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Steven94

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LOCATION
What country are you in?
Canada


KNIFE TYPE
What type of knife are you interested in (e.g., chef’s knife, slicer, boning knife, utility knife, bread knife, paring knife, cleaver)?
Chef santoku
Are you right or left handed?
Right
Are you interested in a Western handle (e.g., classic Wusthof handle) or Japanese handle?
Either
What length of knife (blade) are you interested in (in inches or millimeters)?
7-8inchs
Do you require a stainless knife? (Yes or no)
no
What is your absolute maximum budget for your knife?
$150


KNIFE USE
Do you primarily intend to use this knife at home or a professional environment?
Home
What are the main tasks you primarily intend to use the knife for (e.g., slicing vegetables, chopping vegetables, mincing vegetables, slicing meats, cutting down poultry, breaking poultry bones, filleting fish, trimming meats, etc.)? (Please identify as many tasks as you would like.) I want this knife for chopping

What knife, if any, are you replacing?
Adding to my victorinox chefs knife


What cutting motions do you primarily use? (Please click on this LINK for types of cutting motions and identify the two or three most common cutting motions, in order of most used to least used.)
Chopping mainly for this knife
What improvements do you want from your current knife? If you are not replacing a knife, please identify as many characteristics identified below in parentheses that you would like this knife to have.)
Would like to be able to chop vegetables instead of rock

Edge Retention (i.e., length of time you want the edge to last without sharpening)? Would like something that's not to hard to sharpen

KNIFE MAINTENANCE
Do you use a bamboo, wood, rubber, or synthetic cutting board? (Yes or no.)
yes
Do you sharpen your own knives? (Yes or no.)
Not yet but will be
If not, are you interested in learning how to sharpen your knives? (Yes or no.)
yes
Are you interested in purchasing sharpening products for your knives? (Yes or no.)
yes


SPECIAL REQUESTS/COMMENTS
I was thinking about http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00COBH4WA/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 for $150 with shipping or Minamoto Nashiji Blue #2 $125
 
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