Mutsumi Hinoura Aogami Super Opinions?

[aecadiz]

Hello everyone

As stated in the title, I would love to hear your opinions on M. Hinoura AS

Let the truth be told, I am a huge fan of his work and love his Shirogami 2, I am quite familiar with the geometry of his knives

Thanks!

 

[jedy617]

It's good stuff, owned a santoku from him. Great edge retention and sharpens up nice

 

[dehory]

I have a M Hinoura 210 k-tip gyuto in AS that's one of my favourite smaller pointy knives. I will say that I haven't sharpened it yet, but it's got a great edge out of the box and no complaints about edge retention.

 

[MarcelNL]

I have a Nakiri, likely by him, and while it does not get that much use it's a great knife. As mentioned already it has great edge retention and sharpens beautifully.

 

[zizirex]

His AS is pretty underrated. You can't go wrong with his knife either the AS or White 2.
I don't have any other AS to compare with, better that Takefu stuff but i haven't compared it with Denka or Tanaka AS

 

[Runner_up]

I like it. Sharpens well and holds an edge for a long time.

It does feel a little brittle to me though, and some of the damaged blades I have received seems to validate that impression. I remember getting one in for sharpening from a pro chef who was surprised by the chipping - he had a lot of experience with J knives. With Hinoura's thin grinds these blades are not workhorses by any stretch.

If you like Hinoura knives you will appreciate the noticeable improvement in edge retention the AS offers. I personally like Mutsumi's knives, but I don't honestly reach for mine that often.