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    What cutting surfaces do you use for chicken?

    Poly, small enough for the dishwasher. When I prep a chicken the edge touches the board only a couple of times. I don’t see any advantage using a board that is easy on edges but harder to sanitize.
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    Where/when to buy Japanese knives

    Yeah, that probably deserves its own thread. I was in SAT for business, and was excited to visit the store. The other people at the store were really cool...and then Philip :facepalm: I asked him about a recent post to Rodriguez Butcher Supply IG and to see the knife, he pretended like he...
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    Where/when to buy Japanese knives

    Agree with all of the above, but after visiting Home Butcher and meeting Philip, I would never buy from there. He was kind of a dick.
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    Bought Carbon cleaver

    Or a 1302. I’ve owned both. Gave away the 1302, but sometimes wonder if that was the right choice. The size difference is not much. The height and weight are what you feel most; the difference in length is harder to notice. I like gyutos with shorter heels, so I think the 1303 fits me better...
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    What will you spend $1000 on?

    Hookers and blow. Anything to keep me off the jnats.
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    Kato workhorse vs Standard and Blue vs white -how do you ID?

    Wouldn't XRF for tungsten be a more reliable method to determine blue vs white? I doubt that even CATRA testing would be able to confidently determine blue/white given especially given all the variables besides alloy content. Geometry and heat treat could totally confound "objective" testing...
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    Henckel question by the year....

    They are not the same. I have a 2-man set from ~2003 and I recommended the same set to a friend around 2013. The handles were the same, the blade profiles were basically identical, but the newer blades were thinner and much lighter. Henkels must have been cutting materials costs at the expense...
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    Military ration packs?

    Agreed with the first sentence :) But I also loved the now-discontinued tuna noodle casserole. An added bonus: no one else seemed to like it so it was easy to trade for! Dunno if today's MREs are any good in comparison. Haven't had one in years.
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    Show your newest knife buy

    It's remarkable how many great American things aren't from America at all. :)
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    Flipper alert

    Feeling the strangest combination of terror and infatuation....
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    Thoughts on Mazaki Gyuto

    +1 on knife to knife variance. I bought two JNS pettys a little over a year ago, one for me and one for my brother in law. The profiles were substantially different, and they cut differently. I took the thinner one with the flatter profile. I'd say I picked the wrong one. His seems to work a...
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    Jon Broida’s Nightmare

    1. Sure looks rusty. 2. This is weird.
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    American Knives

    Looks like a P-51A. +1 on the Instagram presence for knifemakers. Prices can be all over the place. Do not use the retail prices of Homebutcher.com as representative of prices you could find from other retailers or especially from the makers directly.
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    Hobbyists who aren't chefs

    IME if you work in the kitchen and you don’t have the word chef in your title, you wouldn’t call yourself a chef. And neither would anyone else in the restaurant. Sous chefs, pastry chefs, etc...they are definitely chefs. Home chefs are chefs in the sense that they run their kitchen. Personal...
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    Hobbyists who aren't chefs

    Very reductive to put people into two bins: chefs and hobbyists. As a former cook, I find it interesting you used the word “chef” instead of “cook,” and I also find it interesting you used the nearly derogatory description of “hobbyist.” Many of the most talented cooks I’ve encountered are...
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    Spyderco Murray Carter Signature Series

    This is true for blades ground on belts even against against a platen. I believe the stock removal on Spyderco full flat ground folders isn't done that way, at least the Golden CO blades like the militaries, the paras, and the older UKPKs. They are fly cut on a mill, so the blade is truly flat...
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    New Steel – Crucible S45VN

    Thanks for the breakdown!
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    New Steel – Crucible S45VN

    Great article. Couple questions: 1. What's the story behind the addition of nitrogen in S30V, but no mention of it in the datasheet? 2. You have optimized heat treats/tempering for several steels with conditions that are significantly different from the recommendations in datasheets, and S45VN...
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    Anthony Bourdain's custom Bob Kramer knife at auction.

    Pretty cool article about Bourdain, Kramer, and the knife: Anthony Bourdain, a Legendary Knife, an Auction, and a Love Story https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/a29622461/anthony-bourdain-auction-bob-kramer-knife
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    What were your first three and last three J-knives acquired?

    First 3: 1. Mac original 7" fillet knife 2. Mac Chef Series 10" 3. Tojiro DP utility knife Last 3: 1. Kaeru 210 2. Tojiro ITK bread knife 3. Shigefusa 180 mm deba
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