Confessions of a dull-knife addict...

Hello. My name is Alan, and I've had dull knives for 32 years. Struggling to cut even the simplest things in the kitchen. Sawing through food. Using much more force than was necessary. I told myself I could stop whenever I wanted. I tried to tell myself that I didn't have a problem, that I wasn't addicted to mediocre blades. But I was wrong. I did have a problem. I was lured in by the promise of a whole block of knives for $29.95. I was enticed by the promises of never needing to be sharpened, and a lifetime money back guarantee. Luckily, I was saved. For my birthday this year, my wife gave me a set of Henckels kitchen knives. My favorite so far is the knife in the picture above. It's called a santoku knife, which loosely translates into "three virtues". The three virtues of this knife being slicing, dicing, and mincing. It is perfectly weighted, razor sharp, and even has the grooves cut out of it so that the food doesn't stick to the blade. You really only need a few good knives in the kitchen, so do yourself a favor and get some good ones. They don't have to cost an arm and a leg to be decent. Get some good knives and you'll have a "HOLY CRAP! THAT'S AWESOME!!!" moment when you cut through something for the first time. Yes. That's the way it's SUPPOSED to work, every time.