Keeping your knives sharp is kitchen 101 - there really is nothing worse than going to the kitchen with a blunt knife, every job just seems harder with a bad knife.

That’s why this short video from Gordon Ramsay showing you how to sharpen a knife is so useful.

Ramsay offers up a few simple tips to consider when it’s time to sharpen and care for your knife.

It might seem like a given but there’s so many people who don’t consider sharpening knives or, if they do, don’t know how to do it correctly.

Take a look.