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Fran Costigan - Your Freezer Is a Secret Baking Tool
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Your freezer is not just for storing leftovers. Chef Fran Costigan, Rouxbe Director of Vegan Pastry, knows that strategic freezing can save time, while maintaining the integrity of s… Read More.
Question:
I heard that you should not soak the polishing whetstone, as it would soften the stone too much, which could break the stone or mess up the tip of the knife. Is that true?
— Hilal Kis
Answer:
I wet my whetstone, and we're talking about sharpening knives here, but I don't soak it. I just wet it.
