Serrated or straight edge steak knives?

[deestafford]

I've noticed sometimes when I cut meat with a serrated edged steak knife it has a tendency to tear rather than cut.  What is y'all experience and which do you prefer?  Dee

[Northshore]

Got rid of serrated ones. Straight edge cuts better and can always be touched up with a steel.

[muebe]

The only serrated knife I use is a bread knife.

They tend to leave jagged cuts on meat. Not so good for presentation.

[pz]

I use serrated, but with very fine teeth

[Saber 4]

The only serrated knife I use is a bread knife.

They tend to leave jagged cuts on meat. Not so good for presentation.

X2

[Savannahsmoker]

I use a serrated for poultry and bread.

[Las Vegan Cajun]

I never use serrated on meat, I only use serrated to slice bread and tomatoes.

[deestafford]

I semi, sorta, feel the same as y'all but I was watching a TV program about steak houses and that big expensive one in NYC, Lugar's  or something like that, uses serrated.  Not only that, they bring the steaks right from the cooker to the table sizzilin' hot with no resting.  I'm gonna get me a good set of straight edge steak Knives. 
Dee

[Ka Honu]

dee - Use a sous vide system and sear after cooking and you won't need to rest the meat. It will also likely be tender enough to cut with a table knife so you won't have to buy expensive steak knives.

OBTW, the owner & chef at Peter Luger admit that theirs may not be the best way to prepare and serve a steak but it's the way they've always done it. We're talking about a restaurant that's been in business for over 125 years and I'm guessing that a steak sliced in the kitchen and dripping in juices still has a certain visual and emotional appeal to their customers.

[RAD]

I think I've always used serrated knifes. I remember that I went and bought some nice steak knives and they were also serrated, after a couple of years I had to toss them because of the way they were tearing the meat. I got a knife set in the wood block thing and the steak knives are serrated and I've been using them for a couple of years without any issues, could be because they have very fine teeth.

[veryolddog]

Before you throw away or not use those serrated knives, you might want to look at having them sharpened or purchase a sharpener that does both straight edge and serrated knives. I bought mine on Amazon.com and for a very reasonable price and sharpened my serrated knives and result was better than expected. I figured that if it did not work, I was no different than before I started. Now, I am much better off and get a nice smooth cut with these knives. They actually perform better than new.

Don't cut your self. I always touch my self on the finger to feel the blade. Didn't realize how sharp they were and and cut myself with hardly any pressure at all.

Presto 08800 EverSharp Electric Knife Sharpener - $25.99 - with Prime it ships for free in 2 days. It received a rating of 4.4 out of 5 with 1330 reviews.

Ed

[muebe]

Before you throw away or not use those serrated knives, you might want to look at having them sharpened or purchase a sharpener that does both straight edge and serrated knives. I bought mine on Amazon.com and for a very reasonable price and sharpened my serrated knives and result was better than expected. I figured that if it did not work, I was no different than before I started. Now, I am much better off and get a nice smooth cut with these knives. They actually perform better than new.

Don't cut your self. I always touch my self on the finger to feel the blade. Didn't realize how sharp they were and and cut myself with hardly any pressure at all.

Presto 08800 EverSharp Electric Knife Sharpener - $25.99 - with Prime it ships for free in 2 days. It received a rating of 4.4 out of 5 with 1330 reviews.

Ed

Ed that is the exact same knife sharpener I use and it works really well but I did not know it can sharpen serrated knives.

[sliding_billy]

For steak, I like serrated (for bite size pieced that is).  For any real cutting (slicing brisket for example), I use straight edge.

[RAD]

I got one of theses at Ace awhile back and it really works for me. I didn't know it works on serrated as well

http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-1-001-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B00004VWKQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1394980488&sr=8-5&keywords=knife+sharpener

Anyone try it?

[veryolddog]

Before you throw away or not use those serrated knives, you might want to look at having them sharpened or purchase a sharpener that does both straight edge and serrated knives. I bought mine on Amazon.com and for a very reasonable price and sharpened my serrated knives and result was better than expected. I figured that if it did not work, I was no different than before I started. Now, I am much better off and get a nice smooth cut with these knives. They actually perform better than new.

Don't cut your self. I always touch my self on the finger to feel the blade. Didn't realize how sharp they were and and cut myself with hardly any pressure at all.

Presto 08800 EverSharp Electric Knife Sharpener - $25.99 - with Prime it ships for free in 2 days. It received a rating of 4.4 out of 5 with 1330 reviews.

Ed

Ed that is the exact same knife sharpener I use and it works really well but I did not know it can sharpen serrated knives.

Read the description on Amazon and reviews plus direction book.  Works for me.

Ed