I'm such an AB heretic.
Now you'll never be able to have your left hand on him.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Aims - Jan 05, 2007 7:59:28 am PST #297 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
juliana - Jan 05, 2007 8:02:16 am PST #298 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
My wooden knife block rests the knives sideways, which cuts down on the dulling. Of course, my knives are CutCo, and are therefore worthy of AB scorn. I cope.
bon bon - Jan 05, 2007 8:02:48 am PST #299 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
And I know AB detests all home knife sharpeners and insists that knife-owners ONLY EVER let professional sharpeners sharpen things, but I choose to ignore him on this and use one of these.
This is good to hear, since I got a sharpener for Christmas.
Sean K - Jan 05, 2007 8:04:46 am PST #300 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Now I'm torn! Do I return the sharpener and trade it in for a honing steel?
Do I keep it and get the steel as well?
Do I say "eff it" and just put the knives away by jamming them point first into a wall stud????
I JUST DON'T KNOW!
sarameg - Jan 05, 2007 8:06:54 am PST #301 of 10001
I only own cheap knives. Which is just as well, because when they get dull, I've been known to use them to clean grout or as a screwdriver. Best to do that with something cheap.
Kalshane - Jan 05, 2007 8:07:03 am PST #302 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Okay. That was weird. I had a huge post written up and when I hit post I somehow got logged out of the board it and the post vanished. Blargh.
So, in short, thanks to everyone for their sympathy and advice and my company could have been far more evil than they were (they're keeping me on the books for the 9 weeks they're paying me, including insurance.) As f-ed up as the situation was and is, it could be much worse.
Jessica - Jan 05, 2007 8:07:24 am PST #303 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Seriously, as much as I love the man, he's as guilty of repeating shit he's heard as anyone. And in matters where AB and ATK differ, ATK wins because I know they've actually tested all the options.
(ATK recommends electric sharpeners if you can afford one, and manual sharpeners over honing steels.)
-t - Jan 05, 2007 8:08:50 am PST #304 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have a sharpener [link] made by the same people who made my good knives, which live in their sheaths in a drawer. My crappier knives live in a block. I was given a couple of good knives that didn't come with sheaths - those live on a magnetic rack with the kitchen shears.
I am, however, not a member of the cult of Alton Brown. So, you know, whatever.
Nutty - Jan 05, 2007 8:10:16 am PST #305 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I feel like such an outsider. I don't buy nice knives, and what knives I do have never get sharpened. I just saw at things till they come apart.
And yet, I still manage to gouge chunks out of my fingernails and/or thumbs on a regular basis. So, they're clearly sharp enough.
Aims - Jan 05, 2007 8:10:48 am PST #306 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
not a member of the cult of Alton Brown.
hissssssssss hissssssssssssss hisssssssssssssss
I'll melt you with this bucket o'brine!!!