Learn how to sharpen your knives

Literally and metaphorically. But in this case literally: that first time you can get a knife to just shinggg a strip off a piece of paper you’re gonna feel so badass, plus your time in the kitchen will be more enjoyable.* It’s not hard to do a good-enough job**, and if you want to get it scary-sharp I can imagine that comes with practice. This video is the best one-stop-shop I’ve found. He’ll tell you what to buy and how to do it at just the right level of detail. A super handy life skill boile...