Im debating over getting a new blue steel knife , currently I have a 154cm stainless knife that I like - RC60.
The knife Im searching for would be japanese RC64-65 Blue steel. Without looking into the stain resistance, would blue steel with a hardness that is 5 RC higher than stainless, make it technically (if heat treated optimally) able to create a sharper edge than 154cm RC60. When I think Japanese I think of high quality, highest possible sharpness in a knife. Are Japanese carbon steels really superior to stainless, seeing as a lot of Japanese chef knives are in white or blue steels despite the rust/patina proof of a stainless steel knife in the kitchen.
In short: Japanese blue steel RC 64-65 vs 154CM RC 60. Both created optimally.
Which would be more likely to hold a
Sharper edge
Sharper edge longer - less sharpening
Thinner edge
The knife Im searching for would be japanese RC64-65 Blue steel. Without looking into the stain resistance, would blue steel with a hardness that is 5 RC higher than stainless, make it technically (if heat treated optimally) able to create a sharper edge than 154cm RC60. When I think Japanese I think of high quality, highest possible sharpness in a knife. Are Japanese carbon steels really superior to stainless, seeing as a lot of Japanese chef knives are in white or blue steels despite the rust/patina proof of a stainless steel knife in the kitchen.
In short: Japanese blue steel RC 64-65 vs 154CM RC 60. Both created optimally.
Which would be more likely to hold a
Sharper edge
Sharper edge longer - less sharpening
Thinner edge