https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:42:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438253 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:27:09 +0000 Foodnerd81 438253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use stainless steel. I take OK care of them-- I never leave them soaking in the sink, but I'll leave them on the counter next to the sink for a day before I wash it. I got a knife sharpener for Christmas last year and used it once-- the metal grating sound was too awful! I should take better care, but I'm still better about it than my mom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438243 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:18:55 +0000 BoogieBea 438243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use stainless steel too. But my husband was gifted a really nice steel knife from a friend of his. I don't ever use it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438237 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:14:47 +0000 mrbee 438237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: Ceramic knives are great! They have a few peculiarities, but so do steel knives:</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceramic_knife#Properties" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceramic_knife#Properties</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438232 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:13:10 +0000 Ash 438232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stainless steel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438231 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:12:12 +0000 boiledpnut 438231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use ceramic as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438227 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:08:58 +0000 Weagle 438227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: They are SO sharp. Ours cuts so smoothly and easily, and I think they do stay sharper longer. It gets it's own special padded drawer in the kitchen :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438213 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:04:12 +0000 MrsBrewer 438213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: I've never heard of ceramic knives! I had to google it! Does it stay sharper why do you like it more??</p> <p>We use stainless steel knives </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438201 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:56:35 +0000 Arden 438201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do believe The Knife should be respected and revered, but we use stainless steel. :) I do take very good care of my knives though.<br /> I'm interested in ceramic now, I should look into those... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438200 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:56:21 +0000 Weagle 438200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ceramic. Changed our cooking lives! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-steel-or-stainless-steel-knives-when-preparing-food#post-438189 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:51:48 +0000 mrbee 438189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was raised to believe that a good chef's knife is one of your most priceless possessions.</p> <p>I was taught to only use a steel knife, and to wash and dry the knife after every use. The knife should be put away after every use - never in a drawer, and never ever left in the sink (unthinkable!). My mom's knife was passed down from her mother, and I regularly sharpened it to maintain the edge. If I ever left it out, my mom and I would have a Serious Conversation about what had just happened. I'm hoping that she's gonna leave me The Knife in her will.</p> <p>When I got married, I realized that I don't really use a knife (or cook for that matter) so I just deferred to my wife's preferences. She prefers a stainless steel blade, and so that's what we use at home. It's actually been one of the hardest adjustments of married life for me! I just can't shake the knife rule that were laid down so clearly for me! I'm getting a lot more relaxed about it though.</p> <p>Do you use a steel or stainless steel knife when preparing food? </p>