thatsnotaknife
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LOCATION
What country are you in?
USA
KNIFE TYPE
What type of knife are you interested in (e.g., chefs knife, slicer, boning knife, utility knife, bread knife, paring knife, cleaver)?
Gyuto and Petty
Are you right or left handed?
Right
Are you interested in a Western handle (e.g., classic Wusthof handle) or Japanese handle?
prefer Japanese handle
What length of knife (blade) are you interested in (in inches or millimeters)?
Gyuto - 240mm
Petty? I don't know
Do you require a stainless knife? (Yes or no) Yes
What is your absolute maximum budget for your knife?
$1,000.00 USD for both
KNIFE USE
Do you primarily intend to use this knife at home or a professional environment?
Home
What are the main tasks you primarily intend to use the knife for (e.g., slicing vegetables, chopping vegetables, mincing vegetables, slicing meats, cutting down poultry, breaking poultry bones, filleting fish, trimming meats, etc.)? (Please identify as many tasks as you would like.)
slicing vegetables/fruit, chopping vegetables/fruit,
What knife, if any, are you replacing?
I am replacing a German Chef's knife
Do you have a particular grip that you primarily use? (Please click on this LINK for the common types of grips.)
What cutting motions do you primarily use? (Please click on this LINK for types of cutting motions and identify the two or three most common cutting motions, in order of most used to least used.)
up and down motion, pull and push
What improvements do you want from your current knife? If you are not replacing a knife, please identify as many characteristics identified below in parentheses that you would like this knife to have.)
Sharp beyond just sharpening
Taller than 1/2 an inch to an inch but not really a tall knife
Better aesthetics (e.g., a certain type of finish; layered/Damascus or other pattern of steel; different handle color/pattern/shape/wood; better scratch resistance; better stain resistance)?
Better scratch resistance
Comfort (e.g., lighter/heavier knife; better handle material; better handle shape; rounded spine/choil of the knife; improved balance)?
better handle material. I am only interested in a comfortable knife
Ease of Use (e.g., ability to use the knife right out of the box; smoother rock chopping, push cutting, or slicing motion; less wedging; better food release; less reactivity with food; easier to sharpen)?
I would like to use the knife right out of the box
Edge Retention (i.e., length of time you want the edge to last without sharpening)?
At most once per month
KNIFE MAINTENANCE
Do you use a bamboo, wood, rubber, or synthetic cutting board? (Yes or no.)
I think I have a plastic and rubber cutting board
Do you sharpen your own knives? (Yes or no.)
Yes but I am open to sending them out.
I doubt I sharpen properly
If not, are you interested in learning how to sharpen your knives? (Yes or no.)
Yes
Are you interested in purchasing sharpening products for your knives? (Yes or no.)
Yes
What country are you in?
USA
KNIFE TYPE
What type of knife are you interested in (e.g., chefs knife, slicer, boning knife, utility knife, bread knife, paring knife, cleaver)?
Gyuto and Petty
Are you right or left handed?
Right
Are you interested in a Western handle (e.g., classic Wusthof handle) or Japanese handle?
prefer Japanese handle
What length of knife (blade) are you interested in (in inches or millimeters)?
Gyuto - 240mm
Petty? I don't know
Do you require a stainless knife? (Yes or no) Yes
What is your absolute maximum budget for your knife?
$1,000.00 USD for both
KNIFE USE
Do you primarily intend to use this knife at home or a professional environment?
Home
What are the main tasks you primarily intend to use the knife for (e.g., slicing vegetables, chopping vegetables, mincing vegetables, slicing meats, cutting down poultry, breaking poultry bones, filleting fish, trimming meats, etc.)? (Please identify as many tasks as you would like.)
slicing vegetables/fruit, chopping vegetables/fruit,
What knife, if any, are you replacing?
I am replacing a German Chef's knife
Do you have a particular grip that you primarily use? (Please click on this LINK for the common types of grips.)
What cutting motions do you primarily use? (Please click on this LINK for types of cutting motions and identify the two or three most common cutting motions, in order of most used to least used.)
up and down motion, pull and push
What improvements do you want from your current knife? If you are not replacing a knife, please identify as many characteristics identified below in parentheses that you would like this knife to have.)
Sharp beyond just sharpening
Taller than 1/2 an inch to an inch but not really a tall knife
Better aesthetics (e.g., a certain type of finish; layered/Damascus or other pattern of steel; different handle color/pattern/shape/wood; better scratch resistance; better stain resistance)?
Better scratch resistance
Comfort (e.g., lighter/heavier knife; better handle material; better handle shape; rounded spine/choil of the knife; improved balance)?
better handle material. I am only interested in a comfortable knife
Ease of Use (e.g., ability to use the knife right out of the box; smoother rock chopping, push cutting, or slicing motion; less wedging; better food release; less reactivity with food; easier to sharpen)?
I would like to use the knife right out of the box
Edge Retention (i.e., length of time you want the edge to last without sharpening)?
At most once per month
KNIFE MAINTENANCE
Do you use a bamboo, wood, rubber, or synthetic cutting board? (Yes or no.)
I think I have a plastic and rubber cutting board
Do you sharpen your own knives? (Yes or no.)
Yes but I am open to sending them out.
I doubt I sharpen properly
If not, are you interested in learning how to sharpen your knives? (Yes or no.)
Yes
Are you interested in purchasing sharpening products for your knives? (Yes or no.)
Yes
