On the set of his show, Alton's knives hang out in built-in slots in the counter. I know the top is wooden, but who knows what materials compose the rest.
I think there was an episode where he talked about knife sharpening, but I can't remember what the subject was.
The stones look like this, and I know that you have to wet them (which leads to the alternate name of "whetstone"), but that's about all I got.
eta: Good god, what an x-post. But one thing I didn't see anyone say... if you have knives that have interesting texture along the blade (like those tiny serrations), you can actually damage that if you try to self-sharpen.
Signed, my knives suck and I'm ok with that.
I imagine the knives in the restaurant get used much more often than home knives, so we don't need to sharpen that often.
Okay Jess, Frank.... I'll bite. What's ATK? (I'm such a n00b foodie).
The magnet thing seriously rocks. Knives stay sharp, they're easier to put your hands on when you're cooking, and they free up drawer space. Plus, you get to admire your pretty pretty knives.
(I'm all about the wall storage in general. I just installed a little six inch shelf the other night to hold my blender/processor, in fact. Next to the knives and over where the cutting board hangs.)
I think there was an episode where he talked about knife sharpening, but I can't remember what the subject was.
Pantry Raid II: Seeing Red.
I've always been skeptical on his take about any and all stuffings for turkeys being verbotten (mainly cause I grew up with pork stuffing in our family's birds).
He has since publically recanted and explored ways to get good stuffing inside the bird.
My cover letters are grammatically correct, and don't involve any sexual exploits with the undead or my emo pain re: negative reviews.
I expect LKH would be more entertaining when dealing with a job rejection.
"You just don't want an employee that will make you think! All of my imaginary employees are like real people to me! I buy them Christmas presents!"
If I've learned anything from watching movies, it's useful to have your knives in a wooden block on the counter, because if you have a stalker in your home, you can easily glance over and see that one of the knives is missing.
Kalshane, I'm so sorry about your job. Ass 'em. Ass 'em in the ear. May you find something way better, with a better commute, that pays more, as soon as you want.
Nutty! You are vastly more likely to cut yourself badly with a dull knife than with a sharp one. Sharp ones cut what you want them to, in the direction you want them too, with much less force on the knife. Dull knives more mash their way through than cut, change direction without warning, and are far more dangerous because of the amount of force needed to push them through foodstuffs, so when they slip they slip with all that extra force behind them.
Sean, I'm so proud of your culinary skillz.
I think, in an effort to prove all of us wrong about her dull knives, Nutty has now accidentally chopped both her hands off, and we'll never hear from her again, until she gets some voice recognition software.
Also, thanks msbelle. I shall now look into ATK further.
