Top Chef and Knives

My brother-in-law recently lent me a season of Top Chef. I really enjoyed it, and more than that I learned a thing or two. One of the things you always see the chefs doing is sharpening their knives. Not just once a month, or even once a week, they sharpen them all the time. After a couple of episodes I was like, hmmmmm...I wonder what would happen if I sharpened my knives after 3 years of NEVER (yes, you heard me right, never!!!) sharpening my knives. To be perfectly honest with you, I've never even thought to sharpen them. What a novel idea to actually sharpen my knives. So, I have sharpened my knives!!! All of them!!! They cut so much better!!! I sharpen them before each use just like the chefs do (I at least pretend to be doing it the way the chefs do. :)).