Thread: How sharp should a knife be?

Seems pretty conclusive. One thing I know for sure is how I feel having sharpened a kitchen knife when I see it cutting food in the pan. Can't help but look at it after the event with a mixture of tears and desire to kill as the flattened edge glints at me.

Yerp I sharpen till it will cut thin paper smoothly, then strop with green compound until it shaves. Once the knife is sharp they usually only need a touch up on the strop to get them back to shaving