Re: sharpen your knife
I figured out how to do this when I was invited to thanksgiving to my first inlaws house, and was the only guy who could carve a turkey. They were the perfect copies to "All In the Family". Lived in Ozone Park, Queens, and not a sharp knife in the house, and no sharpeners. The unglazed bottom edge of a coffee mug works just like a 220 grit stone.