-Why do butchers use teeth with no knives to cut animals but steak knives have serrations.

Question

I noticed in a breakdown video while butchering a cow. Is it due to fibers being more stringy after being cooked? My other thought is the temperature of the meat.

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Answer 1

Straight knives are easier to clean and sharpen and cut more neatly. Serrated knives saw the meat and are much harder to blunt or cut yourself with for the same cutting power. Like a saw versus a knife for wood.