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At least 2
How many knives do you have?
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What about the other 5 days a week? Go to a restaurant?
I actively trying to sell one knife and then buy a new one, anyway I started with 1 Takamura and end up with at least 10 all purpose knives that all does the same thing
Could be more I bet
As of last count, a little over 3
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In hand? One, maybe two, if they are cleavers and I am chopping meat.
How do you like the 240 Gesshin Hide? I've been waiting for a restock on those.Double bevel knives:
[2] ~150mm: Masahiro HC Honesuki; Munetoshi Petty
[3] 210mm: Gesshin Ginga W#2 Petty; Shun Kaji SG2 Gyuto; Marko 52100 Petty
[4] 240mm: Gesshin Hide W#2 Gyuto; Sukenari ZDP-189 Gyuto; Mazaki W#2 from first run @ JNS; Catcheside 1.2442 Forged Gyuto
[3] 270mm: Gesshin Ginga W#2 Gyuto; Marko 52100 Gyuto, Gengetsu W#2 Suji
Single bevel (all left handed):
[1] ~150mm: Yoshihiro W#2 Deba
[2] 210mm: Gesshin Uraku W#2 Usuba; Masamoto KA B#2 Usuba
[2] 270mm Gesshin Uraku W#2 Yanagiba and 300mm Masamoto KH B#2 Yanagiba
I've burned through or given away 5 other knives in the last decade. There are a few more floating around the house, plus my wife's knives (who used to cook professionally) which number close to 10 or so. The Marko 210mm petty sees the most use at home. Shun 210mm gyuto and 240mm Sukenari have seen the most use in professional kitchens. The single beveled Masamotos were a gift from a Chef that I worked for and are my most treasured
I recently bought some storage boxes for my knife boxes and extra knives. Turns out I need more boxes for my boxes. 
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I have a few, but only 3 that would fit in this forum. Y'all have too many knives.
I only have the one knife I am using at the time.
Since posting I sold a nakiri, 2 bunka, and 3 240s.23 total:
10 gyuto (2x210, 1x220, 1x230, 6x240)
4 nakiri
3 bunka
1 santoku
1 sabaki
1 chinese cleaver
1 bread knife
1 western butcher (sabaki has replaced it mostly)
1 meat/bone cleaver
I plan to sell 1 nakiri, 1 bunka, and maybe 2 240s. Everything else I'm sentimental about still
Then promptly bought 1 nakiri, 1 tall nakiri/cleaver, and 2 250s. So still minus 1...paragon of fiscal responsibility I am.
There are currently 5 (I think?) knives I own that are currently not in my house so I pretend my count is lower.
Can’t wait for when a box comes back with 3 knives and I have to explain I didn’t buy NEW ones, they were just getting new handles & a spa treatment lol
So, what you're saying is and correct me if I'm wrong, but I should:
1. Take all my knives to work?
2. Then buy knives for home?
3. Then bring all my knives home?
4. Buy knives for work?
5. Go to step 1?
Exactly. No one will ever know it’s not just the same group of knives going to and from work!
So, what you're saying is and correct me if I'm wrong, but I should:
1. Take all my knives to work?
2. Then buy knives for home?
3. Then bring all my knives home?
4. Buy knives for work?
5. Go to step 1?
Actually I don't know how many knives I have and I don't want to know because I know I have too much. But at the same time I see many knives I like that obviously I don't have.
Moreover, I have centered on buying chef's and gyuto knives and now I noticed I have no Petties.
I cook just at home, so there is not objective reason to have so many knives.
Moreover, I have centered on buying chef's and gyuto knives and now I noticed I have no Petties.
I cook just at home, so there is not objective reason to have so many knives.
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As a polite person I would never think of you (or myself) as an object, so there is no need for an objective reason. You’re a subject, subjective reasons are good enough.
And there is an equation which says the correct number of gyutos is and will always be (n+1) with n being the current number of gyutos.
Maybe I have not used the 'objective' word correctly.
I don't think people are objects.
Wow very impressive!
My list doesn't include my beater knives like mercer/vnox
Sold my collection 5yrs ago due sickness.
I needed wide knife for safety reasons
Jyuichi Ide aogami #2 180x80mm chuka bocho
2x Tojiro 2rivet pettys.
Now im bout start collection again.
not sure should i just buy takamura & call it a day , or go for 500+ blades
I needed wide knife for safety reasons
Jyuichi Ide aogami #2 180x80mm chuka bocho
2x Tojiro 2rivet pettys.
Now im bout start collection again.
not sure should i just buy takamura & call it a day , or go for 500+ blades
I think the more interesting question is how many people have spreadsheets of their knives…
It's simply practical!
It’s a good way of tracking how much over the legal limit you have
What?
Legal limit varies per household. I know I went over it a long time ago…
PS. Some of the people in this thread are accessories to the crime that created this list
PS. Some of the people in this thread are accessories to the crime that created this list
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