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How many knives have become yours?
There's a superstition that a knife does not truly belong to someone until it has tasted their blood. That is, the owner has cut themself with it.
I don't believe in the superstition but it's what I tell new cooks who accidentally cut themselves to make the situation lighter.
The superstition sometimes further prescribes that the knife not be sold or given away. There's an associated superstition that such a knife will hold and edge longer. Some of these superstitions have roots in ancient combat, meant to raise morale and/or dehumanize the enemy.
b9d9ffdad3ac59e7f6fIs it weird that I've not cut myself with a knife since I was a child? Almost took my thumb off with a steak knife and I've not cut myself since. I think my mother still has that steak knife.
Rgconner
67
Dec 5, 2017
b9d9ffdad3ac59e7f6fI don't let anyone touch my handmade Japanese knives.
The Wustof?
Be my guest.
AngryAccountantNah, that means you learn from mistakes, and have good knife discipline.
b9d9ffdad3ac59e7f6fOr that i'm not cooking enough!
sc_fd
48
Dec 12, 2017
b9d9ffdad3ac59e7f6fMost of mine are blood bonded to me >.<
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