Processing knives

[MuleyFever]

I have a boning knife and a fillet knife I mainly use for all my game processing. They are cheap knives I just acquired through free gifts that are not good and have to be resharpened a lot. What should I replace them with? What steel is good for a kitchen knife that I could resharpen easily with my Work Sharp belt sharpener?

 

[Steve300xcw]

I like Victorinox stuff. Just touch them up with a steel when needed.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I’ve used the same victorinox 6” boning knife for the last few dozen animals I’ve butchered.

Stays sharp and sharpens easily. Lifetime warranty.

 

[hereinaz]

I have a boning knife and a fillet knife I mainly use for all my game processing. They are cheap knives I just acquired through free gifts that are not good and have to be resharpened a lot. What should I replace them with? What steel is good for a kitchen knife that I could resharpen easily with my Work Sharp belt sharpener?

Let me send you a blem of my Dixie Zipper to try. If you like it we can work out payment later. If you don’t like it I will send a return label.

It is AEB-L which is a stainless steel created for razors. It takes a razor edge well and hitting it with a strop and 1000 grit will keep it poppin hairs.

PM me.

I am planning on another Rokslide shoot this spring, hop to see you again if it works.

 

[hereinaz]

I’ve used the same victorinox 6” boning knife for the last few dozen animals I’ve butchered.

Stays sharp and sharpens easily. Lifetime warranty.

Yes, I have used the smaller Victrinox, I think a 4” blade as well.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Yes, I have used the smaller Victrinox, I think a 4” blade as well.

Yeah I have the shorter one as well and the 7” filet knife. When I’m butchering the animals the 6” boning knife does 95+% of the work.

 

[SDHNTR]

Forschner/Victrionox or Dexter.

4” and 6” boning knives- semi stiff

 

[ResearchinStuff]

I use mostly Dexter knives for processing, but the mkc ones have caught my eye lately.

 

[hereinaz]

Yeah I have the shorter one as well and the 7” filet knife. When I’m butchering the animals the 6” boning knife does 95+% of the work.

I have a Cutco knife, non serated 10” blade that I use in the kitchen processing meat for now. I don’t know what steel they use but it is hard and holds an edge. None of my other kitchen knives are worth a hoot. My wife uses her serated Cutco stuff.

 

[MuleyFever]

Let me send you a blem of my Dixie Zipper to try. If you like it we can work out payment later. If you don’t like it I will send a return label.

It is AEB-L which is a stainless steel created for razors. It takes a razor edge well and hitting it with a strop and 1000 grit will keep it poppin hairs.

PM me.

I am planning on another Rokslide shoot this spring, hop to see you again if it works.

Ill PM you.

 

[MuleyFever]

Is Amazon the best place to get victorinox?

 

[MuleyFever]

Also, you guys like the standard boning knife or the curved?

 

[SDHNTR]

This

 

[Steve300xcw]

Also, you guys like the standard boning knife or the curved?

Might as well snag both of them.

I normally scan ebay first then look at amazon.

 

[camping1601]

Also, you guys like the standard boning knife or the curved?

Curved but it does take some time to get used to. I'd occasionally stick myself with it for a couple years before I retrain the muscle memory from a strait. 6'' Victorinox curved semi stiff and an F-Dick polished Packinghouse steel and done.

 

[Shraggs]

Falkniven F2, F3 and F4 are great game processing knives. VG10 is a much better steel in terms of edge retention. More money…

All falkniven are convex so that may require learning that method.

 

[peterk123]

I use a breaking knife with a 7 3/4 inch blade and a boning knife with a 6 inch blade. Both are from Montana knife company. Those two blades will handle everything I do, which includes doing the cuts on a half pig. I really like the stiffness and leverage of a good breaking knife.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Somethin else worth mentioning...It took me way too long to learn that not all sharpening steels are equal.

 

[Erict]

Victorinox paring, curved boning knife and Henckels steel is all I use. The paring knives are inexpensive but quite useful. (DIY kydex sheath works great - knife clicks in securely).

 

[limpet]

I use a mix of victorinox and dexter Russell knives. 5” flexible boning knife, 3.5” paring knife, and an 8” butchers knife do the brunt of the work.

Victorinox paring, curved boning knife and Henckels steel is all I use. The paring knives are inexpensive but quite useful.

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Where did you get the sheath for that paring knife? I love having it in the field but I want something better than my folded cutting board sheath.