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johnny

johnny

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Hey chummers,

I bought my wife a Sugimoto CM petty knife for her to use, but i feel she needs an upgrade. Some kind of santoku or gyuto that she could use everyday you know. Stainless and robust. No rusting and no chipping. Below 200 $ CAD and japanese. Possible ?

Gesshin stainless seemed to be first thought.

Thanks.
 
I'm in a similar boat (looking for a nicer Japanese stainless knife for my wife) and I've been eyeing the Misono UX10 180mm santoku. I know the Misono stainless lines aren't as highly recommended since the prices jumped, but you can still find good deals on some models. US Amazon is selling the santoku for $156 USD; they've got the 180mm gyuto for even less -- $148 USD. I think they're beautiful, and the fit and finish is excellent.
 
btbyrd said:
I'm in a similar boat (looking for a nicer Japanese stainless knife for my wife) and I've been eyeing the Misono UX10 180mm santoku. I know the Misono stainless lines aren't as highly recommended since the prices jumped, but you can still find good deals on some models. US Amazon is selling the santoku for $156 USD; they've got the 180mm gyuto for even less -- $148 USD. I think they're beautiful, and the fit and finish is excellent.
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Hey thanks man! I'll look at that right now.
 
btbyrd said:
I'm in a similar boat (looking for a nicer Japanese stainless knife for my wife) and I've been eyeing the Misono UX10 180mm santoku. I know the Misono stainless lines aren't as highly recommended since the prices jumped, but you can still find good deals on some models. US Amazon is selling the santoku for $156 USD; they've got the 180mm gyuto for even less -- $148 USD. I think they're beautiful, and the fit and finish is excellent.
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F&F indeed remarkable. Needs a good stone sharpening out of the box, though. Factory edge is weak and overly convexed by buffering. I start sharpening Misonos on a 400 stone. One more caveat: for right-handers only. Strongly asymmetric design. Sandvik's 19C27 provides a toothy kind of edge a lot of non-knifenuts do appreciate. And one of the very few truly elegant santokus IMHO.
 
I received the 180mm UX10 santoku as a wedding gift from a chef friend who described it as his favorite home knife.
Mine came with the Korin sharpening service and was good to go out of the box. I don't use it that much so the edge seems to last and last.
It is a sweet knife. Makes large veggies small with ease.

Yes to the right handed bias, but Korin have left bias knives if desired.
 
If left-handed, have an inverted version -- right side flat, left side convexed, edge off-centered to the right, logo on the left side. And no right-handed with a more or less neutral edge -- just asking for serious problems, later on.
 
My wife's current favorite knife is the Global G2. I've had mine for 15 years.
 
Benuser said:
In fact they do chip, fresh out of the box. Not after some decent stone sharpening.
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Next time you wish to correct me you will have to fill out a 20 page Wish To Advise form in triplicate 🤣
 
Got her a Kiyomitsu VG-1
Santoku for now. What do you think about it ?
 
That is a decent purchase. A kitchen knife as a gift for the uninitiated should not exceed a couple 100 bucks. Any knife I gift I find I have to sharpen myself periodically.
 
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