I've repaired a debate that was used to chop up frozen oxtails. Major repair. Father used his sons deba. Learned the hard way.
I've used western debas for cutting through ribs and even a bit of gardening cutting tree roots. Go for the western.
Ken
Using a deba on lobsters
Re: Using a deba on lobsters
I have to get this book are there any other good books on knife techniques for Japanese knives I have a full set of Japanese knives but most of the technique books I found her for western stylethejt wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:08 pm Here's a specific breakdown of raw Japanese Ise Lobsters from The Japanese Culinary Academy's Mukoita Cutting Techniques Vol. 2:
Nothing on splitting lobsters in half or anything of the like, but elsewhere in the book the photos show use of deba to break through crab but only with the heel of a deba. Curious to know if you've tried the deba (hopefully microbeveled) on lobster and your results.
Re: Using a deba on lobsters
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VleV5O0pVgc
Amazing how a pro can get sh** done.
Amazing how a pro can get sh** done.