wife uses the bottom of her grinding mortar for sharpening her knifes, the stone like surface is apparently just the grit she needs for the knife
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    I tried this on my old hickory the other day with a coffee mug. It will work in a pinch, but I still prefer my whetrocks.
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