bookworm13It took me a while, but I've finally gotten my wife to either wash knives immediately or at least let me know so that I can if she is too busy. I think that most people just were never taught and never think about what a steel sink can do to an edge. I've tried using her parents "knives" on visits... the horror. The options were plain edge knives as sharp as a butter knife or a serrated knife reminiscent of a mistreated hacksaw.
Of course in a couple of years my kids will be old enough to learn and the process begins anew.