Al, I'm with your buddy. Please leave the chromium out of my fillet knives!
Stainless will hold an edge once sharp, but they're a pain in the butt to sharpen. A steel blade will sharpen much easier, and quicker.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.