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0 pointsliteralAardvark9mo ago0 comments

My thought process was that anyone who is trained or interested would seek to get them sharpened.

I've been in this position and my partner at the time decided to use a separate set of knives from me, as my sharp knives made her focus on the danger and pulled her out of her zoned out cooking-with-a-glass-of-wine mood.

Fair enough, how she approaches tools isn't my decision.

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cactacea9mo ago· 1 in thread

Respectfully, proper technique is just a matter of searching and reading for 2-3 minutes followed by a bit of practice and repetition to get fast. You can skip the getting fast part if you want. Nobody needs "training" to become proficient with a kitchen knife.

literalAardvarkOP9mo ago

She doesn't care. It's not possible to force someone to be a gear nerd.

She cooks, she enjoys it, she does it with a medium sharp knife that doesn't slip because that's not a real thing, and isn't scaring her because it's just medium sharp.

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