carving knives

[tgr]

Why is it that many carving knives that are sold in chef's shops are serrated? I would have thought that the teeth tear the meat and make for a less clean slice.

Anyone (particularly catering professional) care to comment?

[escargot]

http://www.richmondcookshop.co.uk/product_info.php...

That's a cracking knife.

[tgr]

Blimey! Should be for that price.

I was more thinking Victorinox fibrox...

[escargot]

I've no experience of Victorinox myself but they seem to get really good reviews by people on here.

[z4chris99]

global ones are nice

http://www.richmondcookshop.co.uk/product_info.php...

[Vipers]

Just got myself an electric knife from John Lewis's for crimbo, just to cut the turkey clean for a change.

Only a tenner, that will do me fine.

[Output Flange]

lepetitoeuf said:

I bought that fork many years ago and it is the least used of my Global items.

By contrast, I use mine pretty much every weekend.

I want to get the ::Global Roast Slicer::.

[Bullett]

I lost my straight cut carving knife and someone got me a serrated one as a replacement. It's rubbish, rips the food especially chicken to pieces rather than making a clean cut.

Got another straight edge now.

[evoivboy]

i have used one of these for 35 years
http://www.nisbets.co.uk/Victorinox-Slicer/C632/Pr...

must be kept sharp though

[ed1983]

Victorinox pastry knife. Won't chew the meat and stays sharp for years.

[tgr]

Bullitt that's exactly what I feared. Evoivboy do you find the meat tears?

[Flibble]

I have a straight edge carver. Didn't bother with a flash fork to go with it - a global fork is not much better than a cheapo supermarket one really.

[evoivboy]

tgr said:

Bullitt that's exactly what I feared. Evoivboy do you find the meat tears?

no never, the blade is very thin, but must be kept sharp

[lawrence567]

I work for a catering equipment company & the majority of our chef customers tend to go Victorinox or Gustav, a very, very small percentage buy the Global's, they're fking sharp, but they are'nt very nice to hold.

[pjdow]

evoivboy said:

i have used one of these for 35 years
http://www.nisbets.co.uk/Victorinox-Slicer/C632/Pr...

must be kept sharp though

+1

[pjdow]

evoivboy said:

i have used one of these for 35 years
http://www.nisbets.co.uk/Victorinox-Slicer/C632/Pr...

must be kept sharp though

+1

[pjdow]

evoivboy said:

i have used one of these for 35 years
http://www.nisbets.co.uk/Victorinox-Slicer/C632/Pr...

must be kept sharp though

+1