[header] How to care for your kitchen knives [title] Use cutting boards that are plastic or wood. [step] Despite how much more glamorous steel, ceramic, granite, or steel can seem, they are all surfaces that can make knives dull. [title] Refrain from using knives as cleavers or chisels. 
[step] Yes, they are cutting instruments, but they cannot be used to hack hard and unbending products like bone or anything frozen. [title] Steer clear of leaving knives in the sink.