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[Heard86]

Just wanted to say hi real quick. Been cooking for a little over 25 years. Currently the sous chef at an upscale bistro in PA. I absolutely love japanese knives. Howdy all

 

[bkultra]

Welcome to the forum

 

[JDC]

Welcome!

 

[Qapla']

Welcome. What knives do you currently use?

 

[Benuser]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Heard86]

Welcome. What knives do you currently use?

Nothing super amazing right now. I've got a shun premier 8"chef, global paring, Mercer nakiri, dau vua (I know people here hate them)bunka, a japanese slicer that I cant remember the maker of, a kai honesuki. Pretty much cheap knives that I spend a lot of time doing maintenance on to keep sharp and useable.

 

[cotedupy]

Welcome!

I've seen that some people are not keen on Dao Vua, but also have seen other people quite long on them. I personally love the look, and have always been tempted to give one a go. What do you think of yours...?

 

[Marek07]

G'day and welcome to the forum.
Don't think people hate Dao Vua Knives here. They're not going to set the world on fire but they're worth a look at their price point. Besides, they can only help improve your maintenance skills.

 

[LostHighway]

Welcome, it is always good to have more chefs on the site. I think there is more hate for Dao Vua on Reddit than there is here. The qc is unquestionably bad but the better examples are okay price considered. I have one of the bunkas, mostly for use as a sharpening practice mule. The Tosa knife makers like Murata, Zakuri, Muneishsi/Yusaku, Kajiwara, etc. usually offer really decent treatments of Aogami 1 or 2 and should be a step up in quality of steel from what you're used to without breaking the bank.

 

[JDC]

Shun premier is actually pretty decent, especially for the current price.

 

[Heard86]

I quite like the dao bunka I have . I use it daily. It needs more maintenance than some of my other knives. I sharpen that one and kai pretty much weekly.

 

[Heard86]

Welcome, it is always good to have more chefs on the site. I think there is more hate for Dao Vua on Reddit than there is here. The qc is unquestionably bad but the better examples are okay price considered. I have one of the bunkas, mostly for use as a sharpening practice mule. The Tosa knife makers like Murata, Zakuri, Muneishsi/Yusaku, Kajiwara, etc. usually offer really decent treatments of Aogami 1 or 2 and should be a step up in quality of steel from what you're used to without breaking the bank.

I'll have to check those makers out. Thank you