I have precious bone handled Sheffield steel knives. Perfect for buttering bread. I will only use those for buttering and spreading. They now sit in a jug beside the stove. I stir my tea with them, spoon out salt and sugar with them, spread the Christmas cake rum butter icing with them - and they make perfect little swirls. I can’t trust the rest of the family with them as they can’t work out why they shouldn’t go in the dishwasher! Heathens! They are very very scarce in op shops now.
There’s a metaphor there somewhere, isn’t there?
I get it, nice move! Guy Clark wrote a great song “Randall knife” you may know and enjoy - about a knife but really about his father.
I have precious bone handled Sheffield steel knives. Perfect for buttering bread. I will only use those for buttering and spreading. They now sit in a jug beside the stove. I stir my tea with them, spoon out salt and sugar with them, spread the Christmas cake rum butter icing with them - and they make perfect little swirls. I can’t trust the rest of the family with them as they can’t work out why they shouldn’t go in the dishwasher! Heathens! They are very very scarce in op shops now.
I relate to your comfort with cutlery issue.
Ugh, we have A Spoon like that. However I feel a bit sorry for it, so I can't throw it out. 😂
Just knowing this knife is gone has changed my life