I agree with you for the most part, but if you give a chef a kitchen with no knives, that's going to put some severe limits on what he can cook. Of course it's

I agree with you for the most part, but if you give a chef a kitchen with no knives, that's going to put some severe limits on what he can cook. Of course it's possible to create some excellent dishes without a knife, but there are some dishes that are just plain uncookable. And it does matter very much what tools you use -- one of the defining features of a masterful craftsman is that he knows exactly which tools to use for a particular job. Sure you can flip those fried eggs with a spoon, but it will be easier to use a spatula, and they'll come out better to boot.