Hudson Bay in the kitchen

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I'm heading out for a bit of camping this coming Wednesday, and I look forward to putting my new JK 7" Hudson Bay knife to work in a wilderness setting. In the meantime, I have had to content myself with using it in the kitchen - and it really excels there. I'm starting think that this may be my best all-around camp knife, but I'll reserve judgement until I get back from the camp!

Attributes in the kitchen:

  • The Hudson Bay is hefty enough for serious chopping. I have used it to chop through chicken, beef, and fish bones without any trouble.
  • The knife is wide, with a high, thin flat (slightly convexed) grind. This allows it to be used for slicing without worring about the blade thickness making things difficult.
  • It holds a wonderfully sharp edge - I have used it to thinly slice garlic and other veggies.
  • It can be used as an ulu-type knife. The slight Nessmuk-ish bump towards the front makes a great place to grip the blade when I want to use it for some two-handed dicing.
  • The blade width makes it a great scoop for transferring cut food to the pot / pan.

Anyway, I'm really pleased with how this knife performs in the kitchen. I often use thin scandi knives for cooking, as opposed to thicker blades - but this knife is quickly becoming my go-to cooking tool.

A few photos from today, using my Hudson Bay to make some spicy pasta sauce (primarily tomatoes, red pepper, onions, garlic, and a variety of hot peppers).

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All the best,

- Mike
 
That looks awesome buddy, helped of course by your great pics !

I can see why you like it so much !!!!!
 
It sounds like your spicey pasta sauce just might work well in a Bloody Mary!
 
Great review.
My 5" Hudson Bay came last week. I am itching to give it a workout.
I had relatives in town and a business party that kept me out of the kitchen and the woods.
I will get a review up as soon as I can.
 
Another one of my customers has a 6" x 1/8" HB on order along with a 3/32" Bird & Trout, both with oak handles, to match his A.P.C.K. These 3 will be his camp / kitchen set.
 
That sounds good, I am going to see if my mom has time to make some for dinner tomorrow.
 
Excellent review!

I was also thinking of the possibilities of using the wider blade as a food scoop.
 
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