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New Vegetable choppers.
I used to have one, a wavy blade with a plunger on top. You put it over your onion or whatever and wail on the plunger for awhile. You end up with vegi bits that are rather uneven in size, and a bit crushed because the blades aren't really sharp enough. Then you get to try to clean the goddamned thing and try to find someplace to store the clumsy klutz.

To chop vegetables you take a razor sharp knife and slice them thin in one direction, then slice the slices in another direction - and a third if its intact enough. Then you do a little chopping. Onions are particularly easy because they're pre-sliced in one direction.

Knives are very easy to clean and store neatly on a rack.
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New Not too sharp
You should be able to slice a block of cheese while holding the block in the palm of your hand - tomatoes, potatoes, etc. are then easy. When the knife slips it should not cut into your holding hand. This means sharp, but not razor-like.
-drl
New The difference
The duller the blade, the more likely you'll have an accident. Of course, if it's really dull, then an accident, while common, may not be too serious. However, if it's good and sharp, then an accident is very uncommon (because the knife always goes where you expect it to), but bad when it does happen (losing fingertips, that sort of thing).

Generally, if a knife is too dull to cut me, I find it pretty useless for cutting something else.
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New Dull knives slip
I test my main knife on the back of my hand. If it shaves the hairs, it's sharp enough. Accidents are extrememly rare even though I do slicing every day, sometimes a whole lot of slicing. A sharp knife goes where you expect it to.
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