Mukimono VS Usuba for Katsuramuki

[Perverockstar]

Hello people, I know that the Usuba is the knife of choice for Katsuramuki. Yet I'm wondering if someone has tried doing it with a Mukimono knife and how would you compare it for this.

Thanks.

 

[gabdo]

Good question! I am also planning on getting one of those, so curious about what folks think!

 

[EShin]

Mukimono knives have a pointed tip suitable for making decorative cuts and are a bit thinner than usuba knives, so better suited for delicate work whereas the usuba will be more stable, but both will work perfectly fine for katsuramuki.

 

[gabdo]

Mukimono knives have a pointed tip suitable for making decorative cuts and are a bit thinner than usuba knives, so better suited for delicate work whereas the usuba will be more stable, but both will work perfectly fine for katsuramuki.

Thanks!!

 

[Perverockstar]

Mukimono knives have a pointed tip suitable for making decorative cuts and are a bit thinner than usuba knives, so better suited for delicate work whereas the usuba will be more stable, but both will work perfectly fine for katsuramuki.

Great! I ask because the main reason I would get an Usuba is for that, Katsuramuki. Yet I like making garnishes and the Mukimono has that tip I'd like to do some more detailed work. Better for me if a single knife will make all this, besides some delicate veggie slicing.

 

[Qapla']

Great! I ask because the main reason I would get an Usuba is for that, Katsuramuki. Yet I like making garnishes and the Mukimono has that tip I'd like to do some more detailed work. Better for me if a single knife will make all this, besides some delicate veggie slicing.

If it's about a single knife, then I'd say that a kama-gata usuba is the best choice, as it'll have the height for on-board chopping (a mukimono is lower-height), a reasonably usable "point", and more metal backing up the "point" area than a mukimono or hishi-gata usuba would (and thus lesser risk of being damaged).