Ok. Something happened today. Something BAD.
Let me paint a nice detailed picture for you.

I wake up. I eat breakfast. I watch some more of “The Way We Were” on Hulu (yes, because of Sex and the City.)
Then I do my P90X, sweat, eat a handful of nuts, change clothes, before heading into the kitchen to prepare not only my dinner but my lunch.

So, because it’s 80 degrees (with the AC on), I’m making my dinners for the work week in my bra and underwear. Don’t judge, you’d do it too. And nobody is home during the day because they have real people jobs and the blinds are drawn so IT’S ALL GOOD IN THE HOOD.

I take out some fish, planning to pan fry ‘em. And I try to figure out what my veggie is gonna be. I have some left over snap peas, so I throw those in the steamer. Thought, hey, let’s add some broccoli to that, so I got it out of the fridge and grab a cutting board and the chef knife. and start to cut up the broccoli.
Get one head of broccoli cut up and reach for the second.
Somewhere in the middle of cutting the second piece of broccoli, the knife slipped out of my hand and fell to the ground.

Directly where my uncovered toes were.

I jumped back, and felt a pain, figured the knife handle just hit my foot and bounced off.
Looked down and BLOOD! BLOOD! BLOOD!

Somehow, the second toe in on my right food got CUT THE FUCK UP.
There is an inch long gash, WHO KNOWS HOW DEEP, directly to the left of the toenail.
I freaked the fuck out, grabbed a paper towel, and just started applying as much pressure as I could. I got blood all over my hands and it was dripping on the floor as I hopped on my good leg towards the bedroom which has a wheely chair as well as the internet.

I frantically type with one hand to my boyfriend who of course is away from his desk at work. I hop to my phone and leave him a crazy person message:

“HONEY! I DROPPED A KNIFE AND MY TOE IS BLEEDING AND I THINK I MIGHT NEED STITCHES AND IT’S BLEEDING SO MUCH AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND YOU NEED TO CALL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS AND I NEED BANDAGES AND HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO WORK AND OMG CALL ME BYE!”

The next step, naturally, is WebMD. “How to know when you need stitches?”
Believe me, there is no simple answer. Why have a website with MD in the name and not have actual doctor advice? C’mon, this is America, I want my medical help free of charge and on the internet!

Finally, I called my boyfriend’s work directly and made someone get him. The minute he picked up I started bawling my eyes out so that he had no idea what was wrong with me besides I was bleeding and in pain and I’d hurt myself. He left work, hit up the walgreens, and got home by bike in record fucking time. I could literally hear him RUNNING up the stairs. Little did he know, I was alive and dandy with one tiny bloody toe.

Thankfully, he helped me out, squirted some Bactine on it (HOLY BURNING BATMAN) and helped me put two butterfly bandages, gauze and tape around the whole toe. Because I’m a dumbass, I was more concerned with finishing cooking and getting to work on time. So I actually CLEANED THE KNIFE and finished cutting the broccoli. Still SANS SHOES, since I didn’t want to shove my semi-swollen, painful toe into a shoe. I finished the meal, packed my bag and hit the road. ON MY BIKE.

Now I’m here at work, with one shoe off and my foot resting on a spare chair. I’ve basically bled through these bandages but in my haste to simply make it to work on time, I didn’t bring any more bandages. And I’m tired as hell from the adrenaline rush and maybe from the blood loss (seriously.)
I also barely ate lunch since most of my lunch-making time was spent laying in bed, holding onto my foot and crying. And now I’m worried that I should have went to the hospital because, omg, what if I lose feeling in the toe? Then I realized, it’s hurt pretty damn bad so OBVIOUSLY, I got feeling.

And if life isn’t ironic enough as it is, last night I went to karaoke and the second song I tried to sing (and failed pretty horribly) was “Stitches” by Orgy.

Many people buy single knives for their kitchen, but if you spend a lot of time cooking, chances are you’re much more interested in kitchen knives sets and if so you’ve come to the right place.

Welcome to our kitchen knife set buying guide. Here we’ll walk you through several options you have in sets from lower prices all the way up to the high priced ones by the very prestigeous brands. You’ll learn what to look for in a set and what you can expect to pay. So grab a cup of coffee or tea from the kitchen and sit back and enjoy.

First things first, let’s be clear. I’m not talking about steak knives here, but rather the sturdy heavy-duty cutlery knife that you’re going to use day in and day out to prepare your meals and chop your meats and vegetables. Steak knives are useful, but not for chopping, cutting, and preparing meals! No, I’m talking about a knife block set that you sit on your kitchen counter next to your cutting board or oven or wherever you prepare your food.

Kitchen Knife Brands

There are hundreds of different brands out there when it comes to kitchen knife sets but when you come right down to it there are only a handful of really popular brands. They include:

• J.A. Henckels
• Victorinox
• Santoku
• Forschner
• Wusthof
• Ginsu
• Shun
• Chef’s Choice
• Ken
• And Others

For the purpose of this guide I’m going to stick mainly to those few brands because for the most part those are the ones you’re going to run up against and you should know a little bit about them. For more specific information on each of those brands above, browse around our website because we offer individual reviews for most, if not all of those different companies.

Every chef chooses their cutlery based on different criteria. Some people prefer knives that keep a sharp edge without constant sharpening even with heavy cutting board use, others prefer knives with a certain balance to the weight of the handle. Still others select randomly based on some criteria that is undefined even to themselves, you might call it a gut feeling. However you choose, you want to be sure to get the best price possible and this can be done by doing a little bit of research on the Internet like you’re doing right now… good job!

How To Store Your Cutlery Knives

Some people keep their knives in a kitchen drawer, cabinet, or hanging somehow from a cork board on the wall, but many people – if not most people – prefer to use a knife block. Accordingly, most sets are sold as a block set and there are several basic knife block configurations available if you want to choose your knives seperately and make your own set.

Keep your knife sharpener in the drawer but keep your knife block set on the countertop so that you have easy access to them whenever you’re cooking. There’s nothing more annoying than trying to grab a specific knife out of your drawer while your hands are covered in chicken goo or something worse!

Knife Set Prices

So what exactly can you expect to pay for a decent set of knives? That’s a hard question to answer because all sets are priced differently depending on the quality of the knives contained in them.

I’ve seen a 14 piece Ginsu set sell for only $25. On the other hand I’ve seen a J.A. Henckels 7 piece set for $70 while at the other end of the spectrum you can buy a Wüsthof Gourmet 18-Piece Knife Set with Block for around $300.

It all depends on the quality of the knife. Before you buy a set I suggest you purchase an individual piece. Chefs usually have a favorite knife or a favorite brand of knives and once you determine what your own personal favorite is you can move from there to purchase a full set of those knives. Without figuring this out first, you’re really just throwing darts at a board and you don’t want to spend several hundred dollars on a knife set only to discover that you don’t like the feel of the handle!

Kitchen Knives Sets complete kitchens unlike any other utensil or gadget. You really need to spend the time to familiarize yourself with the options that are out there so that you pick the one that is best for your personality and your specific uses and needs. Kitchen knives are sort of like haircuts, they give a unique edge to you and you alone. So whether it’s J.A. Henckels, Victorinox, Santoku, Wusthof, Ginsu, Shun, Forschner, or something else, make sure it works for you.

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