My mother still prefers her bg prepared whole, and I will do so when cleaning fish for her. Growing up, it was the only way we ate fish at home.
Flame, I'm glad you're going to get a fixed blade knife also. I'm betting that most here would promote learning to drive a manual trans vehicle, even when an automatic was the vehicle of choice. Like mastering manual shifting, becoming proficient with a non- electron knife is a valuable skill to have.
