Greenscreen kitchen knife buying guidefrom @calebulffers

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Is how you buy kitchen knives. If you want to figure out what to buy, this is what you need to know. How many knives do you actually need? Three. A chef's knife for basically everything, a paring knife for detail worse, and a bread knife. And yes, I'm saying you don't need a knife block with 17 knives in it. Japanese or German? German knives are heavier, and they're built for rocking back and forth when you chop because the steel is actually softer and more forgiving. Japanese knives are often lighter, thinner, and sharper out of the box, designed for more of a push cut or a clean slice. The trade off is that they're more fragile and the edge can chip because the steel is harder. I know it's counterintuitive. Talk to your material science professor about it. If you want something you don't have to think about, go German. If you want some more precision and you're willing to be more careful, go Japanese. What's your budget? Around $50 will get you a Victorinox used by professional kitchens and culinary schools. It's not sexy, but it works. A $100 to a $170 is the sweet spot for legitimately great steel and build quality. Above $200 is premium territory. Great knives, but more of a pain to maintain. Cutting boards. If you're cutting on glass, ceramic, or stainless steel, you're destroying your edge. You want wood or rubber. Plastic worse, but actually harbors more bacteria the more that you use it, and it's tacky as hell. Also, stop scraping food off the board with the sharp edge of your knife. Use the back of the knife or get a bench scraper. Honing and sharpening. That steel rod that came with your knife block that you didn't need is a honer. It straightens the edge back out. It doesn't remove metal. You should do this every few times that you use your knife. Actual sharpening grinds an entirely new edge and you should do this a few times a year. Just take it to a professional in your city. Okay. That'll get you started on your search. If you want specific product rank, look for my recent video on product versus marketing knives edition.