The knife was washed, no big deal. Maybe it comes from racing bicycle and taking 'hand ups' while racing or from camping, but I'm just not that wrapped around the axle with this stuff.
The lady would have had an aneurysm at my house at Christmas...
I needed to crack the whole black pepper. Not grind, I wanted a specific texture for the prime rib.
So I grabbed one of the body shop dollies, washed it thoroughly and had at it. Worked perfectly. I also washed it before I put it back in with the tools. If I had put it back in with pepper bits on it, Steve would have freaked!
angela