The turkey's out of the oven - so what knife?

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mnblade

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I guess I'm boring, but just like last year, I'll be cutting up this year's Thanksgiving turkey with the old carbon steel Dexter boning knife that was my Grandad's. My dad passed it along to me four years ago and it's been a main-stay in our kitchen ever since. It's our go-to knife when there's a job that calls for a REALLY sharp blade.

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What about you guys? What traditional kitchen knives (or folders) do you use in preparing your bird and all the other trimmings?

Anyone "buying" their bird out in the woods the old fashioned way instead of in a grocery store?
 
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I would take it up to Charlie's place and use that kitchen knife he has shown us pictures of. :D.
 
The parents are not yet willing to give up Thanksgiving duties, so I don't have a carving set. The wife and I are going to the parental home for Thanksgiving with the extended family.

That is a good question though. I guess I have to get me one of those nice knife and fork sets, preferably English and with stag handles.
 
Like the OP, I use my grandfather's carbon steel carving knife.

Good for keeping order at the table as well.

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I have a big Henckels carving knife with granton edges from my days as a cook that is great for slicing prime rib.

Used this Henckels set last year to carve at the table.


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Mike Robuck said:
I have a big Henckels carving knife with granton edges from my days as a cook that is great for slicing prime rib.

Used this Henckels set last year to carve at the table.


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That's a gorgeous set Mike. Family heirloom?
 
$30 on the world's online marketplace. Silver was black and the stag was drier than a 20-year old steer skull in the desert.
 
Thanks. Lemon oil and then mineral oil. I should have tried to clean the stag first because I think with the lemon oil I just trapped a bunch of built up gunk in there.
 
The oil will eventually slough out the gunk, IMO. That's a class act, Mike!
For my next Turkey, I'm going to use Tony's knife. It's technically not a slicer, but I think it will do good.
 
I'll be carving the bird with this Case knife. I've used it for every Thanksgiving the last 15years or so. The knife is used only for holiday turkey carving.

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Love that stag set!

No turkey here, we don't do one 'cause e can never eat all of one... But the prime rib roast will be done out with a old old hickory butcher knife(10"ish) that i thinned the edge/blade on a couple years ago.. like a laser!

My personal cutting and sampling of the roast will be done with my Amherst folding hunter, I used it for that last year since I had just received it, and it sounded like a nice tradition to start.

G.
 
I hate to admit it, but I'll be using the same old GE electric knife to carve the turkey that I've used for years.

On a brighter note, I did use the spey blade on my Christmas Trapper today to cut up the celery and onion for the Thanksgiving stuffing. :o
 
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Man that is a beautiful carving set Mike!:cool:
I went over to eastern Montana a couple of weeks ago bird hunting. And did my Thanksgiving feast shopping ;) We were mainly after Pheasant but got lucky & ran into a flock of Turkeys. I ended up with a nice mature hen:thumbup: She should be pretty tasty and will be carved with my Fathers "blade trader"
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I always save the wings for some friends who make arrows and the tail for targets and decoration.:)
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And then I tie up the feet and let them dry to give to a few "special" folks:D
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I wish everyone here a safe & Happy Thanksgiving
Dave
 
Last year found me carrying my Cabela's Pro-Line Buck 120 'General', a traditional hollow ground 7.5" hunting-style knife, to the in-law's. Definite Bowie heritage there, too. Just a longer 119, which I use for my meat cutting at home. The 120 did a masterful job last year - slicing instead of ripping like those serrated monstrosities.

Stainz
 
Been using this set for a quite few years now. Gerber set I got for my better half. Super easy to get shaving sharp. I love these old knives from back when Gerbers were Gerbers:D
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