Question
Craig Mathenny
Are there knives that are sharper than others?
Answer
There definitely are, um, you know, knives that have a heavier construction and knives that have a lighter construction. And, um, you know, part of that is based upon the length of the blade, and part of that is also based on the thickness of the blade. Okay. Um, generally speaking, uh, European style chef's knives. And so, you know, hinkles would be, uh, an example, uh, of a brand, uh, that comes to mind. Uh, you know, Soff is another one, uh, where the chef's knife is characterized by pretty heavy construction. And, um, on the, on the other hand, um, there are knives, uh, I'm, I'm generalizing here, but, but in the Japanese tradition that tend to be thinner, uh, in construction, um, and, uh, they are lighter in weight. You can also choose knives, of course, that are shorter in length. Um, but these thinner blades, uh, will, you know, slice through things pretty easily. And, and I'm talking, um, things that are of light to medium density. Okay? That's, that's important to keep in mind because there is some specificity of the type of knife you might choose based upon what it is you wanna cut. In other words, if you have a, a knife that's too delicate and you try to cut things that are pretty hard, like, uh, you know, an acorn squash, you run the risk of chipping the knife. Uh, you know, in which case, you know, maybe a heavier henkel knife might be a better choice, okay? But yes, um, there are definitely, um, some knives out there, uh, that could make, uh, the cutting task for you a little bit easier. All right?
