Unpopular opinion: I'll take a properly sharpened Victorinox boning knife over a fancy Japanese steel one for breaking down a whole hog any day.

The lighter weight and more forgiving edge of the Victorinox let me work for 8 hours straight without my wrist screaming, while the 'better' steel on my $250 Japanese knife just felt like overkill and got in the way.

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perry.skyler1mo ago

Man, that's the story of my life... the fancier tool just makes the simple job harder.

bettyrodriguez1mo ago

What was the last fancy tool that did that to you, @perry.skyler? I mean, my new smart toaster is a total nightmare.

pauljones7d ago

Saw a buddy's smart lock lock him out last week.