How do you determine the greatness of a gyuto?

[Philip Yu]

Not what everybody is buying or talking up. I go for the ones I see yall keep. That knife way by the left or right edge yall try to keep away from the camera so yall don't have to tell me what it is

 

[sumis]

i cut cocaine with it. if it fails, profile is not flat enough. yoshikane and masashi obviously excels here – for a gyuto that is.

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[tostadas]

i cut cocaine with it. if it fails, profile is not flat enough. yoshikane and masashi obviously excels here – for a gyuto that is.

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If it wedges, would that be a problem with a knife, or is your drugs being too big?

 

[Bico Doce]

If it wedges, would that be a problem with a knife, or is your drugs being too big?

Id probably go with a thin chinese cleaver, no wedging and I could scoop as well

 

[daveb]

Laser. Don't ask me how I know......

 

[Wagnum]

Carrots for wedging, potatoes for food release and check the edge for any tiny inconsistencies with newspaper

 

[Williamchan87]

How fast before it draws blood.

 

[bahamaroot]

If it gives me that giddy feeling when I fondle it.

 

[cotedupy]

If it wedges, would that be a problem with a knife, or is your drugs being too big?

Could also be a moisture issue, which can lead to rust formation. If you have wedge-y cocaine always make sure to dry your favourite gyuto thoroughly before you clean the rest of the house top to bottom at 3am.

 

[Ochazuke]

For me it's the nori around konnyaku test, and okra.

One of my favorite dishes is thinly sliced raw okra with just a tiny amount of really nice shoyu. If I can get through slicing even half a pound of okra without it becoming a slimy mess, then it's a keeper.

For the nori and konnyaku test, wrap a piece of nori around konnyaku and wait 3 minutes or so. Try and slice the konnyaku without tearing the nori.

 

[Ruso]

I cut water bottles and tatami mats to determinate if its worthy, sometimes dual wielding. Kiya! Kiya!

 

[Bensonhai]

When it looks like this...