On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:46:26 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>The third most often
>used knife is a hand made 2" paring knife made by a good friend and
>co-worker that made knives as a hobby. It has a teak handle.
>
>The first two knives ran me $10.00 each.
>
>The third was $25.00 but well worth it. :-)
>
>I have yet to see a reason to spend a small fortune on knives.

A "small fortune" probably has a different price range for everyone.
But you did say the more expensive one was well worth it. I've cooked
in other peoples kitchens that claimed I didn't need to bring knives
because they had good ones. I learned my lesson and if I'm to cook I
grab a few of my own. A 10 dollar wal-fart knife is exactly that.
You don't need to spend 100's but there is a middle ground. A good
steel and sharpener is a must also. I have a chefs-choice and it
works very well.

As usual: ymmv

Lou