Why nobody talks about breaking down a whole pig with a boning knife from harbor freight

Honestly, I've been cutting meat for about 4 years now and last month I had to break down a 180 pound hog at my buddy's farm outside Austin. My good knife was still in the truck so I grabbed this cheap $8 boning knife he had from Harbor Freight. Tbh I figured it would be trash after one shoulder but it actually held an edge pretty decent through the whole thing. The blade flexed just right when I was working around the shoulder blade and hip joint too. Ngl I was surprised how well it handled the fat cap and silver skin. Has anyone else ever used a cheap knife on a big job and had it work out better than expected?

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mark_nguyen958d ago

That cheap Harbor Freight knife sounds like a real sleeper hit.

richard_west58d ago

Cheap knives can surprise you, especially if you know what you're doing. That Harbor Freight blade probably has a softer steel which lets it flex and hold a working edge longer than you'd think. I've used a $10 Dexter on a whole deer and it did fine for the price.

angela1918d ago

I grabbed a $8 Kiwi fillet knife from the Asian grocery store a few years back and it turned into my go-to for breaking down chickens. That blade is thin and flexible enough to slide right through joints without any fuss, and I got a whole season of use before the edge started feeling dull. I just run it over a honing rod every few uses and it keeps working fine for me.