1. Keep them sharp! They are safer and much more fun to use that way.

2. Keep them clean.

3. Don't wash them in the dishwasher. It will make them dull from banging around.

4. Do not use glass or ceramic cutting boards. They will dull your knives.

5. Do not keep them in wet sheaths. Do not store them in sheaths.

6. Use sharpening steels only to maintain the edge. They will not sharpen your knives.

7. Use a ceramic steel, and lightly drag knife downwards at a 20-25 degree angle to re-shape the edge.

8. Do not use them to pry things open.

9. Don't stack them on top of each other or keep them in a drawer where the edge can hit other things.

10. Don't buy cheap knives. You get what you pay for.