{"id":328582,"date":"2019-08-24T08:03:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T06:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/how-does-the-hardness-of-a-knifes-blade-matter\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:04:11","slug":"how-does-the-hardness-of-a-knifes-blade-matter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/en\/frequently-asked-questions\/how-does-the-hardness-of-a-knifes-blade-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the hardness of a knife&#8217;s blade matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How does the hardness of a knife&#8217;s blade matter?<\/h1>\n<p>Knives made with hard steels hold their edge for longer, although they are harder to sharpen and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/en\/product-category\/knife-accessories\/knife-sharpening-stones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you&#8217;ll need a set of sharpening stones for them<\/a>. In exchange, the cuts made by these knives are extremely fine and impossible to achieve with softer steels.<\/p>\n<p>Softer blades are very easy to sharpen and a simple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/en\/product-category\/knife-accessories\/sharpening-steels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">honing steel<\/a> gets them ready. They&#8217;re also more affordable than hard steel knives. The problem is that they need to be sharpened constantly and you&#8217;ll never achieve the fineness of cut of the best steels. Another issue is that, if the blade is quite large, it tends to warp slightly, which can make cutting a bit more uncomfortable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does the hardness of a knife&#8217;s blade matter? Knives made with hard steels hold their edge for longer, although they are harder to sharpen and you&#8217;ll need a set of sharpening stones for them. 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