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I've worked in pro kitchens for the better part of this decade, but no longer. I've been thinking about what this means for my knives. Anyone else made the transition to home cook? What knives did you keep, what knives did you sell, what do you reach for now? I find myself mostly grabbing my 180...

Hi KKF. I'm looking to downsize to a 240mm gyuto, as I don't work somewhere with counter space to accommodate this knife anymore. SPECS: Tesshu 270mm Gyuto Original Price: $315 Steel: Blue #2, iron cladding Weight: 230g Length: 255mm to heel, 270mm to machi Height: 49mm at the heel Spine...

Referring to THIS. Notably cheaper than the Shiraki forged Tesshus of the same size. I've seen nothing but praise for Wakui knives here and am wondering if anyone owns one of these and how they stack up to his other knives.

I understand the enthusiast's appeal for small makers and comparing the idiosyncrasies of their work, but I feel simultaneously we overlook the factory production knives that do it right. Recently I started a new job, we have no communal knives in the kitchen. The cooks are all dedicated...

Please educate me on these knives. They look to be a step above their Western contemporaries. Are they worth their price tag or just a Henckel with wood handles?

Found this guy in a thrift store bin. It's some sort of carbon steel, had a coating of lacquer on it that came off when I cleaned it up. I tried it out at work today and it performed admirably, I can see why some people like chinese cleavers so much. $10 well spent, imho. Anybody seen one of...

Until recently I've always sharpened my knives on a king kds 1000/6000 combo stone, but I picked up an old razor hone which interestingly gives a less polished edge than the 6k, maybe 4-5k range and I'm liking it. Still great cutting performance with a little more durability and a little more...

Hey everyone, My head chef got me into knives... Started with a Tojiro from cktg, then a Gihei, now a Tesshu from aframes, now I'm here on a knife forum. Looks like I'm on an exponential path down the rabbit hole :P