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Women do much of the food preparation within a Saracen household. And if you ask any of them, the part they detest the most about cooking is cutting and chopping the raw ingredients prior to cooking. The effort it takes to process vegetables, onions, meat and other ingredients really dulls the joys of cooking. And the largest contributor to this frustration is the use of knives that are not sharp. Sure your knife makes the cut, and may seem sharp to the finger, but it can be much better.

This is where the men of the household can contribute to the efficiency of the kitchen. Sharpening knives is not only very manly, but it is also very therapeutic, and can add to your contribution to the nourishment of your family.

Sharpening Stone purchased at Arpico

First you need something called a “Sharpening Stone”. This can be easily purchased at Arpico, and maybe available in many hardware stores. It’s very affordable, rarely costing more than 200 Serendib coins, and can be used for a very long time. Pictured aside is the stone Ibn Serendib purchased on his last visit to the blessed island. Now you can follow the YouTube video below, which shows you exactly how it’s done, by an engineer turned amateur Chef named “French Man Cooking”. The video is very well put together.

Ibn Serendib hopes that having a sharp knife will promote the Saracen cooking for themselves, even if they have a servant. Many households, especially in Colombo and the main cities rely on a maid, or servant, largely due to the tedious work of cutting and peeling ingredients. You are what you eat, and with a sharp knife in your hand Ibn Serendib thinks that household cooking is best attended by its consumers, as servants have a way of cutting corners.

May our food be wholesome and Halal!

Video - CLICK HERE