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08-03-2020, 01:49 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: SANTUCKET
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Just got the 8"
I saw Chris using these AFTCO knifes and my Bubba's tip broke (sounds weird), so i figured you cant go wrong with German steal. $85 shipped.
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08-04-2020, 06:41 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 478
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San Diego Knife Merchant is an excellent local shop a lot of the knives used to clean fish on the sport boats come from there. They sharpen knives by hand with no machines as well. I’d check them out.
https://www.knifemerchant.com/ |
08-05-2020, 08:45 AM | #3 | |
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 308
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Victorinox/forschner are excellent, the cryo treatment makes them excellent for holding an edge. Definitely the best bet for a budget, especially if you get the set.
I would recommend the 8" chef knife for filleting if you want to practice the Japanese filleting techniques. Works well, but a deba is better, just much pricier.
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08-05-2020, 01:53 PM | #4 |
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pacific Beach
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I got the AFTCO as a gift and I can say I'm very happy with it! I also have a Victorinox and a Dexter... really all these knives are excellent when they are brand new, but as they said keeping them sharp for the long term is the hard part.
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08-05-2020, 05:39 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Inland Empire
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Escape the edge debate...
...and get a good sharpener: https://chefschoice.com/products/che...ener-model-120
Of course I also have a set of these: https://www.pennfishing.com/penn-too...ean-prep-penn/ |
08-07-2020, 09:31 PM | #6 | ||
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I have one. It sharpens to a nice narrow edge, polishes well, and takes very little time. That said, I don't use it often, because I take care of my knives. I never touch them to anything harder than a plastic cutting board, I clean and dry them immediately after use, and I put them back in the wood block the set came in. Do that and you won't be sharpening them often, but I do occasionally use the hone that came with the knife set.
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