I use a 270 mm TKC gyuto for watermelons. It just barely makes it all the way through most watermelons but they are so easy to cut, I don't feel I need a longer knife.
I use a 270 mm TKC gyuto for watermelons. It just barely makes it all the way through most watermelons but they are so easy to cut, I don't feel I need a longer knife.
An old timer sells melons on the side of the road near me, he uses a piece of wire wrapped on two dowels to cut them up.
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That red watermelon knife is a gimmick.
But the Japanese one, IIRC, is for grocers and vendors. They have to top and tail the produce before putting it on the rack, and a real polished push cutting edge on a thin, long blade makes life a lot easier, and prevents oxidation and splitting.
Ya, that "knife" is really more of a saw!
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Ok, so I stumbled upon a $35 watermelon knife. At that price how could you not have one.
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+1.
You could make that knife from a $15 saw, but why would you? Old Hickory, anyone?
Because when customers are in your watermelon store they would like to see clean knives. Carbon as we all know rusts or gets colored by patina. If customers think you cut the melons with a dirty knife, they´ll never come back.
Im jumping this deal when my funds are back up![]()