Spent $80 on a fancy bone saw and it paid off in one shift

Bought that offset bone saw from the supply catalog on a whim and it cut through a whole pork loin in under a minute - no more fighting with my old dull blade. Has anyone else dropped cash on a tool that felt like a gamble but turned out worth every penny?

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betty1361mo ago

Oh I feel you on that bone saw gamble. I did the same thing with a high end meat grinder last year, dropped $120 on it and thought I was crazy until my first batch of sausage came out perfect in half the time. The key is those tools that save your wrists and your sanity on the heavy duty stuff. My advice is to always check the warranty and blade replacement costs before you buy, because sometimes the cheap ones break after a few months and you end up spending more in the long run. That pork loin paying off in one shift sounds like a solid investment to me.

david_rivera41mo ago

Yeah, that "saving your wrists" part you said really hits home. I got a good bone saw a couple years back after fighting with a cheap one for way too long. The difference is night and day, not just in how clean the cuts are but how much less strain it puts on your hands. I learned the hard way about blade replacement costs too, my first one the blades were almost as much as a new saw after a few months. That's why I always look for models with standard blade sizes now so you can get replacements anywhere. And you're totally right about the warranty thing, I actually had a motor burn out on one and the manufacturer covered it, saved me like 80 bucks. That pork loin story just proves that spending a little more upfront pays off fast when you're using it heavy.