When House Guests Attack.

I have "good" plastic-handled knives for guests. When we don't have guests, I tell my family to leave their dirty wood-handled knives NEXT to the sink and I take care of them myself. I wash kitchen knives many times each day.
 
It took a long time for me to get my wife to treat our kitchen knives semi-decently, but she still occasionally uses a very thin-edged vegetable knife to hammer through a soup bone with a rock. Oh well, such is life.

Frailer said:
I give soon-to-be-married young men two bits of advice:

1. You and your wife should pay each other a small “allowance” each payday. This money may be spent on whatever frivolous purchase (knives, shoes, etc.) you wish to make, without consulting with and without comment from the other partner.

2. You need to make peace with the fact that you will never *ever* “win” an argument.
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There is a lot of wisdom in that. No matter who technically "won" the argument, it never results in a real win because there is always negative fallout from any argument. Sometimes it is just better to say nothing.
 
Frailer said:
You need to make peace with the fact that you will never *ever* “win” an argument.
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Advice given to me by my Mother-in-Law was a little different.
She said, "Win every argument... If you're wrong, you can apologize later." ;):thumbsup:
 
JohnDF said:
I feel your pain, Meako.
This little guy has been run through the sink and dishwasher more times than I can count.
I had a family meeting about the issue and they now understand, but then along comes the guests.
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At least it's micarta and that won't shrink (still not good for it...) isn't that the fabled patina and character carbonites drool over?;):D

Joking apart, in hard water areas you should add SALT to dishwashers....no knife with a decent steel and those without plastic/steel handles should ever be left in a sink (dangerous) or run through the dishwasher. Question of common decency.:thumbsup:

meako meako , you should leave Boris in your guest's bed, that should be revenge enough :D:cool:
 
Oh man. That sink pick Meako! I can’t unsee that!

My wife did good for while obliging my request to dry the knives after hand washing. But now I’ve pretty much resigned to do that myself as it bugs her when I remind her about that. Constantly find carbon steel blades left with standing water on the blade. Oh. The horror. Ack! o_O:)
 
I feel extremely lucky long ago more years than I care to count I explained carbon steel and patina to my wife. It took her awhile to grasp it. When she did it was great the only problem I have is she likes to see the patina forming on the knife so she hand washes and hand dries them but once she feels the patina has reached what she considers as far as it will go she wants to start another knife. So she wants to gift that knife to a family member or friend and start over with a new knife. With that being said I really don’t mind that problem at all. I even flitzed the patina off one so she could start over but it just wasn’t the same for her
 
Old Hunter said:
My wife dumps our Wood handled steak knives and kitchen knives in the sink (where I find them and rescue them). I tell her the handles will be ruined - she tells me they are 43 years old. I think we have a stalemate on this issue. OH
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Sounds like its time for a new set Harry..or flowers...probably both:thumbsup::D

Danke42 said:
No one's gonna mention the blue plastic cutting board?
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The Blue Plastic Cuttin Board?.....without it he would have no doubt sliced and chopped on my new polytech kitchen surface...:eek:.
 
Old Hunter said:
My wife dumps our Wood handled steak knives and kitchen knives in the sink (where I find them and rescue them). I tell her the handles will be ruined - she tells me they are 43 years old. I think we have a stalemate on this issue. OH
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Apparently you married my wife's sister. How ya doin', Mike?
 
Years ago when I was around age 10 everyone in my family learned a lesson about putting knives in a sink. My dad was always telling us to not put them in the sink that it was dangerous. Then one evening after supper the calm turned to a chilling stop as my sister screamed and went hysterical. We went into the kitchen to find my mother passed out on the floor bleeding profusely from her hand. I ran to get towels and the first aid kit. She had been washing dishes as my sister was drying. Sis didn’t think about it and put the knives in the sink already full of soap suds, dinner ware, and utensils. Mom didn’t know she had added the knives and reached into grab some silverware and sliced her hand deeply at the web between her thumb and index finger enough so that her thumb was lopped backwards. We got it wrapped and packed to stop the bleeding and rushed her to the hospital emergency room. The doctor was able to re-attach the thumb in place and gradually it healed with no impairment and after some PT. After that everyone would put the knives and other sharps to the back of the counter top after use and wash, dry and put away the knives before filling the sink to do the dishes. I still do that from habit and no more accidental cuts from washing knives and the knives stay in better condition.
 
I have a rehandled paring style knife. Gorgeous wood. Mother in law ran it through the dish washer. I have my grandfathers old butchering knives. I kept catching my family leaving them in the sink!!!!!

Nearly throw up every time!!
 
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I wish folks would stop making kitchen knives with flat backs on them. My wife sets them down on the counter, and they usually land with the edge facing straight up. I keep telling her it's an accident waiting to happen... but.... you know the rest.
 
JohnDF JohnDF its Solo after he was carbonated by BillyRay Cyrus in the 18th remake of Star Bores...:p
Interestingly Prester John Prester John -Peter Capaldi who played Dr Who starred earlier in the movie Z World as...a...W.H.O. Doctor...!..
Anyway as far as the house guest goes... you might think that the knives in the sink incident was unfortunate....and you'd be right...its basic commonsense.....but we were waaay beyond that fenceline....Earlier ...whilst demonstrating what an effective weapon my Meako Shark bottle opener would make.....you know the one ...its in the Beverage thread....and its a Hammerhead.
The hammer head itself detaches as a corkscrew. But....when flung violently in a hacking motion....the "head" detaches and moves at a speed no one can see....impacting the kitchen window and then vanishing.....it all happened so fast...the noise of it hitting the glass was scary enough....but then we couldnt find it....a hammer head shark head corkscrew!!...
The next day it turned up in the tupperware salad bowl right underneath the impact zone......of course.
Jack Black said:
I'm sure he'd get over a good beating alright Jon! o_O ;)
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No way ...bigger ,younger ,fitter....gragsnabbit!....mind he shut up quick while I sharpened them..;)

JohnDF said:
Doctor Trek Wars. :D
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I guess I live in heaven :) My wife would have been just as aghast, arriving upon such a scene. She's not a knife knut but she respects tools :thumbsup: A good Scotswoman who arrived on my scene with her own tool box(s). :cool:

AND social distancing will remain in effect indefinitely in our house. We are enjoying the peace and quiet. :D

Sorry for your suffering meako meako
 
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