question about knives

"Allan Matthews" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yesterday on the Food Channel,there was a contest of teen chefs. One
had a set of knives and mentioned one knife that was sharpened on only
one side of the blade. What is this knife used for and what is it
called?
Thanks

That person did not know what they were talking about. There are certain
Japanese knives that are *beveled* on only one side, but they are sharpened
on both sides. They are valued for making extremely thin slices of delicate
food such as raw fish. The non-beveled side is perfectly flat and is put
facing the piece you are cutting. Such knives come in left and right handed
models.

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Peter Aitken
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In article <[email hidden]>, Peter

Aitken said:

That person did not know what they were talking about. There are certain
Japanese knives that are *beveled* on only one side, but they are sharpened
on both sides. They are valued for making extremely thin slices of delicate
food such as raw fish. The non-beveled side is perfectly flat and is put
facing the piece you are cutting. Such knives come in left and right handed
models.

Hmmmmm. The flat side faces the piece you are cutting off? Flat side
faces out? Wouldn't have guess that, but then if I'd purchased a
right-handed knife that's the only way I could have cut. Duh!

Allan Matthews said:

Yesterday on the Food Channel,there was a contest of teen chefs. One
had a set of knives and mentioned one knife that was sharpened on only
one side of the blade. What is this knife used for and what is it
called?

It's called the Yanagiba (willow leaf). PCD.com (Professional Cutlery
Direct) will be happy to answer all your questions concerning this
knife.

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"Stark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>, Peter

Aitken said:

That person did not know what they were talking about. There are certain
Japanese knives that are *beveled* on only one side, but they are
sharpened
on both sides. They are valued for making extremely thin slices of
delicate
food such as raw fish. The non-beveled side is perfectly flat and is put
facing the piece you are cutting. Such knives come in left and right
handed
models.

Hmmmmm. The flat side faces the piece you are cutting off? Flat side
faces out? Wouldn't have guess that, but then if I'd purchased a
right-handed knife that's the only way I could have cut. Duh!

No, opposite - flat side faces the big piece, other side faces the pieces
being cut.

--
Peter Aitken

Pixmaker said:

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Welcome to rfc, Pixmaker. Are you are deliberately eliminating all
context in your replies? This is Usenet, not a message board, so an
important component is focused context.

Knives (or cutting tools) sharpened on only one side are common in
certain industries such as woodworking and cabinetmaking where such
knives are used as marking tools. Their advantage, to skilled
craftsmen, is that they make a very fine and accurate line. A pencil,
for example, leaves a line that's wide (1/64" is considered wide in
fine cabinet work) and doesn't give a good reference for cutting.

These knives, called marking knives, are commonly bevelled (and
sharpened on) only one side,depending upon whether they will be used
to scribe a cutting line on the right or left of a rule.

Many of these marking knives stem from the Japanese woodworking
tradition where razor-sharp marking knives are common. And I mean
razor sharp! I use and sharpen these knives and, indeed, they can be
used to shave the hair from your forearm!

Japanese chef's knives, in general, are well made of hard steel, often
laminated, and will take and hold a razor edge. Sushi knives can be
sharpenened to a razor edge on only one side depending on a
left-handed or right-handed preference. One of my favorite kitchen
knives is a Japanese chef's knife that's razor sharp and a delight to
use.

Pixmaker inFLL
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