Re: Observations from a sushi nutm
Wiping the knife on the towel is a form of stropping like I discussed above. In the days when all knives were kept sharp, but a specialized split leather strop was outside the financial means of most, a piece of cloth or wood was substituted. In fact, a piece of was the primary country folk solution for keeping things sharp. The wood, or cloth, is used just like a strop and works almost as well.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
