We decided that to be better chefs we needed our own set of “good” knives and so we decided to spend some of our prize money to go knife shopping.  We went to Sur la Table in Soho and a great knife expert, Vicki, showed us several options. We ended up each buying a 6 inch chef knife, a small pairing knife, a small serrated knife (for cutting tomatoes and other soft fruit or vegetables), a pair of kitchen shears (that can even cut through chicken bones) and a case to keep them in.  We also bought a garlic press because mincing garlic takes a long time. We didn’t get a big bread knife because we have two at home, so we really didn’t need those.  But the case has room to add more knives eventually. Vicki explained what to use the knives for, the best way to cut things, how to “hone” the knives and was super friendly.  Thanks Vicki and Sur la Table!

Checking out the knives at Sur la Table

Our Tough Chef stance, with knife expert, Vicki

Our new knives!