I bought a babish boning knife. 1.4116 German steel. I know, not great steel but I just needed something cheap. The first one came with an "s" bend in it. I sent it back and this one goes off kind of bent to the right. Do boning knives usually have this problem? Will it cause problems sharpening or cutting meats? Should I try again or just keep it? Thanks for any help
Boning knife problems
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What is a babish boning knife?
Some YouTube chef has his own line of cheap stainless knives. 1.4116 steel
Jovidah
I'll make you a sponsor offer you can't refuse...
Just get your money back and buy one of the utilitarian professional brands like Victorinox instead of Chinese junk. The variability is exactly why I steer people away from it.
1.4116 isn't even all that bad...but '55 +- 2' doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the quality of the heat treatment.
1.4116 isn't even all that bad...but '55 +- 2' doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the quality of the heat treatment.
For a boning knife hard to beat a vintage Forgecraft.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1666626813...uwApSeIS82&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1666626813...uwApSeIS82&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
return that bish ASAP
I love mine. I don't really have much use for a flexible boning knife. These stiff ones are the bees knees. They take a really nice edge. Can't beat the price either.
Thank you! I forget there are great finds on eBay. Thank you!
Thank you, that's a very nice knife. Just looking for super cheap right now. I appreciate it though!
HTTR!!
I looked at victorinox at first. I should have followed my instincts haha. I appreciate it
Homie, I probably have a few of those old Forgecraft boning knives in my bins of project knives. If you want cheap, I'll give it to you for the shipping costs.
If your looking for super cheap, don't look for super straight. Some super expensive knives come super bent.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
I’ll bite.
Which ones?
Thank you my friend, that is very kind. I talked to my old boss and he gave me an old Dexter one from the restaurant. I really appreciate it though!
I'm curious also. Which ones?
All knives can come with a bend. The steel can have a natural bend from the original roll it was in, the blacksmith might leave some bends in going in various directions due to how they forge, it can be straight from the blacksmith and the sharpener puts bends in with pressure, the polishing stages can also bend the knife, . Then there is shipping.....I've had bend Kurosaki's, a Shig I have has a slight bend but thats from age, every single Shindo I've seen is bent. On the other hand every knife I've got through Sakai Kikumori has been as straight as a straight thing.
Seriously, for just the price of shipping, you should take him up on the offer. Those old Forgie stiff boners are awesome. No one ever complained about having too many knives.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
Thanks, but none of these is “super expensive” except some Shigs that trade for more than purchase price.
Relative...
edit: the discussion was talking about Vic's and forgecraft, in comparison a Kurosaki is super expensive (note, I haven't had a paycheck for quite a few years now so a forgecraft is expensive for me
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