Finish the following sentence with the best choice: How to sharpen a knife with a sharpening rod?

Choices:
- Hold the sharpening rod with your dominant hand and stroke the knife toward yourself with your weaker hand, only on one side of the blade
- Hold the sharpening rod with your weaker hand and stroke the knife away from yourself with your dominant hand, alternating the sides of the blade

Answer:
Hold the sharpening rod with your weaker hand and stroke the knife away from yourself with your dominant hand, alternating the sides of the blade