So a few weekends ago Di was over and while we were chatting I was peeling some vegis with my paring knife. 
Was distracted and broke off the blade (was diving into a whole turnip). Should have known since it was chatting with her that caused the distraction leading to the thumb slicing when sharpening my chef’s knife. As a result there is a no sharpening policy if Di is in the kitchen at the time.
Anyway went down to the Salvation Army to see if they had a decent paring knife for sale. The reason being great price, helping a good cause and recycling a once loved kitchen tool instead of manufacturing a new one. Now usually when I say this I get the eye roll (especially from the snobs who would never consider such a thing). Well, struck out with the paring knife (my father donated a lame one which has been sharpened to the point where it works pretty well). But found this beautiful J.A. Henckels Professional Meat Cleaver. High carbon steel to hold a razor edge, great weight, great feel. Checked Amazon and this has a list price of $90.And I got this thing for $1.99! Insane. Of course it was dull but hitting it with a sharpening stone quickly brought it back to life. And you know somewhere, sometime, someone who loved to cook bought this cleaver and now it was just sitting around being useless. I kind of like the fact that it’s been brought back to life and doing what it was meant to do. .. Anyway before it sounds like I’m getting all emotional over a meat cleaver just want to mention that I also picked up a hardcover first edition “The Godfather” by Mario Puzo .. for a buck! .. Insane!
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