Going to have to go with the majority on this one...8" chef's knife for me...

Well, I don't think I have a favorite, but there are now a bunch of things I want to try based on the comments above (chili, onion soup, and pulled pork sound great for starters).

So to sum up, granite is not as good of a conductor of heat as metal, but because it has so much more mass, the net effect is that it is a better surface to defrost on. (i.e., a larger metal surfa...

Well, can't go wrong with a nice porterhouse, or maybe that Chateau Briand that AB did on Good Eats!