Really cool tips
I might add one I learnt once my dad gave me a knife set worth using from Japan called Global.
Get a Good Set of Knives, or buy ONE good Knife. The difference in the kitchen is without doubt amazing.
As I've recently returned from Taiwan I managed to repay the favor to my Dad and bought him a True Craft Knife from Taiwan.
I know my tip HAS drifted into my travel story's, and that is not the purpose of this thread, but heck Knive's and Blade Smithing is such a fascinating topic when related to the kitchen that I couldn't help myself.
Well worth watching for you folke out there that like to make your tool's to find a buck to make tip's easier
The Making of Maestro Wu's Artillery Shell Knives[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsnN8rlaMrE[/youtube]