Get to know NKCA President, PERRY MILLER, by listening to his personal audio interview with Scott King at Cutlery News Journal.
CNJ hosts key players in our industry in this exclusive audio interview series and Perry's is the first.
If so, kick them over to us, via e-mail, and we’ll be more than happy to get them published on our website!
Bob Burtscher from Florida (pictured on left) and Joe Chance from Texas, enjoying the Spirit of Steel Show.
The NKCA Youth Committee is working on new ideas & events for the children attending our our upcoming Knife Shows.
Great Eastern Cutlery donated this beautiful pearl handled, 2006 #23, Two-Bladed Trapper prototype to the Museum to be used as a fundraiser in a silent auction during 2009. The silent bid (coded as 57300)
is already at $2,000. If you would like to place a bid on this knife please contact NKM Curator, Pete Cohan at 865.806.3775 or you can
e-mail Pete at pecoan@gmail.com.
James Maples, age 66, former NKCA Manager (1987-1990), passed away on November 25, 2008 in a hospital in Chattanooga, TN. He leaves behind his wife Gloria and son Scott. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his family.
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Harold Baker, NKCA Member and knife dealer, from Mason, OH recently passed away on October 17, 2008. Please keep his wife Juanita and their entire family in your thoughts and prayers.
Shelby “Pockets” Wentworth, age 90, of Louisville, KY died on October 16, 2008. He was a life-long member of the NKCA and attended all the NKCA Louisville Knife Shows. He will be deeply missed.
The McMahan’s entire family are are all NKCA Members and we enjoy seeing them at the NKCA Kentucky Knife Shows! (Doesn’t Zach have the cutest smile?)
Meet NKCA Board Members, Wayne & Mary Koons (pictured below). Wayne & Mary are both very active in collecting and also as NKCA/NKM Board Members. Wayne chairs our Web Committee and Mary chairs our Publishing Committee. Both are NKCA lifetime members and enjoy RV’ing, collecting, and attending all types of knife events. We appreciate all they do for both the NKCA and the Museum!
Most people, regardless of how many kitchen knives they own, tend to have a favorite blade that they use for just about everything. And it’s often the knife that feels best in their hand.
But while comfort is certainly important, it isn’t always enough to carry you through every cutting task. If peeling an apple is a struggle for you, or if your knuckles crash into the board as you dice an onion, it’s a good bet that you’ve chosen the wrong knife for the job. To sort out which knife might give you better results, consider these guidelines the next time you’re about to reach for your comfy old standby...
Sarah Jay is the former executive editor of Fine Cooking magazine and a current contributing editor. She is the author of Knives Cooks Love, a cook’s guide to buying, sharpening, and using your most important kitchen tool.