Absolutely. One thing I forgot to mention is that most chefs have 2 knives because they find that after you sharpen the knife it leaves a bit of flavour when c

Absolutely. One thing I forgot to mention is that most chefs have 2 knives because they find that after you sharpen the knife it leaves a bit of flavour when cutting for 24 hours. So the idea is to sharpen it at the end of the evening and then use the other knife the next day. Personally, I have never noticed it in my cooking but that's probably because I'm not that good.