Last fall I became interested in cooking and talked to my coworker Ted about knives. He used to be a sous chef in Denver before he went to pharmacy school. He said the only knife I need is a chef's knife, and he recommended this particular brand. I received it for my birthday but I never was brave enough to use it because well gee, it's so sharp! The interest in cooking passed and I continued on with my usual eating habits.
Well I became interested in cooking again and I finally got over my fear of the sharpness of the knife that this past month and started using it and WOW! What a difference it makes! It cuts through frozen chicken like it's butter, it cuts through steak without a lot of that sawing action I've been doing, and I just can't wait to find something else (other than my fingers) to cut!