It was my first good knife. I can almost picture the the out-of-the-way tool store I bought it at, there being no fancy kitchen shops where lived. I certainly remember the kitchen job where I used it. The place was a madhouse.

Digging my thum...

Who says that sourdough and oil don't mix?  OK.  Silly question, but tons of sourdough purists hold that straying from the orthodoxy of flour, starter, salt and water inevitably heads down the wrong path.
And that's been my thinking for a good ...

For so many things in the kitchen, shiney means good. Gleaming is modern. You’re a good cook if all that stuff is polished and perfect.
Enter carbon steel. It's a different paradigm.
Old school is old school for good reason. And, other than co...