KNIFEBLOGGING, THE DENOUEMENT: I wound up buying the Henckel’s Twin Cuisine. Tried ’em out at Williams-Sonoma, where they were cheaper than Amazon actually, and liked the way they felt in my hand better than the others — I tried the Global and the Shun, but I have rather big hands and they felt a bit small; the Wusthof Grand Prix was nice but the Henckel’s can tolerate being put in the dishwasher, which is inevitable around here sooner or later. So far they seem quite nice — they were a bit pricey, but I had a book-review check from the Wall Street Journal burning a hole in my pocket, so they didn’t seem too pricey.