The Female and The knife

[pholder]

The other day my better half asked me to sharpen some of her kitchen knives, so like a good boy I did...to the level that I would want my knife to be. Well I was watching her debone some chicken thighs with a paring knife that I just sharpened....and well to watch how she handles a knife made me kinda think I should'nt make 'em that sharp!!!! Granted she does'nt cut herself but it just made me real nervous. How you do guys feel about it?

honestly, it doesn't make me nervous when your better half handles a sharp knife

 

[CombatGrappler]

A few years back I was visiting my parent's house and my mom had asked if I would sharpen her kitchen knives. I sharpened them all and then showed her how they would shave hair and should be handled carefully.

Yep, she called the next day and said that she cut herself using them. Poor mom!

 

[Sep]

Having handled and personally sharpened knives since, like, 11 years old, I notice that I have a different way of handling knives compared to others in my family (they don't care about knives). I always assume that a knife is razor sharp, because if it's mine it always is.

You must have seen some people cut veggies with the sharp edge facing them; the carrot is cut by pinching it between her thumb and the sharp edge. Holy Jebus, I hope you don't do that with any knife that I have personally sharpened. I certainly wouldn't, the knife is too sharp so the tolerance for error is too small. As a general rule, I always have the sharp edge facing away from me.

I have handled many NIB knives with factory edge that's sharp enough to cut most stuff while dull enough a light pressure won't cut flesh. When people are used to this level of sharpness (or rather dullness), they develop a handling habit that's incompatible with razor-sharp blades.

 

[SHEBOP]

Knives cut...Safety is key...period.

 

[Psychopomp]

My girlfriend loves knives. The problem is, she can't be trusted with them. I was on the bed reading one night and she was at the computer playing with one of my knives. Opening, closing, opening closing... Then she said "oops."

I didn't even get up, I just said "how bad is it?" It wasn't bad, she just knicked her little finger flipping the knife closed. It barely bled, so all was well.

She's one of the smartest, most beautiful people I've ever met, but when she gets one of my knives in her hands she turns into a two year old. I can't figure her out, I just let her play with them in hopes that she'll eventually learn to get her fingers out of the way.

Give her a fixed blade or a kitchen knife and she's fine, she just can't figure out folding knives.

 

[lambertiana]

When I met my wife, all of her knives were dull as a butter knife. I promptly sharpened them, whereupon she promptly cut herself. But it only took that one time, now she knows better. The same thing happened the first time I sharpened knives for both of her sisters. But now they want me to shapen their knives whenever I visit.

 

[riz_aaroni]

I once took a cab in San Francisco driven by a rather rogueish dude who told me a tale about females and knives. He had been in a biker bar for a few hours and was sitting at a table minding his own business when a gorgeous blond sat across from him and made it apparent that she was fond of him in a not so subtle way. As they chatted she put her snakeskin boot-covered feet up on a chair next to him and he saw what was outlined under her jeans, jeans that looked like they were painted on they were so frikn tight and complementary to her amazing rump..... This guy carefully slides her denim pantleg back to reveal a large and extremely vicious dagger. Evidently he had a deal going with his friends that if he ever ran into a woman who wore a boot knife he would marry her. He married her and they were still madly in love at the time. How could you not fall for a dame like that?

Awesome story, glad I read this thread.

 

[beluga]

I used to own a custom (I forgot who the maker was) Chinese cleaver, really really sharp! Used it to cut veggies, meat, ribs and such. One day my girlfriend borrowed it (she didn't tell me what she was going to use it for), and when she returned it, part of the blade was missing (imagine the omega symbol, yes it chipped rather largely). I asked her what she'd used it for, and she answered innocently that she'd used it to half a coconut. The cleaver was beyond repair, so I didn't bother sending it to the maker to repair it.

Moral of the story; regardless the sharpness of the knife, one should use a knife according to what it is meant for. You wouldn't shave your facial hair with an axe, would you ?

Just so you know, I loved her, so I forgave her.

 

[Capt. Carl]

Sharp knife + person that has never handled a sharp knife before = emergency room.

 

[Macchina]

A dull knife is much more dangerous than a sharp knife.

This quote is said a lot, but I disagree with it, especially in the kitchen. I understand this quote if you are whittling, but if you are cutting against a board with your fingers very near to the edge, a razor edge can bite you when a slightly duller edge would pass along your finger. If you don't know how to handle a sharp knife in the kitchen, a dull knife might take longer but I feel it is safer.

If your wife is the kind of woman who will take advice, I say sharpen them up and kindly instruct her on the do's and don'ts of sharp knives. My wife asked me not to sharpen the knives so sharp one time because it was cutting through here cutting boards .

 

[Peter Parker]

I've gotten my wife's blue ATS-55 Delica and her old medium Uncle Henry lock back so sharp she want hardly let me touch them anymore. I have to sneek them when they're a little dull and lightly touch them up. I know she cut herself at least once.

 

[spiralarchitect]

Some of you guys have wives that cook and use kitchen knives?..... I am unfamiliar with how this would even work

My wife does request that I keep her pocket knives very sharp though. She carries a Kershaw Saphire and/or a Kershaw Baby Boa...... Women who don't use sharp knives are just like men who don't handle knives very often...... let them cut themselves enough and they will eventually learn to respect a keen edge. :thumbup:

 

[A_Blade_Afficionado]

A friend if mine unwisely let a female friend handle his blur, she opened it and held it EDGE up trying to cut a fruit... with the spine. I'm scared to death to know what she wouldve done if I wouldn't have stepped in and stopped it.
Regardless of male or female, some people should not be trusted with knives.

 

[Culhain]

LOL, most of y'all are being outright sexist and living in another century.

I'm a 60 year old male that has been around the block a few times and I can tell you straight up that I ain't ever married or lived with a woman that used any part of the kitchen except for the icebox and coffee maker.

Truth be known, they were all part of the liberated female generation that thought things like cooking, housekeeping, laundry and other genderless and basic human skills were beneath them. Today, come meal time, I ask 'em to stay the hell out of the kitchen.

But, I keep my kitchen knives rather sharp, have adequate knife handling skills and still manage to nick or cut myself on a regular basis. Cayenne pepper works well to stop the bleeding.

 

[SaMX]

Having handled and personally sharpened knives since, like, 11 years old, I notice that I have a different way of handling knives compared to others in my family (they don't care about knives). I always assume that a knife is razor sharp, because if it's mine it always is.

You must have seen some people cut veggies with the sharp edge facing them; the carrot is cut by pinching it between her thumb and the sharp edge. Holy Jebus, I hope you don't do that with any knife that I have personally sharpened. I certainly wouldn't, the knife is too sharp so the tolerance for error is too small. As a general rule, I always have the sharp edge facing away from me.

I have handled many NIB knives with factory edge that's sharp enough to cut most stuff while dull enough a light pressure won't cut flesh. When people are used to this level of sharpness (or rather dullness), they develop a handling habit that's incompatible with razor-sharp blades.

I agree completely. The majority of people are used to knives that aren't sharp enough to cut skin unless you really try, so they learn a lot of bad habits. If they carry those habits over to a knife that's actually properly sharp, they'll hurt themselves.

 

[Tripton]

I have always heard that a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp knife.

I have also seen moss grow on the south side of trees, not gotten a cold from being outside in the rain, and eaten 5 saltine crackers without taking a drink.

All wives tales.

 

[flipit]

I have two girls I sharpen knives for,the nine year old trips me out excellent knife handling skills bitches when her knife won't pop hairs and flips a Bali,It's a BM 42.No edge on that one.My wife also bitches when her kitchen knives don't cut.But RIGHT when I'm done she is chopping on the granite damn. LOVE THOSE TWO.

 

[neeman]

Some of you guys have wives that cook and use kitchen knives?..... I am unfamiliar with how this would even work
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that sums it up!

Also a small second set of serrated paring knives

With the clear understanding not to use my carbon cooking knives!

 

[marthinus]

Believe me it doesn't matter what sex you are, if you cut yourself bad enough you will soon learn to respect a sharp blade!
I laid my forefinger and thumb open to the bone when I was younger and my Mom cut herself badly once, too. We both handle knives with proper care now and it hasn't been repeated.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Couldn't say it better myself! A few cuts and you will respect a knife more and realise you should be more carefull

 

[Skimo]

Luckily, I cook, and tend to cut most things in the kitchen.
I just sharpened my moms 30+ year old 8 inch chefs knife for her, she appreciates the edge I put on it, I showed off a bit and push cut some newspaper.