Thread: What did grampa do ??

I was a butcher and sous chef during the mid 50s and carbon steel was king. The steel did change color depending on what was cut and the humidity of the room. What we call "patina" was a normal feature of all using knives. A fine hone line was the only shine. Grey was"in!" A Henkles' prime rib knife was $30 and:
In 2009, the relative worth of $30.00 from 1955 is:

$240.00 using the Consumer Price Index
$199.00 using the GDP deflator
$325.00 using the unskilled wage
$383.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
$554.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
$1,030.00 using the relative share of GDP
~Richard

Originally Posted by Evin

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I agree with the other posts about care of a straight in the old days keep em sharp and rust free and accept that carbon steel changes colour like the season of the year.