The funniest thing is that if you do find a blockfull of Henckels or
Wusthof in one of those show kitchens, they inevitably haven't been
sharpened since the day they arrived from Bloomingdales and are as dull as
butter knives (amazingly so considering how little use they get - perhaps
they use the granite as a cutting board?). There seems to be no concept
among this crowd that a knife is a device that requires periodic
maintenance. Once they lose their edge (and with no sharpener in sight)
these big $ gems might as well be dimestore knives - actually, my dimestore
knives, when I run them thru the sharpener, are much more useful than a dull
Henckels.





"Andrew Hardy" wrote in message
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"Jack Denver" wrote:

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It is all a status symbol...to say the least. Probably
explains why most "granite" kitchens are a room that no one would be
allowed to
mess up....let alone do a stir fry that might spatter up the imported
Italian
marble back splash and soil the grout.