Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> What the best/easiest way to remove the membrane from individual orange
> segments?
>
> TIA
>
I have this wonderful Henkles curved paring knife that will work wonders
on something like that. That said, you do have to be a tad ruthless at
times to actually cut it away rather than just try to peel it off. I
think the end results are nicer looking when you slice it off.
Goomba

On Thu 15 Jan 2009 02:39:20p, Goomba told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> What the best/easiest way to remove the membrane from individual orange
>> segments?
>>
>> TIA
>>
> I have this wonderful Henkles curved paring knife that will work wonders
> on something like that. That said, you do have to be a tad ruthless at
> times to actually cut it away rather than just try to peel it off. I
> think the end results are nicer looking when you slice it off.
> Goomba

I guess one must cut away more than I would have expected.

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Sheldon wrote:

>
> This is better than any Henkles: http://tinyurl.com/8dnolf

ohmygawd. Only you, Shel, would have known on that website!! LOL

Back to my lovely paring knife- I have never seen one for sale here in
the US with this great inwardly curved blade. I bought this in Germany
years ago and it "sits" in my hand just perfectly to slice with.

On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:23:40 -0500, Goomba >
wrote:
>Back to my lovely paring knife- I have never seen one for sale here in
>the US with this great inwardly curved blade. I bought this in Germany
>years ago and it "sits" in my hand just perfectly to slice with.

I have seen them at various places, and in fact had a set with a knife
like that. I have since lost it, and am now searching for another
set. I think I found mine at Williams-Sonoma years ago.

I forget what kind of blade that one is called though.

Christine
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:36:58 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>Christine replied to Goomba:

>> I have seen them at various places, and in fact had a set with a knife
>> like that. I have since lost it, and am now searching for another
>> set. I think I found mine at Williams-Sonoma years ago.
>>
>> I forget what kind of blade that one is called though.
>
>Do you mean a bird's beak knife?
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Shun-Classic-2.../dp/B0000Y7KMW

Yes, that is it. There was another one, that I thought was called a
birds beak, but I guess I was wrong.

Christine
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Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:23:40 -0500, Goomba >
> wrote:
>> Back to my lovely paring knife- I have never seen one for sale here in
>> the US with this great inwardly curved blade. I bought this in Germany
>> years ago and it "sits" in my hand just perfectly to slice with.
>
> I have seen them at various places, and in fact had a set with a knife
> like that. I have since lost it, and am now searching for another
> set. I think I found mine at Williams-Sonoma years ago.
>
> I forget what kind of blade that one is called though.
>
> Christine

These were all purchased individually, and if I could find another one
like this I would scarf it up. I've never seen one, and don't see it
even in Henkles stock. If you find one, please share your source.
It is a great knife for slicing things in your hand such as a peach.

On Thu 15 Jan 2009 03:23:40p, Goomba told us...

> Sheldon wrote:
>
>>
>> This is better than any Henkles: http://tinyurl.com/8dnolf
>
> ohmygawd. Only you, Shel, would have known on that website!! LOL

A bit pricy to peel an orange. :-) Of course, Sheldon would not about it.
He's a DIY guy!

> Back to my lovely paring knife- I have never seen one for sale here in
> the US with this great inwardly curved blade. I bought this in Germany
> years ago and it "sits" in my hand just perfectly to slice with.
>

Well, that doesn't help me much, Goomba.

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On Thu 15 Jan 2009 03:26:46p, Christine Dabney told us...

> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:23:40 -0500, Goomba >
> wrote:
>>Back to my lovely paring knife- I have never seen one for sale here in
>>the US with this great inwardly curved blade. I bought this in Germany
>>years ago and it "sits" in my hand just perfectly to slice with.
>
> I have seen them at various places, and in fact had a set with a knife
> like that. I have since lost it, and am now searching for another
> set. I think I found mine at Williams-Sonoma years ago.
>
> I forget what kind of blade that one is called though.
>
> Christine

I have a terrific grapefruit knife that would also work with oranges, but
that would mean the orange would have to be cut in half and then I would
end up with half segments.

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Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Do you mean a bird's beak knife?
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Shun-Classic-2.../dp/B0000Y7KMW
>
>
> Bob

Yes! It is almost identical to that, just slightly more curved
downward/inward on mine I think?
Its a great knife. Have you used one? I never heard that name for the
shape before.
Goomba

On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:58:11 -0500, Goomba >
wrote:

>Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>> Do you mean a bird's beak knife?
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Shun-Classic-2.../dp/B0000Y7KMW
>>
>>
>> Bob
>
>Yes! It is almost identical to that, just slightly more curved
>downward/inward on mine I think?
>Its a great knife. Have you used one? I never heard that name for the
>shape before.
>Goomba

You can find those a lot of places.

Here is one place:
http://www.cutleryandmore.com/peeling-knives.htm

Christine

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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
5.250...
| On Thu 15 Jan 2009 02:39:20p, Goomba told us...
|
| > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
| >> What the best/easiest way to remove the membrane from individual orange
| >> segments?
| >>
| >> TIA
| >>
| > I have this wonderful Henkles curved paring knife that will work wonders
| > on something like that. That said, you do have to be a tad ruthless at
| > times to actually cut it away rather than just try to peel it off. I
| > think the end results are nicer looking when you slice it off.
| > Goomba
|
| I guess one must cut away more than I would have expected.
|

Not at all...here is a good video of the process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7Mfer2bXI

It is like bike riding, once you have done one it will never
be forgotten; just make sure you have a sharp straight-edged
knife.

pavane

On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:45:49 -0500, Goomba >
wrote:

>Christine Dabney wrote:
>> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:23:40 -0500, Goomba >
>> wrote:
>>> Back to my lovely paring knife- I have never seen one for sale here in
>>> the US with this great inwardly curved blade. I bought this in Germany
>>> years ago and it "sits" in my hand just perfectly to slice with.
>>
>> I have seen them at various places, and in fact had a set with a knife
>> like that. I have since lost it, and am now searching for another
>> set. I think I found mine at Williams-Sonoma years ago.
>>
>> I forget what kind of blade that one is called though.
>>
>> Christine
>
>These were all purchased individually, and if I could find another one
>like this I would scarf it up. I've never seen one, and don't see it
>even in Henkles stock. If you find one, please share your source.
>It is a great knife for slicing things in your hand such as a peach.


I have 2 that are similar, both Henckles. One of the came in a cheap
set of three knives and has a 2.5" blade. The other was a more
expensive 4 star with a 2.75" blade. The curve of the blades is not
as sharp as the one pictured.
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On Thu 15 Jan 2009 04:10:51p, pavane told us...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 5.250...
>| On Thu 15 Jan 2009 02:39:20p, Goomba told us...
>|
>| > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>| >> What the best/easiest way to remove the membrane from individual
orange
>| >> segments?
>| >>
>| >> TIA
>| >>
>| > I have this wonderful Henkles curved paring knife that will work
wonders
>| > on something like that. That said, you do have to be a tad ruthless at
>| > times to actually cut it away rather than just try to peel it off. I
>| > think the end results are nicer looking when you slice it off.
>| > Goomba
>|
>| I guess one must cut away more than I would have expected.
>|
>
> Not at all...here is a good video of the process:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7Mfer2bXI
>
> It is like bike riding, once you have done one it will never
> be forgotten; just make sure you have a sharp straight-edged
> knife.
>
> pavane

Perfect, Pavane! Thank you so much. I've got a perfect knife for this.



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The Cook wrote:

>> These were all purchased individually, and if I could find another one
>> like this I would scarf it up. I've never seen one, and don't see it
>> even in Henkles stock. If you find one, please share your source.
>> It is a great knife for slicing things in your hand such as a peach.
>
>
> I have 2 that are similar, both Henckles. One of the came in a cheap
> set of three knives and has a 2.5" blade. The other was a more
> expensive 4 star with a 2.75" blade. The curve of the blades is not
> as sharp as the one pictured.

I wonder if yours needs to be sharpened? Mine is almost 20 years old and
has been sharpened a few times.

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Christine replied to Goomba:
>
>>> Back to my lovely paring knife- I have never seen one for sale here
>>> in the US with this great inwardly curved blade. I bought this in
>>> Germany years ago and it "sits" in my hand just perfectly to slice
>>> with.
>>
>> I have seen them at various places, and in fact had a set with a
>> knife like that. I have since lost it, and am now searching for
>> another set. I think I found mine at Williams-Sonoma years ago.
>>
>> I forget what kind of blade that one is called though.
>
> Do you mean a bird's beak knife?
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Shun-Classic-2.../dp/B0000Y7KMW


Sounded like it to me. I got a set of 3 Wusthoff parers from
somewhere, years ago. I have no idea where the bird's beak
on disappeared to.

I just saw the set recently in some cook's catalog for about
$35.

nancy

Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:36:58 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> > wrote:
>
>> Christine replied to Goomba:
>
>>> I have seen them at various places, and in fact had a set with a knife
>>> like that. I have since lost it, and am now searching for another
>>> set. I think I found mine at Williams-Sonoma years ago.
>>>
>>> I forget what kind of blade that one is called though.
>> Do you mean a bird's beak knife?
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Shun-Classic-2.../dp/B0000Y7KMW
>
> Yes, that is it. There was another one, that I thought was called a
> birds beak, but I guess I was wrong.
>
> Christine


Isn't it also called a "sheep's foot"?

gloria p

Nancy Young wrote:

> Sounded like it to me. I got a set of 3 Wusthoff parers from
> somewhere, years ago. I have no idea where the bird's beak
> on disappeared to.
>
> I just saw the set recently in some cook's catalog for about
> $35.
>
> nancy

I seem to recall paying something like $35 for this one knife almost 20
yrs ago. I could only afford to buy them individually, yet the prices in
Germany at the Px were wonderful as well as tax free. The Henkel's had
been brought in specifically on request by the Division's Commanding
General who needed some new knives, lol. I'm sure I still have the
price paid or the actual receipt in a box in the garage where I keep
inventory/shipping lists and the like. I bought a couple sets of steak
knives for myself (and some for gifts) as well as a mess of individual
assorted knives.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>> http://www.amazon.com/Shun-Classic-2.../dp/B0000Y7KMW

>
> Nice knife, Bob, but a bit pricy to just peel an orange. :-)
>
I got one in a set that I bought -- and it's my FAVORITE in the set. I
won't de-vein shrimp with anything else and you should see how it works
on jalapenos!

I did find a nice Wüsthof Gourmet 2 1/4-Inch Peeling Knife (has the
"beak" similar to mine) at Amazon for $14.99. Is that one a bit closer
to a price you have in mind?

--Lin