What is an Erl? What is better: stainless steel or carbon steel? Why is there a windmill on some knives from Solingen? Why have the citizens of Laguiole removed their town signs? Since when have most Japanese no longer been vegetarians? What is a Belgian block? Why is a really sharp knife the best protection against injuries? What is the largest pocket knife in the world? These and other questions are answered in the knife booklet in the poetry of everyday life. Here, a case is made for one of the oldest, most beautiful, and useful tools that humanity has created. Almost everyone uses them daily to prepare their food. Knives should be saved, treated well, and handled peacefully. That is something we all should and can do.