Learn how to tell if your scissors are dull or damaged—and the simple sharpening techniques that can bring them back to life.

Aluminum foil has more uses than just wrapping up leftovers or lining baking pans for easy cleanup. When balled up, it can even help scrub off stubborn food stuck to your dishes. And, according to the ...

Sharpening scissors at home can help you achieve smoother, more efficient cuts. By learning how to sharpen these essential household tool you can restore their cutting power when they start to dull.

Let's cut to the chase. There's plenty of literature about knife sharpening out there—when, where, and how you should go about caring for those expensive, beautiful kitchen tools. But what about your ...

Sandpaper is another great tool to sharpen scissors at home. Just cut a strip of sandpaper (medium grit) and fold it in half ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

No matter how great your kitchen knives and scissors are, they're bound to become a little dull over time. Beyond being annoying, dull knives can also be unsafe to work with. If your kitchen knives ...

If you cook with a kitchen knife with poor sharpness, the ingredients may not cut and you may accidentally slip your hand and be injured. Complaints were raised that the editorial department's kitchen ...

Beijingers born before the 1980s should be familiar with the sight of a man on a very loud bicycle riding down the street, offering to sharpen knives and scissors. With the advent of stainless knives ...