Do sinks dull knives?

On 2012-11-21 13:50, James Thompson wrote:
> This is very important to me because no matter how much I whine and
> cry, SWMBO will always put a knife in the sink as soon as she is
> finished using it. This invariable dulls the knife, at least for me.
> She seems oblivious to a knife being dull, but I just can't use one
> unless it is SHARP!!! And I know without a doubt that every time I

What part of putting the knife in the sink is causing it to dull?

Are these high carbon steel or stainless.

IMHO the thing most likely to dull a kitchen knife is the cutting board.

Worst possible, with knife blade vertical, edge on board, sweep the 
chopped veges off the board into a bowl.

Bamboo contains a lot of retained silica. Bamboo cutting boards can be 
quite abrasive on knives. You could use it as a hone, perhaps. I do use 
a bamboo cutting board but don't draw the knife across the board either 
along or across the edge.

What could your wife be doing in the sink with a knife that would affect 
the edge?

And, no, I cannot imagine you whining and crying.

Brent
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Victoria, B.C., Canada
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