It’s called a steak knife but in fact it cuts everything. So does that make it an everything knife? Yes, I suppose so. Is it sharp? Yes… Yes it is not only sharp, it’s surprisingly sharp and in fact needs special handling to keep it that way, Improper use like cutting straight down through the meat will ruin the blade as it contacts the hard ceramic surface of a dinner plate. Dinner plates are actually harder that steel but they aren’t flexible and that’s how to keep the edge on a very sharp knife. Just use it at an angle to the plate and you’re OK. And a sharp knife shouldn’t be used like a chopper blade by trying to cut straight down in one pass. Use a back and forth motion to cut on the back stroke and the forward stroke which will require far less effort on your part to cut off a bite sized piece. Some people put their index finger on the blade while others use a fist grip which is less elegant and actually more dangerous because there is less control of the sharp knife. Lastly, pay attention to your cutting. You can talk and laugh but be sure you know exactly what you are doing with the knife in your hand. Cutting is not playing around and anyone who seems to pay little of no attention to their cutting is someone who is more dangerous because they could slip and their knife could fly from their grip and hurt someone. There’s far more to using a knife that is usually thought about so be very careful with a sharp knife. Another thing is not to use a dull knife because it will need more effort and become dangerous as someone tries to cut out of control. Make sure to stay far enough away from those kinds of people otherwise you or someone else could get hurt in a cutting accident. While there are plenty of restaurant help, probably none of then could stitch up a cut wound. That takes us to the handles. Loads of choices. The earliest knife handles were made of wood because that’s all there was. Handles of bone were discovered. Metal handles came next then plastic then just about any material, sea shells, animal horns, leather, rocks until today when there is no single best handle for a high quality knife. what about the shape of the handle? Round… Oval… D-shaped.. Again, lots of choices. Some like the Shun Kanso which is wood and not elegant at all will still provide a good cutting experience with little pleasure because of the handle.
Lastly, get the best knives you can afford. they will be sharper. The sharpness will last longer and you will enjoy using them because tools fulfil a basic need of humanity, that of extending the capacity of tool users.
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