Poll: Can You Tell Which Is Which?

Which One Is Stainless Steel?

  • Top

    Votes: 63 38.4%

  • Bottom

    Votes: 64 39.0%

  • Unsure

    Votes: 37 22.6%
  • Total voters
    164
  • Poll closed .
I can't tell without a magnet. Yes they will both be magnetic with the carbon blade will have a stronger attraction.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Can you tell if a steel is stainless just by looking at it? If you think you can tell, just cast your vote here. The Moras shown are identical models, except for steel type. Nothing has been altered about the photo except for desaturating the color of the handles. Also, one was a little older than the other and I noticed it used a different variant of the logo, so I 'shopped that so they'd match during this stage. Sunday evening I'll reveal which one is which, with the original full color photo. :)

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I'd say the top one is stainless. If I'm not fooled by the lighting, I see a finer structure and a more even polish. Stainless territory. The bottom one would be carbon because less care in polishing because they will mess it up anyways in the woods, and the oxydation, and the ruins of time.
 
jbmonkey said:
the one banned in commercial kitchens worldwide would be carbon steel.:)

voted dont know as I cant tell from a pic.
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Mr youngest brother was chief chef at some fancy restaurant in Pennsylvania, when he died of a heart attack at work last year. :(

He used carbon steel "kitchen" knives at work, and at home. From what I was told, they all had a nice patina, too. :)
 
jbmonkey said:
the one banned in commercial kitchens worldwide would be carbon steel.:)

voted dont know as I cant tell from a pic.
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Got a citation for that? 'Cause I know a lot of chefs that use carbon steel knives and many industrial producers of knives for the culinary and meat-cutting markets produce full lines of carbon steel knives. Perhaps you're confusing NSF certification with being a legal requirement?
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Got a citation for that? 'Cause I know a lot of chefs that use carbon steel knives and many industrial producers of knives for the culinary and meat-cutting markets produce full lines of carbon steel knives. Perhaps you're confusing NSF certification with being a legal requirement?
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it's just a light inside joke. a banned fella used to claim it on here. also had some other wild theories.....so the only ref I have would be that guy, but hes no ref for accuracy.....:)
 
afishhunter said:
Mr youngest brother was chief chef at some fancy restaurant in Pennsylvania, when he died of a heart attack at work last year. :(

He used carbon steel "kitchen" knives at work, and at home. From what I was told, they all had a nice patina, too. :)
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sorry to hear your brother passed Sir.

It was just an inside joke on a fella who used to spout this all the time and refused to provide any ref. I know better...just light humor.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Can you tell if a steel is stainless just by looking at it? If you think you can tell, just cast your vote here. The Moras shown are identical models, except for steel type. Nothing has been altered about the photo except for desaturating the color of the handles. Also, one was a little older than the other and I noticed it used a different variant of the logo, so I 'shopped that so they'd match during this stage. Sunday evening I'll reveal which one is which, with the original full color photo. :)

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Are we just guessing here or is there actually a way to tell the difference just by looking at the pic?
 
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