I don't know if Famous-Barr stores are stricly a midwestern THANG -
but if there's one within driving distance you might want to check
them out. Yesterday and today they had a big 7am to midnight 2-day
"sale" on. Picked up a Henkels Classic no-stain (not stainless!) 7
inch Sankuto and 4 inch paring set - regular $99.99 for 50 bucks. I
know knife debates start a whole thread, and everyone seems to be
pretty pasionate about what they have - to me it's just a tool, and I
like Henkels. I wanted the Sankuto, but the paring knife was just a
bonus. Cool.