Japanese knife fails on Winter Melon?

[zw359]

I just peeled and cut a winter melon( soccer ball size ) in this afternoon with my Masamoto CT Gyuto. After that, the knife could not slice into pork belly skin even the cutting edge looked fine. I didn't expect to sharp my Japanese knife between two dishes Does any one treat their knives with harsh water melons?

 

[panda]

It's your technique.

 

[zw359]

Thanks. I think you suggest to cut along inside of hard skin. I did cut through the skin many many times.

 

[lobby]

Pork skin is surprisingly tough. I doubt you dulled your knife that much. Have you tried cutting anything aside from the pork skin to see if its the knife or the product?

 

[JBroida]

honestly, problems solving without more information is rather difficult, but i would probably start by considering if the edge had the burr properly removed before cutting. Following that, i would look at how the knife was sharpened (angle, grit, etc), then the cutting technique, cutting boards, etc.

 

[mhpr262]

Did you slam the knife very hard into the cutting board while powering through the melon? Maybe the knife edge is rolled, or you have microchipping?