new crush

i went to get a haircut today and on my way to the salon, i just happened to notice that kitchen arts was right across the street from the salon. ok, actually i was looking out for it, hoping it would be nearby. and it was! of course i couldn't resist not going inside after my haircut. my excuse was that i needed a pair of tongs. really, though, i wanted to look at the knives. i recently bought a wusthof chef's knife (8", i have small hands), but have been eyeing santoku knives of late. so i asked the guy about the santokus, and really it's a specialty knife. translation : i don't need it. (from love actually: "i don't want something i need, i want something i want.") i checked out the different ones and i wasn't really expecting to love any of them, but i absolutely loved the MAC santoku! i don't know how my brain always picks the most expensive things to like. but the main point is that this knife feels like it's an extension of my hand. i can't remember ever having held a knife that felt so perfectly balanced in my hand - it was as if it belonged there. the end result is that i now covet a MAC santoku knife - the one with the divots and the wonderfully balanced weight in the handle, not the cheaper one (stupid brain) that cook's illustrated likes. i think it's the MSK-65. here's the link so you can go and drool on your own.

update : so perhaps this was foolish but i went ahead and got it online - i found it for a pretty good price that was much lower than the original price. yay! now, if only the people upstairs would be a little quieter in their moving preparations...