What knife or saw should I use to cut through a marrow bone?!
Answers: I bought my dog a few marrow bones from the butcher for christmas, I would like to cut them in half as they are quite big for my dog. Originally I thought of a hack saw however I plan on giving the bones to her raw and don't know if that will contaminate the bone. Is there a relativily cheap saw or knife that will work or will the hacksaw work?
I would stay away from using a knife as the possibility of breaking the bone and leaving sharp edges is too high. I would hate to see the pooch get injured. I would try a band saw if you have access to one (I use one for most of the large butchering that I do). Otherwise if the hacksaw is the most accesible saw for you it should work just dandy.
hacksaw will work best ( unless you have a skill saw ) just secure it on a vise and cut in half . next time ask the butcher to half it for you ! ( no extra charge ) as far as the bone dust just rinse and let the pup take care of the rest !!
i love marrow in my soup ( LUCKY-DOG )
Have any carving knives? Or go buy a small cheap saw at the store?
A hack saw is fine though it will be slow going. You can buy a "bone saw" for $15-25. Or a hand saw (for wood, rip or combination) works pretty well too.
Bert
use a good quality butchers cleaver.