My brother-in-law has been helping me butcher my rabbits. He uses deer knives since that is what he has. I need to do the process on my own. What type of knives do you recommend? How many do I really need? Who makes the best product?
Butchering Knives??
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I use a mora for basics and now have a deboning knife from diamant sabatier riyouri series to try because i want to make more things then just pressure cooked meat ready to go into a one pot meal dishes. But i am dutch, sabatier is french but fairly common in more specialty cooking shops here. I picked the riyouri series because it is a one piece knife (welded into one whole), no seams for things to stick (in) to, so optimal for hygiene. Also get a good for you complete sharpening system, because dull knives are hard on you and dangerous.
Rabbit Tree Farm
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I like Rada for deboning...for butchering i use shears. Have a pointy pair and one for crunching bones! Much easier with some of the small tight spaces that is a rabbit.
jani
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Plain old boning knives I like r dick. German sturdy sharp easy to maintain and I most like the bright orange handle it's hard to lose it
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I like scissors. My razor edge quilting shears for slitting skin and belly, a kitchen shears for removing head and feet. A hunting knife for portioning, and hubby's fillet knife for taking silver skin from back straps.
I use almost any 4-6" SHARP knife, must be sharp, for skinning and portioning. I have bone shears for taking off feet and cutting ribs. I have an old pig cleaver for removing the head after bleeding.
For butchering:
$10, amazon. I only use this one--though it is nice to have two in case one gets dull in the middle of a long day. I have a clean pair of pruning shears for severing head and feet.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JPEMJVA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For boning I just use my standard kitchen knives. I have poultry shears too, and I use them to hack the rib cage into chunks for dog meals.
$10, amazon. I only use this one--though it is nice to have two in case one gets dull in the middle of a long day. I have a clean pair of pruning shears for severing head and feet.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JPEMJVA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For boning I just use my standard kitchen knives. I have poultry shears too, and I use them to hack the rib cage into chunks for dog meals.
For most of the work I prefer a small knive, 2-3", old knive with thin blade which is easy to keep really sharp. The long knive is just for opening up the rib cage, cutting the pelvis and removing the head.
For head (after cutting around the neck) and feet I use pruning shears, and flat pliers for the gall bladder.
For head (after cutting around the neck) and feet I use pruning shears, and flat pliers for the gall bladder.
I use a surgical scalpel with replaceable blades for a lot of it — blades are razor sharp and cheap! I dissect joints rather than trying to power through them, and it’s sharp enough to do that easily. In my experience, it’s those initial cuts through skin and fur that dull my blades the most, so I reserve a separate scalpel and blade for the rest. unless I’m chopping meat into bite sized pieces for a specific recipe, that’s basically all I use — I typically leave bones in until after cooking.
This is the type I use: https://a.co/d/1FHysFn
This is the type I use: https://a.co/d/1FHysFn
UFCreel
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Look Victorinox Boning knife. Mine is old with wood handle. Keeps a very good edge. Victorinox Fibrox Pro 6-Inch Boning Knife. Is what is good nowadays. Price is good too
Kimalots
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I have Dexter and Victornox knives.
What is the best knife sharpener out there?
What is the best knife sharpener out there?
I like the Wasabi shapening system. I use a system that is similar, It uses the same angle restraint theory. Wasabi is a better design though. It will be the one I replace my current system with!
Sunshine Rabbits
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We use pairing knives, and we have a sharpener for when they get too dull.
olhippityhop
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I have a couple of chef's choice electric sharpeners. They are kind of expensive but they get knives sharp!
