Posts by JohnR

I have the 8 in Forschner Breaking knife and in the past when I fished a lot I've used it on plenty of Salmon, Ling Cod, and Halibut. Now I usually buy fished already pieced but when I need to prep the occasional whole fish I use the...

"You should try looking on the internet for white handled chefs knives there not that uncommon we had one at my work, granted it was one of those plastic hanled knives that gets replaced every 2-4 weeks."   Ours don't get...

I only have one J knife ... a petty (gifted ot me) which is a size I almost never use... so usually I will use the same stones or my belt sander has higher micron grit and leather belts. But I really can't remember the last...

OnePiecekeep in mind that the grits you used on the Forshner with Oil Stones are likely different than the Japanese grits. http://www.fine-tools.com/G10019.htm   With my softer steel knives (like Forshner) I...

I use a belt clip that I got from an old flashlight, but more often than not I use my qpron pocket.

If I'm not mistaken the prep cook Tomas mentioned something like ... that if the knife is too sharp it could cut into bone which could then be included with the fish portions/filets. I suspect this would then require extra prep work to...

Are J style knives better? I guess so based on the experts and J knife vendors.   I try and judge a knife by how it can do it's intended task without caring where it's made, sold or what the steel is. I don't care if it can...

At work with larger boards and bigger prep jobs, I use 10 inch Chef's knives.. more recently Dexter knives.   At home with smaller prep, smaller boards (and with a knife roll of various other knives), more often than not I...

Yep a bit of duplication there, but if you are into it as a hobby then "need" is probably not a consideration.   For 95%+ of my prep work I use a 10 in. Chef's (8 in. at home), a serrated bread knife, a Y peeler, and a pocket...

If I understood correctly CI's top lighter choice was the 8 Qt. All Clad... For those that want to stay with a lighter more responsive option, a similar size pot is the Johnson Rose 8 Qt Brazier but at about $50+- a much more...