Here's a trick you're going to have to master if owning a proper kitchen knife is your intention.

Question: How do you properly sharpen a pricey kitchen knife without damaging the thing?

…or read the step-by-step guide here. 

So you've decided to grow up and buy yourself a proper kitchen blade.

It's a bold move for sure. Going from a plastic handled cheap wannabe knife to a big daddy with a sharpen steel edge that'll take your finger off in a pumping pulse beat is a daunting step.

You wouldn't drive an F1 car without proper training, so neither should you buy a kitchen knife without the proper user accreditation. So here are a couple of good pointers we've found on The Former Fat Guy's blog to bring you up to speed.

Question: How many knives do you need? 

Your choice of knives will depend very much on the things you regularly cook. These 4 will cover the majority of uses :

• A large chopping knife for general chopping. [like the Global G-2]
• Serrated bread knife for bread and pastries. [for example the GS-13]
• Small vegetable knife for peeling. [you can use the GS-6 Paring knife]
• Filleting or boning knife for filleting fish and boning meat. [here's a good solution for that; it's the GF-31]

Personally, I use the first one (a large chopping knife) for most things. If you’re only looking to buy one, start here.

Deciding on which knife to buy..DONE.

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Instead of standing around doing nothing while waiting for your roast to cook, the Digital Timer with Roasting Probe and removable Remote Beeper will now let you get to other important things like taking a shower and blow drying your hair. The removable remote beeper will alert you to when the meat is cooked (not to be confused with the ringing of your doorbell signalling the arrival of your guests!)

Pretty nifty.

We were wondering why the Melitta Smart Mill & Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker made it on to the Top 10 Weirdest Kitchen Gadgets list, until we had a closer look… 

Just add beans and water, choose from one of seven grind selections, set the time and it is automatic from there. Includes a permanent stainless steel filter, pause-to- pour function, warming plate with auto shut-off, and water reservoir with large view window. Features region specific, up-to-the-minute weather data via FM signal! MSN Direct weather information requires no set up, subscription or Internet connection.

And it even makes coffee! 

The Hog Wild Twirling Spaghetti Fork twirls your spaghetti for you at the push of a button. 

We can just imagine all your guests armed with one of these gadgets at your next dinner party - the collective sound of the little twirling motors will most likely remind everyone of their last trip to the dentist. Now that's appetising.

On the other hand, its a great idea for kids.

It's not just hi-tech that's going wireless - the Cordless Warming Tray takes just 8 minutes to heat up while plugged in (here a cord is essential) and once ready, let it loose and move to your super serving point. The warmer will keep your food at optimum temperature for up to 60 minutes. A great idea for outdoor entertainment.

See…kitchens are so hot right now, a night club in Germany has been modeled as a kitchen…and then even called the kitchen club.

It makes perfect sense to us, 'cause basically all good social interaction takes place in kitchens.

Check out their website here, found over here.

In our opinion there is nothing wierd about this gadget! It's pure brilliance.

No more having to nuke butter in the microwave to get something that is half decent to spread - The Butter Wizard controls the temperature of your butter, ensuring that its spreadable for up to 2 hours. While not in use, the unit docks in a charging station, recharging for the next big spread.

For those who can't tell the difference between fresh meat and 'well ripened' meat, this gadget is for you. The SensorFreshQ acts like Sherlock by 'sniffing' uncooked meat and works out if it's fresh or not. Hold the device a half inch above the raw meat or poultry, press the button, and wait 30 seconds for a reading.

A gadget like this may well give your friends the confidence to accept those dinner invitations you keep sending them.

Now don't laugh…or kick yourself for not thinking of this first, but number two in the top ten is this handy musical cake slicer.

It's musical in that it chimes the notes of 'Happy Birthday' as soon as it detects that it has come into contact with a cake covered with Smarties….which is kind of handy if you can't hold a note and your kid is best friends with Simon Cowell.