I love my Hiro AS gyuto, except I'm trying to skip the rehandle project, but thank you for the recommendation.
Thanks Benuser.A petty will get some abuse, and has a small contact area with the board. So it will dull relatively fast, get sharpened more often than any other and wear out accordingly. I would take this into account, limit the costs and go for the longest one you may find.
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