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Sharp Knives do not suck.Another quality article from
the creators of The B. K. Lounge
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As you know the scientists at The B. K. Lounge, and their insatiable thirst for knowledge have once again found knowledge that is helpful to everyone. After years of cramping fingers, buying boneless chicken and eating tomatoes whole we decided to find out some answers. After intensive studies we have come to the conclusion that dull knives suck. And in our travels in this discovery we have gained knowledge on this subject that can help everyone. First, there are many kinds of knives. There are bread knives, steak knives, butter knives, paring knives, steak knives and probably many more. What we found is that in our kitchen we mainly use two or three different knives. We use a 9 or 10 inch chef knife, a paring knife and sometimes a cleaver. We never use serrated edge knives but we do want to try and saw through a Volkswagen with a Ginsu knife. The knives we use to cook with should be very sharp. They are the tools of a cook. You would not see a mechanic use a wrench that would not grip. They might as well try and loosen bolts with their fingers. So why should we try and cut up beautiful meats and vegetables with a dull knife. A dull knife makes you work harder. You are more likely to cut yourself with a dull knife because you are pressing harder and have less control. Dull knives make tomatoes into a mess. Our team believes dull knives are the reason so many people eat out in our day and age. Dull knives suck. On the other hand a sharp knife is your friend. It makes cooking a pleasure. It takes less effort to use and it will love you. When you buy a knife it is sharp and if knives where supposed to be dull they would sell them that way. I received a nice knife as a gift once and cherished it as the most thoughtful gift of the bunch. I lost it in a divorce but that is another story. One of our favorites are the pricey Henckels Four Star 10-Inch High Carbon Steel Chefs Knife. A couple other favorite chef knives that you will not have to sell your first born to buy are the Dexter/Russell Sani Safe Soft Grip and the Messermeister 10-Inch High Carbon Chef Knife. The second two are very reasonably priced and if kept sharp just as good. We have also found a chef knife at Target for less than $20 dollars. I believe it is manufactured by Chef Mate. Anyhow if you don't have a decent knife get one. Next I will tell you the secret to keeping it very sharp. As you know our laboratory usually looks for answers in our own past. What we found out is that people would sharpen their knives with the use of a wet stone or an oil stone. This was very time consuming and ever since the equal right amendment it becomes increasingly difficult to get someone to finish this chore for you. Luckily we have found a device that solves all you problems. The Henckels Twinsharp Knife Sharpener, pictured below. If you have a decent knife this small piece of equipment will make it even more decent. We have fallen in love with it. Every time we are going to use our knives we use our Henckels Twinsharp Knife Sharpener to put a razor edge on them. It is easy, just pull you knife through the sharpener a couple of times and you are good to go. You can do it before you use it or when you are done with it. If you are just standing around sharpen your knife. It takes seconds. You should get one for yourself and one for anyone you know that has dull knives. After you get your knives sharp you will never be able to use a dull knife again. So if you buy a $80 knife or a $20 knife they really come down to how sharp they are. And with the Henckels Twinsharp Knife Sharpener you will always have a sharp knife.
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