RubbishCook
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I am new to Japanese kitchen knives and I am having trouble figuring what to try next.
At the moment I have a 210mm Azai Hyabusa Gyuto and a 120mm Yoshikane SDK petty.
I like knives where everything is done in-house (forging, cladding, handles, etc...) and that aren't overly fancy. I am thinking about a Takeda 210mm gyuto (probably the classic), a Yoshimitsu White #1 Gyuto 240mm, and a Konosuke Fujiyama Gyuto in White #1. I think White #1 would be an interesting steel to try but honestly I care more about the workmanship than the steel.
There are so many makers that it isn't something that I can easily sort out or evaluate over the internet. I can tell what is visually appealing but it is hard to really get an understanding of the production and quality. I like the idea of one guy doing the work all the way through the process (I think knives are something where this is viable to get a really nice product...unlike say a watch, where you are going to end with something horrible if one guy makes every part).
I guess my question is what are the top tier makers that do their entire production start to finish? Again I don't want a really fancy handle or cladding.
At the moment I have a 210mm Azai Hyabusa Gyuto and a 120mm Yoshikane SDK petty.
I like knives where everything is done in-house (forging, cladding, handles, etc...) and that aren't overly fancy. I am thinking about a Takeda 210mm gyuto (probably the classic), a Yoshimitsu White #1 Gyuto 240mm, and a Konosuke Fujiyama Gyuto in White #1. I think White #1 would be an interesting steel to try but honestly I care more about the workmanship than the steel.
There are so many makers that it isn't something that I can easily sort out or evaluate over the internet. I can tell what is visually appealing but it is hard to really get an understanding of the production and quality. I like the idea of one guy doing the work all the way through the process (I think knives are something where this is viable to get a really nice product...unlike say a watch, where you are going to end with something horrible if one guy makes every part).
I guess my question is what are the top tier makers that do their entire production start to finish? Again I don't want a really fancy handle or cladding.