Some people just like to use their beloved knives whenever possible, who cares if you don't "get it"
I think this just about sums it up in a nutshell.
Yes, most people will use a kitchen knife when they are in the kitchen. But..., we're not most people. We're knife knits. That means we're a little nuts by society's tame standards, and a little off the beam. We are obsessed by our knives, love them, and want to use them as much as we can, even if it's a little weird. We're like car nuts, just on a smaller scale. Do you really need a Porshe 911 to run to the store for a jug of milk? NO, but it make the trip more fun!
Lets face it, in semi urban suburbia that is most of America these days, there is not much need for a knife on a daily basis. Heck, the majority of people who are not knife knuts don't even carry a knife anymore. I'd be willing to bet that 8 out of 10 people on any street in most of America are not carrying a knife on them. Like was said in another post, we're not threatened by wild injuns on the warpath while commuting to work, nor are we needing to hunt for a haunch of something to bring back for supper on our way home. All the food we get at Safeway has been already butchered down to cooking size. And in the kitchen are kitchen knives, which are way more efficient than a folding knife from your pocket. I love knives as much as the next guy, but if I have a choice between any of my folders, and the nice Forschner/Victorinox 7 inch butcher knife or the Victorinox chefs knife, I'm going Forschner in a heartbeat. Right tool for the job makes the job a lot easier and fun. Come on, a 3 inch Victorinox paring knife does a better job in the kitchen than any folder, I don't care how much you love that Spyderco.
But...
Like has been said, sometimes you ain't home when dealing with food. I love my sister in law, she's a great person, and shares the same kind of kind of traits that has made a great 41 year relationship with her sister, my better half. But she refuses to have a sharp knife in her kitchen. So when we're over there, and I'm helping in the kitchen, I sometimes end up using the Opinel I keep in the glovebox of the car, or the one My better half keeps in her purse. But if I know in advance I'm going to be cooking in Diane's kitchen, like on a holiday, I'll bring one of my kitchen knives from home. Of course there was the time I took one of Di's kitchen knives outside and sharpened it on the cement step of the front porch. It carved that roast very well, and Di was surprised at how well it cut.
But logic does not enter into this. Knife knuts just want to use thier knife for
something!. I mean, they spent all this money on that new Benchmade this, or Spyderco that, and in their day at the office there wasn't a single real need for a knife, so somethings gonna get cut, even if it's a bologna sandwich. That's the part of being a knife knut that's a bummer; there's no real need of much knife in modern America unless you have a job like in construction, and then most of the young guys I know working in that line all carry those folding super knives with the replaceable utility razor blades. Pro meat cutters use butcher knives, so we sometimes have to invent a need to use the objects of our obsession. And the office cubicle doesn't need much more blade, if any, than a Victorinox classic. Just like you don't need that Porshe to run down to the store.
But ya gotta have some fun in your life, even if you have to invent it. That means a knife knut in America has to sometimes reach a little to use his knife.