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Whetstone

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, whetstone means: An abrasive stone used to sharpen the edge of a knife.

In Turkish: bileme taşı

How it is used

Knife maintenance discussions refer to a stone's grit and sharpening surface.

Example sentences

  1. The damaged knife needed work on a whetstone.

    The abrasive surface removes material to restore an edge.

  2. She chose a finer whetstone for finishing the edge.

    Finer describes the abrasive grade of the stone.

Common collocations

  • sharpen on a whetstone
  • fine-grit whetstone
  • chef's knifeA large all-purpose kitchen knife with a broad, slightly curved blade, usually 20 to 25 cm long, used for most chopping, slicing and dicing.
  • paring knifeA small knife with a short blade, usually 7–10 cm long, used for peeling, trimming and detailed work on fruit and vegetables.

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