Typical American kitchen knives

[STR]

Just when I thought I was catching up my neighbor brings me these to sharpen for her.

Typical of the kitchens throughout the US full of cheap knives obviously thrown together banging edges in a drawer needing sharpened. I was watching Highlander last evening watching the sword fight scenes. Isn't it amazing the way their swords can bang the edges repeatedly through time and still cleanly take a head? Wow! I want some of that steel in my kitchen! Yep, thats the ticket I think, wife proof kitchen blades! Heck give me an end cut of Duncan McCloud's sword please!

Add one more job to get to on my list!

STR

 

[Jeffo]

I don't own any super quality kitchen knives but just a cheaper set of henckels. I still take very good care of them they are washed by hand after every use and dried, only used on a wood or plastic cutting boards, and never stored in the drawers only a butchers block. Some people don't know that knives are tools and should be taken care of. Heck my Henckels still have the factory edges on them and they are over a year old and still razor sharp. Maybe you should make a few suggestions to your neighbor on storage and care. Most of them knives look like they should be retired to utility duty. Good luck with the sharpening

 

[STR]

Jeffo I've given up there. My wife is a dentist. You know the type, nit picky clean, hygiene inspection before using anything, (and before I am allowed in bed too for that matter but thats another story! ) and she says the butcher block I've tried to get her to use is nothing but a bacteria trap and won't have it. She passed that on to my neighbors on both sides who I sharpen for. About once a year they bring me a drawers worth of their fave users.

I know exactly what you are going to say. I've said it myself. "Why not go to the bother of having to pull the knife out of the butcher block and wash it off first before you use it? Well, why when they have me to resharpen them at their whim? Its a no win situation with woman. I can't get anywhere with them. I'd rather argue with Cliff Stamp all day. At least there I can sometimes get a few steps forward.

The butcher block would not even be allowed in our kitchen at all because of the growth going on in there. You have to realize we are talking about someone that typically refers to my bathroom as "Steve's science project" my friend.

STR

 

[Jeffo]

I know what you mean STR... I got my wife actually trained on taking care of the kitchen knives which is a surprise. I hope by cleaning and drying the knives this will keep the bacteria out of the butcher block. I guess theres also those magnet racks for hanging the knives if your worried about the block. I've been thinking about getting one of them.

 

[bell]

My daughter saw the movie "Kill Bill" and was impressed with the scene where the Sushi Chef (secret super swordmaker) casually tosses his sushi knife towards the wall where it sticks to the hd magnet strips in perfect alignment along with his other knives. Thus, an alternative to the bacteria laden block. My dau now has a collection of AG Russell kitchen knives (hold a good edge) stuck to the wall.