The final cooking demo of 2025 featured two comforting Japanese recipes—Simmered Kabocha and Spinach Ohitashi. Warm, balanced, and seasonally inspired, these dishes closed the year with the beauty and simplicity of Japanese home cooking.

What’s the difference? Simply put, sharpening removes metal from the blade, honing doesn’t. #honing #sharpening #shun #kai #wabisabijapanliving #wabisabi #palmsprings #sharpknives #homegoods Honing Every time your knife contacts the cutting board, there’s an impact on the blade. That’s not a flaw; it’s just part of using a knife. Over time and many impacts, the thin edge of the blade will naturally curl over. This is called a “rolled edge.” The edge is still sharp, but becau