OT: Help Me Pick a Gyuto

dmourati

@saluki2007

dmourati

Should I start a different thread for the cutting board? So far, this guy:

MaskedMarvel

I went full shun premier at the house. The restaurant where I work’s chefs ALL try different knives and end up coming back to the classic or premier shun. And they’re guaranteed for life, with free ($2 for shipping) sharpening and repairs. Plus, they really do look great...

amazon has the shun premier GOKUJO boning knife at its lowest price in history right now $115 shipped. Mine will arrive today. Been watching this one for years to come down. 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00TQZV2IY

We display our knives prominently in our kitchen and use the hell out of them. A $500 budget is huge. Every one I got was bought individually from old chefs, Craigslist, CKTG, or amazon. 

Good luck!!
8-Dakien
 

Focker

That's good to know @MaskedMarvel.
The Gokujo looks solid for the price.
I pieced this together for a total of $400.  Shun is hard to beat.

saluki2007

@MaskedMarvel Do you notice a difference between the classic and the premier Shun knives?  There isn't a place locally for me to try these out for myself.

dmourati

This knife makes a schwing sound like a sword in the movies whenever you take it out of its package. Masamoto KS 240 Gyuto. Arigato.

lousubcap

Great knife right there.  I'm sure you will enjoy.  Does it draw blood when in proximity to your fingers??  

dmourati

So scrrd I put it back in the box before I assessed its blood lust.

MaskedMarvel

saluki2007 said:

@MaskedMarvel Do you notice a difference between the classic and the premier Shun knives?  There isn't a place locally for me to try these out for myself.

The handle is shaped like a “D” on the classic - they make different ones for left or right handers. The premier has the hand hammered finish that, imho, really does help release food. 

Either are great. We went with premier, mostly, because of the hammering. 

mgoblue0484

Thanks a lot for this post. Like I really needed to spend more money. I picked up this beauty on Chef Knifes To Go, Kurosaki AS Gyuto 210mm. Anxiously awaiting its delivery. My first Japanese blade.

dmourati

Wow, @mgoblue0484 nice one.

Just bought stabilized wood k&g for a custom handle for mine!

mgoblue0484

@dmourati do you use a wood cutting board? Are you enjoying yours? I don't often splurge like this, so I hope I don't regret it. Also picked up a combo stone for sharpening.

logchief

mgoblue0484 said:

Thanks a lot for this post. Like I really needed to spend more money. I picked up this beauty on Chef Knifes To Go, Kurosaki AS Gyuto 210mm. Anxiously awaiting its delivery. My first Japanese blade.

Better start budgeting, you'll want more.  I thought I'd just want one or two that I got a year ago at Christmas, now I've got 6.  All my other knives have gone in the cupboard.

mgoblue0484

@dmourati sweet handle

The Cen-Tex Smoker

You can get a whole set of Guy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich knives and still buy a Shun and a bottle of Caymus for $500. Just sayin. 

dmourati

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

You can get a whole set of Guy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich knives and still buy a Shun and a bottle of Caymus for $500. Just sayin. 

Wow. I know what to put on my xmas list for next year.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

dmourati said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

You can get a whole set of Guy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich knives and still buy a Shun and a bottle of Caymus for $500. Just sayin. 

Wow. I know what to put on my xmas list for next year.

Caymus?

dmourati

Lol. Ya, not those knives.

dmourati

I finally got the knife back. Custom saya in purpleheart and a custom handle in koa/purpleheart. The knife is a Masamoto KS Gyuto 240 mm.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrok3NpBnyk

mgoblue0484

That's what I'm talking about. Nice! Too pretty to use.

paqman

It looks like you already made your choice but the Miyabi 5000 MCD 67 Black are fantastic.  They are made out of special which I understand is exclusive to Zwilling.

I call them Black Beauties:

mgoblue0484

Those are nice @paqman . What did the larger Gyuto run you?

dmourati

Me gusta.

GrateEggspectations

paqman said:

It looks like you already made your choice but the Miyabi 5000 MCD 67 Black are fantastic.  They are made out of special which I understand is exclusive to Zwilling.

I call them Black Beauties:

I have a similar Miyabi and it’s a great knife. 

paqman

@mgoblue0484 I paid about 350$ Canadian directly from Zwilling’s website during their new year eve sales.  The cheapest I have seen them since the sale is 500$ from another retailer.  I want to get the Sujihiki, the bread knife, and a smaller paring knife too but the prices right now are ridiculous.

paqman

GrateEggspectations said:

paqman said:

It looks like you already made your choice but the Miyabi 5000 MCD 67 Black are fantastic.  They are made out of special which I understand is exclusive to Zwilling.

I call them Black Beauties:

I have a similar Miyabi and it’s a great 

@GrateEggspectations
The birchwood?  The steel does not look the same at all.  This one almost looks like plain carbon steel.  It has a matte finish and is not shiny.  I was going to get the fujihiki from Knifewear but when I saw these, I jumped on them.  Not a big fan of knives manufactured by large companies like shun and Miyabi (Henckel/Zwilling) but these... wow

dmourati

May be of interest to the Miyabi fans:

http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/showthread.php/36511-Miyabi-Black-9-5-quot-Damascus-Slicing-Knife-(rockwell-66)

GrateEggspectations

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

paqman said:

It looks like you already made your choice but the Miyabi 5000 MCD 67 Black are fantastic.  They are made out of special which I understand is exclusive to Zwilling.

I call them Black Beauties:

I have a similar Miyabi and it’s a great 

@GrateEggspectations
The birchwood?  The steel does not look the same at all.  This one almost looks like plain carbon steel.  It has a matte finish and is not shiny.  I was going to get the fujihiki from Knifewear but when I saw these, I jumped on them.  Not a big fan of knives manufactured by large companies like shun and Miyabi (Henckel/Zwilling) but these... wow

@paqman: No, not as fancy as yours. Just the micarta 5000DP. 

By far my favourite we have is the Takeda my wife splurged on at Knifewear a few years back. Light as anything and razor sharp super blue. 

Going into that store is dangerous.