On Sun, 15 May 2016 19:44:24 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 5/15/2016 6:35 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> I grew up in a house with crappy knives. My dad used to sharpen them
>> all the time with one of those little roller things. I used to cut
>> myself pretty frequently but thankfully usually only minor cuts. I
>> finally realized it was because of the crappy knives and the extreme
>> amount of pressure I had to use to make them work. I know he thought he
>> was sharpening them but what he did seemed to make no difference,
>
>My dad was very serious about keeping a sharp knife. I never understood
>it until only probably 15 years ago. He was the one that carved
>everything. He'd use a stone to sharpen, always downstairs in his
>workshop, and the honing thingie only after sharpening. I might be
>remembering wrong the order but I know he was very particular about knives.
>
>When I was on my own I didn't realize the importance but as years went
>by I remembered how he treated knives and it finally sunk in. A knife
>was never allowed in the dishwasher and no matter who was cleaning up
>the kitchen, he had to wash and dry the knives himself.

It's nice to have a good knife but far more important is to have a
sharp knife.
Janet US