Squash: The not so silent killer of knives

[ChefKnivesToGo]

Those knives will surely destroy squash. I'm not so sure that they'll do an especially good job cutting them though.

Yes. The knife would emerge intact. The effect on the squash could be brutal. Btw, nothing here compares to what Mark has curated for CKTG. I will sign up as the CKTG Paris branch office leader. Sue can join me and we can shop. Um, I mean sell knives.

We’ll need to meet of course so we can find a suitable office for you. I’m thinking in during the final week of the Tour de France.

[Jeff B]

Those knives will surely destroy squash. I'm not so sure that they'll do an especially good job cutting them though.

Yes. The knife would emerge intact. The effect on the squash could be brutal. Btw, nothing here compares to what Mark has curated for CKTG. I will sign up as the CKTG Paris branch office leader. Sue can join me and we can shop. Um, I mean sell knives.

We’ll need to meet of course so we can find a suitable office for you. I’m thinking in during the final week of the Tour de France.

I'd be happy to be Cindy's assistant manager.

[ChefKnivesToGo]

Here is a new one. No word on if it's squash-related. This was a gift to a customer's family member.

[XexoX]

Oh my. At times like these, I just wonder, were they told anything about the knife? If there were told, did they just ignore it, or not understand what they were told?

[Jeff B]

Oh my. At times like these, I just wonder, were they told anything about the knife? If there were told, did they just ignore it, or not understand what they were told?

Sometimes s**t just happens. Many a very experienced knife wielder has had an "oops" moment.

[jmcnelly85]

Here is a new one. No word on if it's squash-related. This was a gift to a customer's family member.

The size of the chips and burner coils seem suspiciously similar…

[ChefKnivesToGo]

Here's one I did yesterday.

[DanRyan]

Never knew squash or sweet potatoes could mess up my knife, good to know I'll have to revert to one of my wusthof when I cut those

[ColonelJLloyd]

Never knew squash or sweet potatoes could mess up my knife, good to know I'll have to revert to one of my wusthof when I cut those

The old Wustof chef's knife will have a role to play. Yesterday I smoked two bone-in butts and that's definitely the knife I reached for to chop up the bark.

[LaVieestBelle]

Never knew squash or sweet potatoes could mess up my knife, good to know I'll have to revert to one of my wusthof when I cut those

Squash and dense blocks of cheese! I always believe that when transitioning to elegant Japanese knives, it's never a bad idea to keep one Wusthof...

[Cutuu]

Never knew squash or sweet potatoes could mess up my knife, good to know I'll have to revert to one of my wusthof when I cut those

Sweet potatoes are different than hard squash.

[ChefKnivesToGo]

I think most customers that chip their knives try to slice the stems which are very tough and can deflect the edge of the knife fairly easily. I never hear about root vegetables like sweet potatoes.

[ChefKnivesToGo]

Here is one that makes me a little ill. First use and he decides to hack through a big blue fin tuna. I offered to fix it for him for no charge since it’s brand new. It’s definitely getting a wider bevel on it.

[XexoX]

Ouch. And it wasn't even squash!

[Robstreperous]

If you need to go through something like a blue fin what do you use? Deba?

[ChefKnivesToGo]

That is a deba.

If I were doing this I would sharpen this knife by hand and put a wider bevel on it. Technique is important once you try cutting with it. It’s much better to push cut using a lot of edge rather than trying to crunch through the head or tail and you have to make sure you don’t wobble when you’re drawing the edge through the bones.

This would be a better alternative. I’ve never had to repair one of these. https://www.chefknivestogo.com/todpwede24.html

[taz575]

Yeah, Deba for tuna is doable, but you need to use the heel of the knife (which is usually left with a stouter edge), put the knife on the joint and then push down. You don't just chop/whack down on the fish! Yikes!!

[ChefKnivesToGo]

Here is the tuna knife.

[aporigine]

Yeah, Deba for tuna is doable, but you need to use the heel of the knife (which is usually left with a stouter edge), put the knife on the joint and then push down. You don't just chop/whack down on the fish! Yikes!!

beautiful save

[ChefKnivesToGo]

Yeah, Deba for tuna is doable, but you need to use the heel of the knife (which is usually left with a stouter edge), put the knife on the joint and then push down. You don't just chop/whack down on the fish! Yikes!!

beautiful save

Thank you! Sharpening is my happy place.