Holy Chop Chop, we really took a deep dive into cutlery here.
Lots of good recommendations and advice. I've always heard that a super sharp knife is safer than a dull one, and I understand that reasoning. Here's my fear about super sharp knives...I'm a klutz.
I *will* get one of my fingers in the way one fine day. And if the knife is scalpel sharp, I'll be missing part of a finger. I do need to get a few knives that are better than what we have now. We're talking wooden handles that have seen better days.
I suppose I need to get over to Indy and visit a Williams Sonoma or some such place.