Will Your Roast Dinner Be Ruined By a Blunt Knife?

One in four Brits (24%) are struggling with roast dinners 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% admitting they have injured themselves using a less than sharp knife. 

A survey of 2,000 adults found 24% 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% have never sharpened their knives. 

Samuel Stenhem, CEO of Tormek told That’s Food and Drink: “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.” 

Established over 50 years ago in 1973, Sweden’s 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. 

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