Unpopular Opinions Jr.

[xsmx13]

Since Unpopular Opinions Sr. just got locked, I thought we should open a new thread for the original purpose of discourse on perspectives that go against the grain.

I'll start very mildly... in spite of enjoying some tall gyuto, I have three gyuto in the 215mm range with heel heights well under 50mm. They include a 48mm tall Wakui, 48.5mm Shindo, and 47.5mm Hatsukokoro 3 layer ginsan and I would leave their heights and profiles exactly as they are.

Cheers!

 

[Blumbo]

I feel 50mm heel height is the knife equivalent of 6ft height for men on dating apps - when in reality most cant tell if you’re a 1-2 mm or inches short of the arbitrary bar.

 

[Blumbo]

I feel 50mm heel height is the knife (gyuto) equivalent of 6ft height for men on dating apps - when in reality most cant tell if you’re a 1-2 mm or inches short of the arbitrary bar.

Oops ignore

 

[Edge]

Thank you for opening this one.

 

[BillHanna]

crybaby bullcrap

 

[labor of love]

The 48mm 210mm ratio for things like wakui are nice. The problem for many is when the 240mm version comes in at like 245mm long and the blade height is 49mm, I’ll never understand how you keep practically the same blade height but add an inch and half to blade length, just keep the same height and length ratio for the 240 as the 210 version has.

 

[BillHanna]

Thank you for opening this one.

 

[Heckel7302]

Unpopular opinions should not be closed. What happened there was completely caused by a mod who should know better.

This place is starting to feel like Reddit more and more every day. How sad.

 

[More_Gyutos]

I don’t like super tall gyutos. I think it’s because I’m short and I have a thick board. I’m still flirting with tall nakiris though.

 

[Corradobrit1]

I don’t like super tall gyutos. I think it’s because I’m short and I have a thick board. I’m still flirting with tall nakiris though.

You and me both. Although I draw the line at tall rectangles.

 

[BillHanna]

I don’t like super tall gyutos. I think it’s because I’m short and I have a thick board. I’m still flirting with tall nakiris though.

Hmm yeah. Show us that thick board, baby.

 

[HolyDiverScallop]

I don’t like super tall gyutos. I think it’s because I’m short and I have a thick board. I’m still flirting with tall nakiris though.

I swear I read this as "short and I have a thick beard" and I was trying like hell to make sense of it.

 

[SwampDonkey]

Thicc board, thicc knives, thicc dog, thicc wo...nevermind. Tall nakiris bang. Tall knives bang. My 57 and 60 mm tall gyutos are my favorites, makes them good scoopers. My 204x90 cleaver was a reaaally nice size, I'm still getting used to the 110 mm tall Sugimoto but haven't used it much yet, been waiting for ARM.

 

[BillHanna]

Finish that last thought; I’m about to become a supporting member! (Double entendre)

 

[M1k3]

 

[xsmx13]

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This one goes to 11...

 

[DitmasPork]

Unpopular opinions should not be closed. What happened there was completely caused by a mod who should know better.

This place is starting to feel like Reddit more and more every day. How sad.

What happened? I missed whatever went down.

 

[Uncle Danny]

Something about pineapples that went a bit out of hand. It’s all good now.
Just know that we don’t mention pineapple pizza anymore.

Ol’ thread is up and running again

 

[Heckel7302]

What happened? I missed whatever went down.

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[Lars]

#freematus