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Cutting a cup of chives every day until this Reddit says they’re perfect. Day 16
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Cutting a cup of chives every day until this Reddit says they’re perfect. Day 16


I know they’re a little bit today but hopefully the actual cut quality is up to standard. I’m sorry chefs

by F1exican

43 Comments

  4. deadeyedan_11

    I really don’t want this mini-series to end but I do want the copycats to end lol

  6. kilomysli

    Maybe you need to take a brake one day and then come back with the perfect cut

  9. 88Milton

    I’ve been following this since day 1 and i can confidently say:

    YOU NEED TO SHARPEN YOUR KNIFE

  11. MMorrighan

    Oh my God I got here early. What do I do? Play it cool…

  14. MinnesnowdaDad

    If the criteria for perfect is that they are all cut to uniform width, this is not it.

  16. BoopTheCoop

    How many chives have died for our sins at this point?

  17. jamajikhan

    Perfection is not attainable. On top of that you’re getting worse.

  20. HumorPsychological60

    Question: what do you do with the chives every day?

  22. Mr_YUP

    I did not expect 9/11 to become apart of this meme cycle

  23. Ultrafoxx64

    Can we just learn that the lesson here is that not stopping at absolute perfection is futile? There will *always* be something to point out when looking with a critical eye. Progress over perfection, always. You’ll end up driving yourself crazy in pursuit of something unachievable, and end up creating a barrier for yourself that doesn’t need to be there.
    -Signed, a miserable perfectionist (that knows that even *this* is taking it too far.)

  26. TorontoBrewer

    A Sharpal 162n diamond stone is a very good combination stone for most knives with both a coarse side (325 grit) and fine side (1200 grit). A cheap Beavercraft strop will help you refine the edge. To practice, you can get a couple cheap, but easy to sharpen, Kiwi knives off Amazon. It’s about $100 for a setup that will get you to “sharp sharp” but maybe not “laser sharp”.

    If you’re having trouble keeping a consistent angle on the stone, an [Anystone](https://anystonesharpeners.com) can help you out. Bonus: they have some helpful videos.

    You can fall into a sharpening rabbit hole at r/sharpening

  27. Hurricane_Trump

    Fire up the planes guys, we got some chive towers to take down!

  30. LabNew3779

    Are you even trying anymore. Sharpen your knife.

  33. brannock_

    These are getting longer and fatter. Eventually he’s going to post whole uncut chives.

  35. StudiousStoner

    I really think that this series is the single most productive thing this sub has ever done. It’s a beautiful thing to strive for perfection and for everyone here to be making jokes that will actually help you improve.

  36. Readyman2627

    Not a chef, just an eater: Why are they thicker at the top of the pile and thinner at the bottom of the pile? Are they supposed to be like that for a reason or should they be uniform all the way through?

  37. Sensitive_Day6223

    Hold your nerve and stay true to the chives Chef, you’ve got this