Yeah, now that I’ve posted this I have a worrying desire to go spend more money in a housewares shop. Fortunately it’s 11:30 at night here, so I’m probably safe for the time being.

Looks cool!

Oh right I misspoke then. I basically never have them professionally sharpened, I just use the honing steel, just as you suggested.

I don’t really know, to be honest. Someone upthread suggested that there are certain stainless blends that are ok - the main problem with traditional stainless is that it doesn’t stay sharp. I believe my Ikea one is Damascus steel, which I like because it has a cool history. Honestly, I think anything at a reputable…

Sure, I guessed 50 but that sounds about right. Anything much cheaper and I doubt you’ll get something good enough though. Like I said, I paid around 70 for mine and it’s perfect for my needs.
My wife’s former boyfriend was a chef in Japan, and forgot one of his good blades when they split up. He was apparently a real…

Here is an important life truth: most people don't have a decent set of knives, or even one decent knife. And they should, because it makes a huge difference to cooking - this is why the Cutco sales demonstration works.

Somewhat obscure recommendation from way back: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

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Is this a thing?

And a fucking white supremacist!

Well I think the answer seems to be about the latter, but I might be misreading.

Yes… he did. Mercury is poisonous to pretty much anything alive.

Oh no, I just meant it wasn’t surprising.

Yeah, I mean, you don't want to be Trump, right?

Ibuprofen fucks with your stomach badly. When I used to get back pain I would swallow those fuckers, and then I'd be up all night with stomach pain followed by, well, trust me you don't want to know but it was nasty. Until I realized that while acetaminophen or aspirin weren't quite as good at killing the back pain,…

To be fair, this is literally one of the oldest arrangements in history for young women. Think of all the official mistresses and so forth in pre-Revolutionary France.

Depends what you mean by "outdoes". In a hypothetical utilitarian calculus, it's probably true that the Iraq war and its aftermath had an objectively worse impact on the world than, say, the entire power/belief structures that underlie sexism in the Western world.

The not stupid argument I've seen is that Jill Stein is utterly irrelevant, but the Greens might not be in the future, and it's really just carrying that torch. If you don't live in a swing state, who cares?

It was definitely a joke. Admittedly, it's hard to recognize it as one, because it's not very funny.

No, yes, no.