In article >,
"Joe Cilinceon" > wrote:

> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:46:58 -0400, cavemanxwtdjw954823jcjk
> > wrote:
> >
> >> My inexpensive chef's knife (the kind with lots of tiny serrations) works
> >> fine for what I use it for (mostly cutting raw things into smaller pieces
> >> so
> >> they cook fast). If I bought a better quality chef's knife what
> >> differences
> >> would I notice? What can the hundred dollar knives do better?
> >
> > It sounds like you just need anything but what you have now. Go
> > to Target and get a stamped Henckles Santoku for ~$20. Bite the
> > bullet.
> >
> >> I'm also wondering what it would take to keep a good knife sharp.
> >
> > Nothing but a knife steel for a couple years. Then get them
> > sharpened professionally.
> >
> > -sw
>
> Actually I use a thin bladed Japanese's made Chinese style cleaver for 90%
> of my cutting much like most here would use a chef's knife or santoku. I
> have several other style knives for various cutting duties though not as
> often. I dice onions, mince garlic, Julian carrots, shallots, cut peppers,
> cut potatoes, tomatoes, slice a roast, fillet fish all with a cleaver not a
> problem but then I've been doing it this way for about 40 years now. I have
> 3 chef's/gyuto style knives that I have used about 1 time each. I do have a
> couple styles of boning knives I use as well as carvers at the table.
> Cleavers tend to scare house guests for some reason.
>
> Joe Cilinceon

sw does not believe me that you can debone poultry with a chinese
cleaver... ;-)

I'll have to prove it to him one of these days.

Never fillet'd a fish with it tho'. I'll have to try that.

And I know what you mean about scaring people with cleavers! <lol> I
keep an extra one at work for slicing things, mostly fresh salad stuff
in the break room. I'm still trying to convince a couple of co-workers
it's not a weapon! So far, Jessica has only used it for scooping Ice
Cream out of cartons. ;-D
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