I got a suisin hayate kizuna (special line specifically for charity to benefit tsunami relief) by keijiro doi 270mm lefty kiritsuke and I kept it on my magnetic knife block for about two months before I finally decided to use it a week ago to cut a block of tuna for a hawaiian poke recipe. Immediately wiped and oiled it afterwards and no patina, but this is the sort of knife I would only use on special occasions (since I very rarely cut fish).
I have a 270mm shirogami kiristsuke and don't use it very often because it's not everyday there is raw fish to cut around here, but it is used several times in a year. By the way, it cuts splendidly.
Hi i also own a 300mm Aogami2 Doi Yanagiba and its used often for Sashimi.
I actually only use that knife for that. i dondt have any other knife that fits in my hands so perfectly when you take it in your hands.
At the moment it needs a full resharpen because i wrecked the edge when i gave it a new finish. No Problem! As mentioned its a tool for me and Doi made exceptional tools, and finally a job for all my stones
As it was one of my first knifes i wrecked it multiple times and its original finish, but its just a tool. It never got any patina from cutting salmon or other fish (of course wiped and dried it directly like its supposed to be done)
Best regards, daniel
Mine don't get too much use:
300mm numbered Doi birthday knife with funny nose, ebony
300mm "light" regular type. Never did find any inperfections
270mm numbered, ebony
They tend to be thick in comparison to the three shig yanagis I have, so these see more use. The thing I don't like is that it is so easy to blemish the mirror finish on the table of the knife and it is pretty much impossible to get that cleaned up. Even a leftover finger print. For most cooking, the smaller ones see use in trimming meat and the larger for trimming and skinning salmon. The Doi's are very beautiful knives though so I don't regret owning some.
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I take it these are aogami right?
Yes. Though, the 80th birthday knives were a batch of 20, ten of which I think were blue, and ten, white, ten wa, ten regular, I think. There use to be a youtube; someone visited Korin and recorded a showing of these knives. I haven't been able to find it. Some dork sounds like he is going to have a heart attach when the women unveiled some of the knives.
This is not the one I was looking for, but it shows the knives prior to delivery. Eight years ago.... sh1t, I am getting old too too fast!
I have a 270mm Suisin Hayate, used and loved for about 4 years now. Definitely the knife I've used the longest, though it's primarily used only in the mornings. Refinished the bevel on my fav stone just to take this pic. It usually looks much ugiler than this. Took like 2 hours... Made some mistakes but got too lazy to fix them.
http://imgur.com/a/hU8UA
It says 93 on the back. If someone could remind me of the significance of these numbers that would be awesome haha. http://imgur.com/a/zQw1t
Took like 2 hours... Made some mistakes but got too lazy to fix them.
http://imgur.com/a/hU8UA
I have a 270mm Suisin Hayate, used and loved for about 4 years now. Definitely the knife I've used the longest, though it's primarily used only in the mornings. Refinished the bevel on my fav stone just to take this pic. It usually looks much ugiler than this. Took like 2 hours... Made some mistakes but got too lazy to fix them.
http://imgur.com/a/hU8UA
It says 93 on the back. If someone could remind me of the significance of these numbers that would be awesome haha. http://imgur.com/a/zQw1t
the number editions were part of a limited run of 100 for the Knife, I think. I have # 16that looks like a beauty to me and i think the number 93 is the serial number of the knife, if i'm not wrong.
the number editions were part of a limited run of 100 for the Knife, I think. I have # 16
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