Not too sharp

Post #147,701 by deSitter 3/23/04 1:27:09 AM Reply	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
Post #147,726 by jake123 3/23/04 8:12:13 AM Reply	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. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #147,738 by Andrew Grygus 3/23/04 9:12:03 AM Reply	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. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

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