Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
No disrespect intended, but your definition of sharp vs. utility edge is not material, any more than mine is except to you or to me respectively. Many of our members, no doubt, have different viewpoints on what constitutes 'sharp'.
Sharp to me is being able to perpare ingredients without difficulty. My knife glides through the stuff I cook with. Slicing tomatos and other soft foods without crushing them, not having to struggle to get through a tougher/harder ingredient. I don't need or care that one of your knives can slice through a ripe tomato just from the weight of the blade alone. That's impressive in the abstract but of little practical benefit.
For most foodies, a knife that makes their food prep easy is all that matters. Few would be willing to spend 20-30 times the price of such a knife for an incremental difference.
As to how long the edge will last, I can get a knife professionally sharpened a lot of times for the difference in prices. It's a matter of allocation of resources. In place of a $2,000 knife, I can buy a half dozen less expensive knives that do all I need, a stand mixer with attachments, a food processor, some top quality pots and pans, a boatload of utensils and gadgets and enough food to feed my family for a week.
Sharp to me is being able to perpare ingredients without difficulty. My knife glides through the stuff I cook with. Slicing tomatos and other soft foods without crushing them, not having to struggle to get through a tougher/harder ingredient. I don't need or care that one of your knives can slice through a ripe tomato just from the weight of the blade alone. That's impressive in the abstract but of little practical benefit.
For most foodies, a knife that makes their food prep easy is all that matters. Few would be willing to spend 20-30 times the price of such a knife for an incremental difference.
As to how long the edge will last, I can get a knife professionally sharpened a lot of times for the difference in prices. It's a matter of allocation of resources. In place of a $2,000 knife, I can buy a half dozen less expensive knives that do all I need, a stand mixer with attachments, a food processor, some top quality pots and pans, a boatload of utensils and gadgets and enough food to feed my family for a week.