{"id":1295,"count":17,"description":"<h2>The Alpha and Omega of Cooking<\/h2>\r\nRight from the beginning of our history, knives have been an integral part of our day to day lives.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18125\" src=\"https:\/\/foodal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Best-Kitchen-Knives-Reviewed.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen Knives \u2013 The Alpha and Omega of Cooking | Foodal.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/>The sharpened flints our ancestors used may have been the most basic of cutters, but they gave birth to an innumerable amount of tools and innovations in the fields of culture, science, technology, agriculture, armaments, and of course, food preparation.\r\n\r\nHaving a good kitchen knife has been of the utmost importance to our survival.\r\n\r\nSo, the next time you pull out your favorite kitchen knife, a little reverence please! 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