Scrap Yard Is Proud To Offer A Test-Run Of The Alpha Chef 6.5 . . . Coming This Monday, March 10, 2025 At 9:00 PM Eastern

jakescott7 said:
it's weird and too small for proper kitchen work ...
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My extraordinarily sharp six inch nakiri might disagree with you on that point. 😉
So yeah, this is like an AEB-L nakiri after getting a nose job & acquiring a point. Sort of. 🤔🙄🤣

In reality, this 6.5" knife's utility will be dependent on what each cook's kitchen needs & processes are. While I concur with the usual wisdom of an 8" chef's knife, like the AC8 big brother version of this knife, being the general go-to kitchen blade that covers most cutting jobs, there are times when space constraints make it awkward or restricted in use. Different circumstances, different tools.

Buy 'em all, eh? We gotta keep Jerry well stocked with alcohol so he'll keep making these great blades. 😎
 
Nuker said:
In for stonewash… slicker/less porous than satin.
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Is this true? I thought the satin finish was the slicker finish because it had a grain to it? I bought stone wash for the first scrap yard kitchen knife and was kicking myself for not going satin for the looks but might get another in stonewash if the performance is better.
 
I bought the SW & satin Alpha Chef 8… stonewash seemed smoother than the satin one.

Anyone else also buy one of each & care to chime in?
 
I picked Stone Washed specifically because it would be smoother, have less surface area, and therefore less drag. The difference should be most noticeable when slicing given the orientation of the striations..
 
FreeDumb said:
I picked Stone Washed specifically because it would be smoother, have less surface area, and therefore less drag. The difference should be most noticeable when slicing given the orientation of the striations..
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Stonewash vs satin, wouldn’t satin have less surface area? At the microscopic level satin would resemble a car tire with vertical slots for rain grooves and stonewash was would resemble more of a race car slick with more contact area because of less variation in the surface level?
 
whowantstoknow said:
Stonewash vs satin, wouldn’t satin have less surface area? At the microscopic level satin would resemble a car tire with vertical slots for rain grooves and stonewash was would resemble more of a race car slick with more contact area because of less variation in the surface level?
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I have never seen stonewashed under a microscope, but that would be a great service to the forum. I will see what I can do about that. I thought stonewashed might have more of a golfball appearance at magnification. But I might be thinking of bead blasted finishes.
 
Stonewash is washed with stones. Stones scratch the surface making it less smooth than polished. Polished should have a bit better stain resistance as well.
 
whowantstoknow said:
Stonewash vs satin, wouldn’t satin have less surface area? At the microscopic level satin would resemble a car tire with vertical slots for rain grooves and stonewash was would resemble more of a race car slick with more contact area because of less variation in the surface level?
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Good analogy. Fresh food is mostly water.

With that aside… which tire would give you better grip / worse grip when it’s been raining?
 
Well fellas, I'm gonna have to wait and hopefully get one off the 2ndary mkt
We were finally able to get some gravel lined up for our driveway and it aint cheap lol
 
FreeDumb said:
I picked Stone Washed specifically because it would be smoother, have less surface area, and therefore less drag. The difference should be most noticeable when slicing given the orientation of the striations..
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Satin finish is vertical. Most slicing action is up & down (vertical). Easy to use, easy to clean. Stonewash, "stones" hit the blade at every angle repeatedly, even in spots already hit at different angles. Probably easy to use, but better scrub that blade in every direction after every use as it will be a bit harder to ensure that no bacteria will hide in the "scratches".
How many kitchen knives have you seen that are stonewashed (past these)? I've seen none. How many satin finished? A lot. 😉
 
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