Chop-chop.
Don’t worry, we’re not encouraging a speed read – it’s just that we can’t get the sound of using our gorgeous new Japanese knife out of our head.
These days we’re addicted to preparing dinner thanks to Knifewear, a lovely new shop opened by Kevin Kent.
The bright boutique specializes in exquisite imported knives. All of the blades are displayed on beds of red lentils in a long row of glass-topped cases and are – dare we say – pretty?
As soon as we walked through the door, staff let us do what our mothers would not: play with something sharp. We took some knives for a trial run by cutting potatoes (and sliced through those spuds as if they were butter). These blades are constructed by a handful of specialists in Japan, some of whom use centuries-old sword-making techniques (our vegetable slivers have never been so thin).
Our favourite, Hattori-San’s Gyoto knife ($221), has little patterns in the blade created by the folds in the Damascus steel.
For those less Iron Chef-inclined (or just not in the market for new knives), bring in your dull, accident-waiting-to-happen blades for a sharpening. Or, become better acquainted with your collection with a class in knife sharpening or Cutting like a Chef ($60).
Chop to it. We most certainly are.
Knifewear
www.knifewear.com
1316 9 Ave. S.E.
403-514-0577
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