Which boning knife?

[seadog1408]

Ladies and gents, can anyone recommend a good 6" boning knife?, I am getting fed up with my crap ones blunting quickly, did a Roebuck on Friday and had to stop and sharpen three times, so one that could do the job before needing stropping would be nice!
cheers

mike

[willie_gunn]

Have a look at the Samprene range from Staniforths - had them for years and they have stood up well.

http://www.s-staniforth.co.uk/55-samprene

I have both the broad and narrow boning knives, the scimitar and the skinner.

Along with a decent cleaver that would cover my butchery needs 99% of the time, though I have to say that I actually prefer my old Buck 103 skinner, simply because it’s what I’m used to.



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[willie_gunn]

BTW, though I have one of them and see the attraction in them, personally I dislike the Swingblade.

Too many crevices, nooks and crannies for bacteria to hide, IMHO.


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[Dave O'Sullivan]

Mike, might be worth asking your local butcher? I reckon they'd know the best stuff to get.

[hughtrimble]

When you say 'did a roebuck' can you clarify what you mean? Some knives will be better for certain tasks than others in game prepping.

[ac82]

Last post got deleted when I tried to edit it?

https://www.cuttingedgeservices.co.u...e-blade-f-dick

The flexible blade is the one I have and it's been fantastic

[Franco]

When you say 'did a roebuck' can you clarify what you mean? Some knives will be better for certain tasks than others in game prepping.

I think he refers to a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), called "Capriolo" in Italy and "Roebuck" in Scotland. He probably refers to boning it into manageable pieces to store or cook.

[hughtrimble]

I think he refers to a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), called "Capriolo" in Italy and "Roebuck" in Scotland. He probably refers to boning it into manageable pieces to store or cook.

Understood - it would be good to get confirmation as at different stages of the processing certain knives will fare better than others e.g. using a boning knife when cutting through the hide will certainly be brutal on the finer edges typically found on such knives, hence the desire for clarification on what steps exactly the OP is referring to.

[seadog1408]

Just for clarification I was referring to a boning knife for deboning the primal cuts, I have a swing knife for the field gralloch, a skinning knife for taking the jacket off, and a good saw for the main cuts, I gust need a boning knife for the haunches and ribs.

mike