Let’s agree that nuking a Hot Pocket doesn’t count.
Get a knife that is crazy sharp. Keep it sharp.
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When your knife is dull, you have to saw through everything. Cooking is harder and takes longer. When your knife is sharp, you can cut things in one stroke. Either learn how to sharpen your own knife every couple of weeks, or go to a specialty kitchen store and pay someone to do it for you.