Shucking Abalonie

[dartanyon]

Does anyone know of a good blade to shuck abalonie with? At the moment I use a butchers boning knife, sorta like a skinning knife with a heavily turned up tip. Any ideas for a blade that I'm not so afraid of slipping with?

 

[Southpaw]

I know when we go Abalone diving we use the ab bar to pop them out of the shell. They come out in one piece and it is a lot safer. When cleaning the Abalone I use a Spyderco Moran that does not slip in the hand. They can be pretty slimey little devils. Nothing beats fresh Abalone for dinner though

 

[DancesWithKnives]

I too have used my ab iron to pop them out of the shell. I usually use a long fillet knife to slice them. If you want to protect your hands, restaurant supply businesses usually stock protective gloves. The lightest and most flexible ones are made of spectra or a kevlar/spectra composite. Heavier models are made of stainless mesh. I have some of the spectra gloves and they will definitely help if the knife slips on a slimey ab. They wash up pretty easily.