Lovelynella
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I'm from California and have been researching Japanese carbon knives for the past few weeks.
I would like to invest in some good quality cutlery and start to enjoy cooking. Since I'm not professional chef I know I don't need the best, because I wont be able to even tell. Therefore I need some assistance into knowing what is worth buying because the prices between similar performing knives can be drastic.
I figure I would need a 240mm Gyuto for most of the work, a smaller knife like a Sujihiki for delicate worth and smaller foods, and a Deba? I figure these 3 knives will cover all the needs in the foreseeable future. Please let me know the question's I'm not asking or considering.
My current picks:
1) I would like to own a mirrored Gyuto because it would be the biggest and shiniest. A youtube video showing a Sukenari ZDP-189 looked promising but is it worth it ($550)?
2) Carter Sujihiki ($453)?
3) Shiraki 180mm Damascas Deba ($470).
I still need a cool board but where do I turn for a good quality end grain board? Next I would buy some stones (600/1000/3000/6000/overkill?) and practice on some old knives.
How do i display/store these knives? I cannot adhere them to the wall (tile) but I would like a magnetic one so I dont chip the tips dropping them into a slot.
I would like to invest in some good quality cutlery and start to enjoy cooking. Since I'm not professional chef I know I don't need the best, because I wont be able to even tell. Therefore I need some assistance into knowing what is worth buying because the prices between similar performing knives can be drastic.
I figure I would need a 240mm Gyuto for most of the work, a smaller knife like a Sujihiki for delicate worth and smaller foods, and a Deba? I figure these 3 knives will cover all the needs in the foreseeable future. Please let me know the question's I'm not asking or considering.
My current picks:
1) I would like to own a mirrored Gyuto because it would be the biggest and shiniest. A youtube video showing a Sukenari ZDP-189 looked promising but is it worth it ($550)?
2) Carter Sujihiki ($453)?
3) Shiraki 180mm Damascas Deba ($470).
I still need a cool board but where do I turn for a good quality end grain board? Next I would buy some stones (600/1000/3000/6000/overkill?) and practice on some old knives.
How do i display/store these knives? I cannot adhere them to the wall (tile) but I would like a magnetic one so I dont chip the tips dropping them into a slot.