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alan Guest
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:23 pm Post subject: best sharpener = disposable blades? |
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not to diss anyone's religion here.... but: is it ACTUALLY more cost efficient to just buy disposable one-sided blades by the dozen gross, instead of fancyShmancy knives/sharpeners? |
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Dilbert
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 1304 Location: central PA
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: best sharpener = disposable blades? |
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alan wrote: | not to diss anyone's religion here.... but: is it ACTUALLY more cost efficient to just buy disposable one-sided blades by the dozen gross, instead of fancyShmancy knives/sharpeners? |
razor blades?
kitchen knives? |
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Michael Chu
Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 1654 Location: Austin, TX (USA)
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:10 am Post subject: |
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If all we were looking for were sharpness, then it would be cheaper to just buy a ton of razor blades. Unfortunately, there's more to it than that when dealing with food preparation - weight (heft) and shape make a huge difference (which leads to buying different knives for different purposes - you don't want to use a cleaver when a boning knife would be easier and produce cleaner results). For almost all food preparation activities, a razor blade is the wrong shape (flat edge) and does not have enough heft to actually cut through. The only application I would recommend using a razor blade for is slashing bread - but your paring knife (if kept sharp) can serve that purpose without the chance of contaminating your food with industrial grease (used in the packaging of bulk razor blades to keep them from rusting in storage). |
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