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At least 2
What about the other 5 days a week? Go to a restaurant?At least 2
Could be more I betAt least 2
In hand? One, maybe two, if they are cleavers and I am chopping meat.
How do you like the 240 Gesshin Hide? I've been waiting for a restock on those.Double bevel knives:
[2] ~150mm: Masahiro HC Honesuki; Munetoshi Petty
[3] 210mm: Gesshin Ginga W#2 Petty; Shun Kaji SG2 Gyuto; Marko 52100 Petty
[4] 240mm: Gesshin Hide W#2 Gyuto; Sukenari ZDP-189 Gyuto; Mazaki W#2 from first run @ JNS; Catcheside 1.2442 Forged Gyuto
[3] 270mm: Gesshin Ginga W#2 Gyuto; Marko 52100 Gyuto, Gengetsu W#2 Suji
Single bevel (all left handed):
[1] ~150mm: Yoshihiro W#2 Deba
[2] 210mm: Gesshin Uraku W#2 Usuba; Masamoto KA B#2 Usuba
[2] 270mm Gesshin Uraku W#2 Yanagiba and 300mm Masamoto KH B#2 Yanagiba
I've burned through or given away 5 other knives in the last decade. There are a few more floating around the house, plus my wife's knives (who used to cook professionally) which number close to 10 or so. The Marko 210mm petty sees the most use at home. Shun 210mm gyuto and 240mm Sukenari have seen the most use in professional kitchens. The single beveled Masamotos were a gift from a Chef that I worked for and are my most treasured![]()
Since posting I sold a nakiri, 2 bunka, and 3 240s.23 total:
10 gyuto (2x210, 1x220, 1x230, 6x240)
4 nakiri
3 bunka
1 santoku
1 sabaki
1 chinese cleaver
1 bread knife
1 western butcher (sabaki has replaced it mostly)
1 meat/bone cleaver
I plan to sell 1 nakiri, 1 bunka, and maybe 2 240s. Everything else I'm sentimental about still![]()
There are currently 5 (I think?) knives I own that are currently not in my house so I pretend my count is lower.Since posting I sold a nakiri, 2 bunka, and 3 240s.
Then promptly bought 1 nakiri, 1 tall nakiri/cleaver, and 2 250s. So still minus 1...paragon of fiscal responsibility I am.
There are currently 5 (I think?) knives I own that are currently not in my house so I pretend my count is lower.
Can’t wait for when a box comes back with 3 knives and I have to explain I didn’t buy NEW ones, they were just getting new handles & a spa treatment lol
Exactly. No one will ever know it’s not just the same group of knives going to and from work!
So, what you're saying is and correct me if I'm wrong, but I should:
1. Take all my knives to work?
2. Then buy knives for home?
3. Then bring all my knives home?
4. Buy knives for work?
5. Go to step 1?
As a polite person I would never think of you (or myself) as an object, so there is no need for an objective reason. You’re a subject, subjective reasons are good enough.Actually I don't know how many knives I have and I don't want to know because I know I have too much. But at the same time I see many knives I like that obviously I don't have.
Moreover, I have centered on buying chef's and gyuto knives and now I noticed I have no Petties.
I cook just at home, so there is not objective reason to have so many knives.
Maybe I have not used the 'objective' word correctly.As a polite person I would never think of you (or myself) as an object, so there is no need for an objective reason. You’re a subject, subjective reasons are good enough.
And there is an equation which says the correct number of gyutos is and will always be (n+1) with n being the current number of gyutos.
Wow very impressive!Yeah the answer is definatly wayyy too much. Gotta do some more giveaways for some of these ( maybe comment what knives you guys are interested). the knives behind the second picture are all either rusty or broken knives I've collected from japan that I sharpen, renew and give to people or use. It all kinda began as a hobby. As a Japanese resturant owner I sometimes help out in the store and cook for the customer when I felt like it. ( the ones with handle are my mainly used ones, there's probably about 10 more that I haven't shown that I actually use) And some knives I have them for collection since they're way too precious ( like fuji honyaki, don't really want to scratch the surface) View attachment 264748 View attachment 264747
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It's simply practical!I think the more interesting question is how many people have spreadsheets of their knives…
It’s a good way of tracking how much over the legal limit you haveI think the more interesting question is how many people have spreadsheets of their knives…
What?It’s a good way of tracking how much over the legal limit you have
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