I wasn't cooking per se, but when I was.. 8 (or maybe 10) I was trying to cut an apple for myself, and the only clean one I could find was a chef's knife. Being the wise pre-teenager that I was this seemed to be perfectly sufficient for my needs. One slice through apple and (the side of) my finger later I'm dropping the knife and yelping in pain. I still have the 6 stitched scar to show how not to do things.
I wasn't cooking per se, but when I was.. 8 (or maybe 10) I was trying to cut an apple for myself, and the only clean one I could find was a chef's knife. Being the wise pre-teenager that I was this seemed to be perfectly sufficient for my needs. One slice through apple and (the side of) my finger later I'm dropping the knife and yelping in pain. I still have the 6 stitched scar to show how not to do things.