FryBoy
Washing Up
Quick is good -- but not in all things, as I'm sure you'll learn soon enough.
I think you made excellent choices. Be careful!
BTW, you're next purchase should be a good sharpening system. Check the Spyderco Model 204 ($43 at www.bestknives.com, or check amazon). The Spyderco was top-rated in an L.A. Times test several months ago -- it will maintain a fine edge on your knives. Avoid electric sharpeners or those cheap gadgets you find in the supermarkets.
You also need a steel, which isn't for sharpening per se -- the fine edge of a blade will bend with use (almost microscopic), making the knife seem dull; a few swipes with the steel straightens the edge and thus restores the knife's cutting ability.
But using the steel is not the same as sharpening, which requires the actual removal of metal to create a new edge. Even with frequent use, you shouldn't need to sharpen your knives more than once every few months -- like when of have trouble slicing a tomato.
I think you made excellent choices. Be careful!
BTW, you're next purchase should be a good sharpening system. Check the Spyderco Model 204 ($43 at www.bestknives.com, or check amazon). The Spyderco was top-rated in an L.A. Times test several months ago -- it will maintain a fine edge on your knives. Avoid electric sharpeners or those cheap gadgets you find in the supermarkets.
You also need a steel, which isn't for sharpening per se -- the fine edge of a blade will bend with use (almost microscopic), making the knife seem dull; a few swipes with the steel straightens the edge and thus restores the knife's cutting ability.
But using the steel is not the same as sharpening, which requires the actual removal of metal to create a new edge. Even with frequent use, you shouldn't need to sharpen your knives more than once every few months -- like when of have trouble slicing a tomato.