Looking after your knives

Use either a plastic or a wooden cutting board as these are both much kinder to the blade edge. Get into the good habit of using a knife sharpener each time you use your knife (you don't see a butcher with a blunt knife), and if you keep your knives in a drawer where they will knock together it will be the best chance you have of keeping an edge on them. Finally a magnetic strip is probably the best way to store your knives, but make sure you get a strong one.