Rob's $3000 Knives
August 10th, 2007

I am often accused of “bragging” about my lifestyle. This is untrue and unfair but I have basically given up fighting you jerks over it. The truth is, we do a talk show and we talk about our lives. In the process, you are going to find out that I have money (all of which I earned every penny of, by the way…jerks).

During one of our recent on-air conversations, the topic of my $3000 knives came up. They were order at the time, and recently, they arrived. Why I “need” $3000 worth of knives, what they look like and what they’re for is all chronicled here.

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When the knives first arrived, I nearly shed a tear of happiness. I may be less fun than Dawn for hugging boxes filled with knives, but I don’t care.


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Upon ripping open the boxes, the knives are all safely packed and need to be opened one by one.


This is actually my second set of Wusthoff Culinar knives. My first set, in a moment of over-zealousness on the part of a party guest, was damaged when it went through the dishwasher….


…Which causes stainless steel knives to rust, and over time, literally become water logged and break down, rendering them crappy.


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One thing that can happen when you use knives that aren’t as sharp and pristine as possible is they can slip off the item you are cutting and go right into your finger!


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This is the entire set of 39 stainless steel knives, complete with every size of cook’s knife, bread knife, paring knife, and a slew of specialty knives like a tomato knife, salmon slicer and sausage knife.

 

These are specialty cooking shears (super-dooper fancy scissors) which are used not for opening packages, but for cutting open and de-boning whole turkeys and other animals.

This is for Dawn someday.

 

Here I am posing like a proud father with my brand new knife set.

Now that I have taken off my suit and tie and slipped into my comfortable $600 Louis Vuitton shirt, it’s time to begin cooking dinner.

Shep, my German shepherd, likes to “counter-surf” to see what Dad is making for dinner. Jerk dog.

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Notice my “safety first” attitude. Always keep your glass of wine far enough away from your slicing area so that you don’t spill any.

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Tonight’s dinner is a tomato/basil/shrimp pasta, which requires each shrimp to be hand-butter-flied, using my brand new knives.

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Proper care is the key to great knives (and never having to spend $3000 again). This begins by washing each knife by hand with hot water and soap.

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Each knife then must be hand dried with a clean towel, ensuring that no streaks are created in the sheen.

 

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Before each knife is put away, I re-sharpen each one, so that whenever I need it, I know the knife ready to go!

 

So that is my $3000 Knive Set!

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