Knife for Chopping the Chicken

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Brandon -B-

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seriously...Does anyone have any good ideas on a unique knife to chop food. I've been cooking a lot more lately and have been chopping all kinds of things most recently a couple of chicken brests for my son's dinner. I have been using a big chefs knife but i feel I can bring my food chopping to another level if I just found the right knife. I'm talkind about serious chopping not just like chopping some little parsley or something. I could just go buy a cleaver from the PX but I want my chopper to be unique and special. Yes I know that anything from Jerry Hossum would do the best job but I'd kinda like to keep the price below $100 (the further below the better). any pics or links to pics would be welcome thanks y'all

Brandon
 
Hi Brandon,
My girlfriend has been using a Joyce Chen All-in-One Chinese cleaver/utility knife (like this one: http://cooking.aol.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=160397 ) almost exclusively since I got it for her a year ago. Very handy in the kitchen.
Bill Buxton also has a great looking cleaver for sale on his site
( bottom left on this page:http://www.geocities.com/buxtonknives/knivesforsale.html ).
I don't know what he wants for it, but I have bought two of his knives and found them to be very well made for a reasonable price.
Regards, Greg
 
Would you believe that, when we were first married, my wife and I used my Randall 6" Hunters Bowie for chopping chicken. It did it quite well, too. That was 34 years ago last June. I bought that knife for $25 in November of 1961 and my parents were very upset at my spending that much money on "just a knife".
 
Try the AG Russell Hocho. I recently lost mine in a move, but I can say from experience that it is a great kitchen knife. Plus, it folds!

-Al-
 
You use a knife?!!! Isn't that a little risky?

Oh wait, you said "CHOPPING the chicken". It's all coming clear now.

Lessee then... I'd recommed a good 8 or 10 inch chef's knife or cleaver (like a Henckels), but you've already got that. Maybe it's a question of quality and heft though. Is there a good kitchen cutlery store near you? Go in and feel out a number of knives to get a sense of what you want.
Once you've decided, you might even contact a custom maker and have him/her build a knife out of your choice of materials.

Right now, we use Tromantina knives. Good quality, but not a giant pricetag.
 
At Cliff Stamp's recommendation, I bought an Uluchet for hunting applications. Since I haven't been able to shoot anything since I got it, most of my "testing" (fooling around) has been in the kitchen or while camping. Let me tell you, this tool will make soup out of a turkey carcass in short order! Also great for splitting kindling. D2 tool steel with a convex edge. Comes really sharp and stays that way. Check out www.silverstar.com/turnermfg

If you want to chat with the designer, PJ Turner, call 800-638-9969.
 
for chopping bone. I go the chinese way, big a$$ cleaver for $8 in
most china towns.

don't ruin your good knife edges on bone. santoku's were made for boneless meat and veggies. thanks why when you look at a cleaver grind it is convex, those are for bone. asian veggie cleavers are narrow flat grinds for thin slicing. not hacking bone.
 
Unique huh?
How about an ABS Master smith designed knife that is perfect for all type of food prep? The steel is Sandvik with a 6.5" blade that holds an amazing edge. It's light and strong, great for everything from chopping to slicing and it is within your price range.

My Kitchen Knives
 
guess I missed the point.

I would go with Siegle big a$$ cleaver for chicken bones. and a custom chef knife for evderything else.
 
How about a TTKN (Tallmadge Tactical Kitchen Knife) from Trace Rinaldi?

I've often thought of getting one for kitchen/camp use..
 
that is me in the Kitchen:( :( Anyone wanna eat MY chicken after I get done using a set of kitchen tools like that? Do Not mind all those little crunching tasty nuggets, just some chicken bone:eek: :eek: :D Those will DEFINITELY do it.....wolf
 
Szabo produces some cool stuff! I have UUK #17 and am looking at the kerambit. One of my friends is ordering the Filipino Boxcutter, which also looks nasty. However, his stuff costs a lot more than the Uluchet.
 
Ouch.

My first read on the title of this thread was:

Best Knife to Choke the Chicken

I 'bout gagged...
 
I made a knife from 52100/410 laminate, HT'd by Ed Caffrey. 7" blade, bout 4.5 to 5" are flat, and the tip is curved. Makes a great combo style kitchen knive for chopping and slicing in general. The blade is 2" wide at the widest part, so it has plenty of weight. Ill put the pic up, or u can search in the Gallery for some of my kitchen knive pics...email me if you are interested in a similiar knife!
 
Chrisaloia,

I know what the knives are in your picture, but what's off to the right? Please tell me that's not someone's butt! :eek: :D
 
you know how it is......oh honey I have to shoot a photo of some cleavers would you mind standing off to the side a bit.

then I awoke and my wife said who were you talking to in your sleep.

oh no one;)


I would rather have the above scenario instead of my thumb.

I am a terrible photographer if you can't tell.
 
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