Carving Fork - Hardened?

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Harley Boatman

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Hello all,

Would you say that the fork in a meat carving set should be hardened/tempered along with the rest of the set, or should I leave it as is?
Using CPM S30V for all 3 pieces (fork, 13" carving knife, 3.75" paring knife)

Thanks!
 
I'm not sure how soft that steel is, but if it's anything like mild steel when unhardened, then I would HT it.
 
It won’t be used strictly for carving. It’ll be used to help lift a turkey or heavy roast out of a pan and other tasks.
Better heat treat it.

I believe I read somewhere here that some stainless steels become stainless after heat treat. I don’t know if this applies to 30V but it could only help.
 
3fifty7 said:
It won’t be used strictly for carving. It’ll be used to help lift a turkey or heavy roast out of a pan and other tasks.
Better heat treat it.
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That's a good point. I didn't think about that.

I didn't know SS wasn't stainless until after hardening! That's very interesting.

Thanks everyone!
 
having everthing hard will keep it nicely looking/uniform with the rest too
 
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