A chef is only as good as his tools. Especially his knives. A dull knife is not only a dangerous thing to have a kitchen, it can also slow a chef down. Every second of lost time adds up, especially on a busy Friday night in a professional kitchen. A professional chef or cook needs to be able to count on all his or her tools, and those tools can never fail him because they are poor quality or because of poor craftsmanship. But high quality tools don’t just matter to professional chefs and cooks. Even home cooks care deeply about the type of knives they are using, and so professional cutlery is important to just about anybody who takes cooking seriously.