theculinarymercenary
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hey guys and gals!
i'm a 6'4 canadian man who's having some trouble deciding on what nakiri/usuba to buy. let me first give you a preamble; i'm not a knife specialist... my knowledge only goes so far as classical french/western designs. Within the last year though... i've been exposed to some highly functional but ugly Japanese style vegetable knives. right now my favorite knife in my kit is some weird thai off brand 'kiwi' knife that i got in chinatown on a whim. It's not strong or durable but damn does it ever fit with my hand and chop and slice like a demon.
Recently, i've accepted a position as a private chef to a family wealthy enough to rent a human (which is ridiculous in its own) so i want to have kit that fits more within the environment i'll be working in. i'm not a small guy so most of the knives ive been finding online are around 5.5"-6.5" which seem a bit small for me....
I've looked at shuns but their reputation seems to be more aesthetic than quality in the reading ive done and they seem to be on the small side.
What i'd like to know is given the information above, can you recommend me a veg knife that's both visually appealing and functional? i need to be able to do everything from fine dining to casual lunches with it. I have a plethora of other functional knives but i want this to be my flagship of sorts.
Ideally i'd like to buy from a canadian distributor but that may be a pipe dream lol. budget is decent, maybe up to 300-500, can be carbon or stainless.
thanks in advance
i'm a 6'4 canadian man who's having some trouble deciding on what nakiri/usuba to buy. let me first give you a preamble; i'm not a knife specialist... my knowledge only goes so far as classical french/western designs. Within the last year though... i've been exposed to some highly functional but ugly Japanese style vegetable knives. right now my favorite knife in my kit is some weird thai off brand 'kiwi' knife that i got in chinatown on a whim. It's not strong or durable but damn does it ever fit with my hand and chop and slice like a demon.
Recently, i've accepted a position as a private chef to a family wealthy enough to rent a human (which is ridiculous in its own) so i want to have kit that fits more within the environment i'll be working in. i'm not a small guy so most of the knives ive been finding online are around 5.5"-6.5" which seem a bit small for me....
I've looked at shuns but their reputation seems to be more aesthetic than quality in the reading ive done and they seem to be on the small side.
What i'd like to know is given the information above, can you recommend me a veg knife that's both visually appealing and functional? i need to be able to do everything from fine dining to casual lunches with it. I have a plethora of other functional knives but i want this to be my flagship of sorts.
Ideally i'd like to buy from a canadian distributor but that may be a pipe dream lol. budget is decent, maybe up to 300-500, can be carbon or stainless.
thanks in advance