Describe the Ken Onion Shun Knives in as few words as possible:  Sturdy, Slick, Sharp, and Downright Sick

My manager at work alerted me to an amazing knife deal and I managed to score 8 Ken Onion Shun knives and the honing steel for almost 65% off retail price.  I would never buy these knives at full retail cost, that’s just crazy, but the deal was too good to pass up.
The set included the following Ken Onion Series Shuns:
6″ Chef Knife
7″ Santoku
4″ Chef Knife
5″ Serrated Utility Knife
9″ Slicing Knife
3″ Paring Knife
Boning …

Well, you did your research and you bought your knives.  Believe it or not, all that research and shopping around you did was the easy part!
It’s now all about keeping them in prime condition for many years to come.  After all, since you’ve dropped a couple hundred dollars or more into a set of great knives, wouldn’t you want to protect your investment?
High quality knives will lose their durability, longevity, and sharpness rather quickly if they are not properly cared for.  I have put together a list of Do’s and …

One up your kitchen germ warfare arsenal with the germ eliminating knife block.  It just takes 20 seconds for the UV-C light to eradicate 99.99% of the food bacteria and viruses from your cutlery.  You can set your mind at ease at its effectiveness because it uses the same technology that hospitals use to kill surface bacteria on instruments.  Good enough for an operating room, good enough for the kitchen.
This high-tech kitchen gadgetry will cost you $39.95
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I’m in the market for a new chef knife. Well, it’s not like my chef knife is old. It’s that I don’t even own one, never did. Before I moved out of my old place, I was using my former roommate’s Wustoff knife set. It was a great, but I really want something else besides Wustoff. When I finally got my own place a couple of months ago, I bought a Chinese meat cleaver when I was in Queens. It …