I don't know how they would work sliced thin and cooked on a griddle.  You could cook them in the oven and then wrap them and finish like a brisket, or a trisket as some have called it.  Get them up to 205 degrees or so.  They are good like that on the smoker but with weather coming I understand why the oven use.

I fetched a few tri tips and wondering if anyone has cooked them for a loose rendition of philly cheese steak sandwiches.
I think the smoker is out due to impending weather.
Oven looks like the only option.
Crazy idea?
For about 20 fellow coworkers.

Quote from: Big Bear on April 24, 2024, 05:10:09 PM

How is this different from hot dog relish?

A couple of thoughts in response. This just adds the taste of dill pickles to the mustard. Basically tastes like pickle juice added to mustard. So you can get the pickle flavor without adding the pickles. The second may just be me not being knowledgeable on the subject, but all hot dog relish I have used is sweet pickle relish, not dill. This may be because this is what my wife buys. If they make dill pickle relish, the flavor would be no different than the mustard, just the texture would be different. Not saying that the mustard combo is better, I have just not seen the combo before.

Thank you....

I was always told you'll cut yourself worse with a dull knife also but I can't get her to understand that.  My uncle owned a slaughterhouse and I spent a lot of time there as a kid.  I sure wish I had some of the knives those guys used.

It doesn't cut fingers as bad when it's dull she says.

My dad repeatedly told me that I was more likely to cut myself with a dull knife than a sharp one.  I could never figure out the reasoning behind that statement but I never asked.  He wasn't fond of "Why?" questions, especially in a production environment.

I do know this about using a dull knife—in butchers' jargon you're "pushing a dull knife."  Your hands and forearms will cramp unbearably after a few hours of it.

I have a sentimental attachment to a 45-year old replica of a Chicago Cutlery butcher's knife from dad's shop.  I found it, new, in a strip mall discount kitchen supplies shop.  It was a regularly used carving knife until few years ago.  I should resurrect it.  It'll still do the job—but it's ugly (beautiful when considering functionality).



The Chicago Cutlery knives are examples of aWestern knife's edge made of softer steel that won’t crack or chip when hitting bone, the edge just bends over slightly and is easily straightened by honing on a butcher's steel.

I learned enough to know I don't have the skills and patience to use these knives...

Except for the patina forming on the barely exposed Super Blue cutting edge, they should look and cut the same as the day you took them out of the box.  They aren't indestructible, I suppose the dishwasher could ruin the handle, but your typical kitchen knife use and clean-up is sufficient.

They aren't fragile.  To the contrary, Super Blue is the toughest knife steel available.

I love sharp knives and they love my fingers.  We couldn't have anything that sharp here.  I keep my Pampered Chef knives very sharp and I too cringe when my wife grabs one because she doesn't treat them well.  Thankfully she has one old Chicago Cutlery knife she likes because I seldom sharpen it for her and she likes it that way.  It doesn't cut fingers as bad when it's dull she says.

Now that's a review!  I should have the Weber sent to you!

Very informative post about these. I like and have to many knives, and would love to have a set of these, but the way I hack and chop at things they would be ruined in no time, so I would just have to display them. Also I am a cheap A so I could not see me dropping that kind of money on something I would surely enjoy, but also destroy them in the process.

Thank you for sharing these with us.

Wow!  What a great and thorough review.  I learned so much.  In fact, I learned enough to know I don't have the skills and patience to use these knives, but I so appreciate knowing about them.  Thank you Paul and I hope you enjoy these spectacular knives for a long time!