In vai777's mini review of the Uraku Santoku I read:
If I infer correctly he is saying it would be abusive to cut through apple seeds with this knife. I found this a bit surprising as I have used some pretty thin edges to slice citrus, seeds and all, and I noticed no damage to the edge. (I think citrus seeds are harder than apple seeds?) Is this abusive? What kinds of seeds, rinds etc. are soft enough to cut with a thin/hard knife and what kinds are not? Clearly there are different degrees of thin and hard so I guess I am looking for some kind of ranking.
Cut up an apple on a cheap bamboo cutting board... obviously not through the core / seeds.
If I infer correctly he is saying it would be abusive to cut through apple seeds with this knife. I found this a bit surprising as I have used some pretty thin edges to slice citrus, seeds and all, and I noticed no damage to the edge. (I think citrus seeds are harder than apple seeds?) Is this abusive? What kinds of seeds, rinds etc. are soft enough to cut with a thin/hard knife and what kinds are not? Clearly there are different degrees of thin and hard so I guess I am looking for some kind of ranking.