Comments on: Knives

By: Libby

Libby — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:54:56 +0000

I thought I was an equal-opportunity knife user. Then I made a batch of pickle relish by hand using my parents’ old, dull knives. Now I take my knives with me when I’ll be cooking outside my own kitchen. Is that bad?

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:45:39 +0000

That’s funny. I have had the exact opposite experience! I grew up helping my mom cook, all the time. We always had the crappy steak knives, plus a few random bread knives floating around. It wasn’t that bad, until I used a real knife. When I went to college I got a job in the dining hall, chopping veggies, with a real knife! I will never turn back. Not ever. Not even once–well, I may revisit it once, just to make certain I’m not crazy, but seriously.

Anyhoo, I’m happy that you have found a great solution for yourself. Your solution certainly is cheaper than mine–go you!

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:24:17 +0000

Thanks for the information. I’ll have to look into that.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:38:34 +0000

This is a very timely posting. We’re going to be replacing our Henkel knives soon because they are getting dull. I’d love to sharpen then, but they have a fine serration on the edge, so I don’t think it’s possible.

You might try taking them to a professional knife sharpener?

No, wait — I looked at the Henckels website, and it looks like you’ve bought the Eversharp Pro set. I gave them a call, and even though their warranty says that they only cover defects, and not regular use, that set is an exception. Because it is advertised as never, ever needing to be sharpened, it is guaranteed as such. You can pack them up and send them back to Henckels and they will probably replace them with sharp ones (though they do have a whole evaluation process).