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BTW, are you paid actual money to be a moderator?

Seriously, explain it to me.

By the way, the knife you see in the video I haven't sharpened since I got a diamond sharpener several months to a year ago, and I haven't honed it even longer. There's no reason for your knives to be dull just because you use glass. I just didn't feel like resharpening the knife. That...

What's wrong with the video?

I know. I sacrifice sharpness for ease of cleaning and a little less risk of contamination. It's harder to cut but as you can see in the video it's not that hard. I'm fine with that. I wouldn't start a thread to tell people to do it my way, but I mentioned my way in passing and I won't back down...

While you're all drinking your 8 glasses of water per day, not bothering with sunscreen over SPF 15, and avoiding coffee because it's not healthy, I'll continue to care about science and where information comes from. And don't forget to stand in the doorway during an earthquake.

What are you complaining about? That I'm lying about my lack of scars? People need to know that the theory that very sharp knives are safer is just someone's theory that I don't believe is based on observation of injuries and I don't believe is true. The idea of pressing harder being more...

They're not that dull. Here, I made a little video. I'm not cutting anything difficult but it's all I have for now. I can't embed it, but here's a link. I have to find a better video upload site. https://knifeforumvideo.shutterfly.com/pictures/10

Would some moderator please delete all of the troublemaking posts above?

Well, mine is a knife sharpening stone... Probably easier to get the right angle with it than using my handheld diamond sharpener. But thanks for the sarcasm. I want to take this opportunity to replug a video from another thread. I won't pretend that the majority agreed with it (though it got...

That wasn't a direct quote. I have an old knife sharpener attachment for drills that I've since repurposed. I don't think I'll put it back together because you need a drill press for it but maybe I'll clamp down my knife and use half of the sharpener as a grinding stone. I have protective...

You're being vague. Someone insulted me for my claim about BPA free products so I provided a link. I'm not saying everyone here should give up plastic cutting boards because of it. And I'm not saying cheap knives further dulled over the years by glass are as good as yours. I just said putting...

Well, I'm not buying an artichoke, but maybe I'll do a video with a pineapple and onion. My $30-for-four steak knives are coming on Monday so maybe I should wait for them. I shave parts of broccoli stems with my really dull knives with one stroke but not with speed. BPA-Free Plastic...

Could you be more specific? You're all in the minority by buying such high priced knives. I think most of you know how well you could get buy with knives a fraction of what you pay and you simply put importance on different things, but I think some of you need an instructional video.

I also read an article about rubber cutting boards a couple of years ago, but they probably have the same problem of trapping food and not drying out well enough to kill dangerous organisms.

I've tried poly, acrylic, wood and glass. Wood and glass are the two safest last I heard but I have to look into Epicurean. I'd expect there to be a questionable chemical used in them. Even BPA-free can't be trusted.

Would you like me to make a video to show how hard I can press and slide my knives against my finger without being cut and how relatively easily I can cut food on my glass cutting board? I think I know what I'm doing.

I use a glass cutting board and I'm not going to change, but this tip may help preserve knife sharpness with any cutting board. I put cushiony non-slip rubber pads under my glass cutting boards because the little rubber feet that come pre-attached always fall off. It occurred to me after years...

I was searching for talk on glass cutting boards and found this. I know it's old. Yes, I'm afraid of that. Half of the time when I come down on my finger with dullish knives I don't even cut myself. The only scar I have from a knife is from trying to plunge a butter knife into a frozen bagel...

Actually, I'm curious how well I can sharpen it on some random stone in its natural habitat. I know a place by the shore. I wouldn't have to worry about wearing out the stone.