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Need knife advice
Posted on 11/28/19 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 11/28/19 at 10:29 pm
Planning to buy a high-quality knife as a Christmas gift. Want something both functional and beautiful. Any tips about Japanese? All my knives are German ( and older) so I’m not familiar . Budget is around $250. I’m in NOLA and can shop here or online
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Posted on 11/28/19 at 10:57 pm to Daktari
Not sure what size knife you are looking for but the Shun 10” chef knife I have has been a good one. I like the thinner blades of the Japanese knives.
Posted on 11/28/19 at 11:26 pm to Daktari
I don’t own one, but if someone was going to buy me one I would want a Glestain 10.6 in. (270mm) Gyuto.
This post was edited on 11/28/19 at 11:28 pm
Posted on 11/28/19 at 11:38 pm to Daktari
There's a boutique knife shop in NOLA called Coutelier if you want to handle some and talk to someone knowledgeable.
Japanese knives have a bit of a learning curve. It helps to know what type of handle, steel, and blade shape you want.
Japanese knives have a bit of a learning curve. It helps to know what type of handle, steel, and blade shape you want.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 8:07 am to Daktari
Went through this myself a few months back.
Ended up purchasing this.
Dalstrong 8" Chef knife
Off of Amazon. Shun, Miyabi, Katsu are some of the better one's out there in the $120-$300 dollar range. Also be aware beware that some will say and are Japanese Steel, but are Chinese made. Like the Dalstrong I purchased, which I knew beforehand. I follow this guy on You Tube, I recommend giving him a watch. He knows his stuff when in comes to knives. Good Luck!!
Burrfection
Ended up purchasing this.
Dalstrong 8" Chef knife
Off of Amazon. Shun, Miyabi, Katsu are some of the better one's out there in the $120-$300 dollar range. Also be aware beware that some will say and are Japanese Steel, but are Chinese made. Like the Dalstrong I purchased, which I knew beforehand. I follow this guy on You Tube, I recommend giving him a watch. He knows his stuff when in comes to knives. Good Luck!!
Burrfection
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:32 am to Daktari
Anyone have one of those Serbian Chef knives?
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:41 am to Daktari
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Budget is around $250. I’m in NOLA and can shop here
Go to Coutelier on Oak. It's an incredible knife shop with tons of variation in type and brand of knife. and you can hold and fool around with all the knives until you find one that fits your hand perfectly.
They have everything from American mass produced stainless steel to hand forged Japanese carbon steel.
The sales people are very nice and very knowledgeable.
This post was edited on 11/29/19 at 9:44 am
Posted on 11/29/19 at 3:40 pm to Daktari
Call the good folks at knifemerchant.com. They are very knowledgeable and have first-class customer service.
They offer finishing sharpening on their Japanese knives. Traditional Japanese knives (but not Shuns) are sharpened to 1200-1500 grit. When I ordered my sushi knife, they sharpened it to 6000 grit for free. It is slightly sharper than a light saber.
They offer finishing sharpening on their Japanese knives. Traditional Japanese knives (but not Shuns) are sharpened to 1200-1500 grit. When I ordered my sushi knife, they sharpened it to 6000 grit for free. It is slightly sharper than a light saber.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 7:38 pm to USMCTIGER1970
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Dalstrong 8" Chef knife
This is what I have, as well. Best knife I've ever owned and much more economical than Shun, which pretty much makes a living off of good marketing. My brother, who has a set of Shun knives, wouldn't stop raving about my Dalstrong when he was visiting...he loved the feel of it.
I'd definitely lean Japanese for an everyday knife.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 8:01 pm to Daktari
Posted on 11/29/19 at 8:18 pm to VABuckeye
Anyone have experience with Kamikoto knives?
Posted on 11/29/19 at 8:22 pm to Daktari
I have several Shun knives and they are all very sharp and durable. The customer service for Shun is great too.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 8:36 pm to J Murdah
Minamoto Nashiji Blue #2
This is an excellent all-arounder. Requires a little care and helps if you know how to sharpen. I've never had a better knife.
Do yourself a favor and go by Coutelier NOLA if you are in the city. Look at some and hold them in your hand and maybe you'll find something you like there.
This is an excellent all-arounder. Requires a little care and helps if you know how to sharpen. I've never had a better knife.
Do yourself a favor and go by Coutelier NOLA if you are in the city. Look at some and hold them in your hand and maybe you'll find something you like there.
Posted on 11/30/19 at 8:21 am to Daktari
I’ve been researching this for the past couple of weeks, and I think I’ve decided to go with the Dalstrong Omega Series 8.5 chef knife (think someone linked it earlier).
Posted on 11/30/19 at 11:47 am to dLSUm22
I hate to be the guy going around telling kids that Santa isn't real, but Dalstrong is Chinese made garbage.
Posted on 11/30/19 at 9:35 pm to RabidTiger
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hate to be the guy going around telling kids that Santa isn't real, but Dalstrong is Chinese made garbage.
Hmmmm.....almost 900 reviews on Amazon, 4.5 stars. Lots of people commenting how it beats the shite out of their Shun knives.
Sorry you spent too much on a 'real' Japanese knife when you could've had the same product for a hundo or two less.
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