chef's knife for cutting chicken, or butcher's
Hey guys, I've had a set of Global knives for a few months now and love them.
I cut up a whole chicken the other day, and had a bit of trouble getting through the bone, so use my large chef's knife as an axe/butcher's knife and chipped it in a few places. Global is supposed to be the superior brand, but is this normal?
So how do you guys handle tougher materials? Butcher/cheap/dull knives?
Best Answer
If you're just separating a chicken into pieces, you don't need to cut through any bone, and a chef's knife or a boning knife will work fine. You need to aim for the joints in between the bones, and cut the softer connective tissue.
If you're actually trying to hack legs and thighs into pieces (some indian curries, stocks, and other preparations do well with splitting bones), then you need a heavy duty meat cleaver (note: a "chinese cleaver" has a thin blade, and is unsuitable to cutting through bones). A chef's knife would work, but can dent or chip the blade of your expensive Global knife.
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Answer 2
As you can see here, you can do it with a chef's knife.
I think you must try to cut between bones or around them, not through them. Gristle shouldn't be a problem for your knife.
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