Best Knives?

[LavyOrps]

Hey all!

What are the best knives for butchering birds? Best for the value. We range from quail to full grown turkey. The turkey’s are obviously the toughest…. So looking for the best tools for the trade.

Thank you!

 

[3KillerBs]

 

[Andrea_cremeans]

Vic

Hey all!

What are the best knives for butchering birds? Best for the value. We range from quail to full grown turkey. The turkey’s are obviously the toughest…. So looking for the best tools for the trade.

Thank you!

Victorinox boning knives are amazing. Great price, amazing durability and very very sharp (VERY). Great for every step in processing

 

[Isadora]

Vic

Victorinox boning knives are amazing. Great price, amazing durability and very very sharp (VERY). Great for every step in processing

We bought a couple of these this past summer to use on one of our batches of meat birds. My husband was not impressed. He felt the blades didn't hold an edge for long.
Granted, he's a bit picky when it comes to these sorts of things so I don't know how much it would matter.

 

[Apis mellifera]

Dexter knives, American Made!
https://dexter1818.com/

 

[CNJ]

My cleaver weighs 2.50 lbs and the back part is about 1/4 inch thick. I use it to cut my chicken in half. I put the blade next to the tail and cut toward the front on the side of the center bone. I do this to both sides and remove the center bone. Then I cut down the middle of the wish bone and turn the bird around and line my blade down the middle bone and then tap the tip of the blade down through the bone and cut the chicken in half. I sprinkle garlic salt on the chicken halves and center bone and leave it in the frig over night.

You need a thick heavy cleaver to cut through bone. It makes a big difference. The skinny cleaver is for vegetables...................

 

[Torinik]

Now, that's a tool, I'll say. And a good stone to go with it and keep it sharp.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

I don't half or quarter birds so only use an exacto knife. Replace the blade as it dulls. Keep that cutting edge sharp. Hatchet or cleaver to remove neck.

People overlook the tiny blades but in reality butchering whole birds is not filleting or cutting steaks. Like a surgeon we are merely cutting skin and connective tissue which does not require a long blade. Removing the hocks for instance is as easy as making a cut on inside of joint then bending the joint backwards to pop open and expose the ligament that need to be cut. All that is done quickly with an exacto knife. Cheap and easy to change out blades to maintain razor edge.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I can't remember the brand name but I use a hunting knife with replaceable blades. If you google "hunting knife with replaceable blades" you should get many hits. When I'm processing I don't want to slow down and sharpen the blade, I can do that in my off time.

I use poultry shears for the cuts that would dull a knife. I part my birds into serving pieces as I butcher so I can keep the knife sharp.

 

[CNJ]

This lady can remove the breast bone from the center bone without cutting bone...........