recommendations: 135-150mm petty

[gollux]

Hey everyone. With the advice of you good people, I picked up a Watanabe Pro Nakiri a few years ago, which I absolutely love. Life circumstances have taken me away from knives for a while, but I have an important life transition coming up - to mark the occasion, I'd like to get myself a new knife. Given what's already in my collection, I'm thinking a petty would be useful for smaller tasks - preferably something in a relatively robust steel so that my partner feels comfortable using it. Ginsan looks durable and relatively easy to sharpen, but I'm open to anything! Thanks in advance for your help.

LOCATION
Australia

KNIFE TYPE

Petty, 135-150mm
budget: $150-300 USD

semi-stainless preferred (Ginsan?), Aogami Super an option

Nashiji or migaki finish preferred, but I'm not fussy.

background:

I'm comfortable maintaining my knives, but because the blade will be used on lemons and such, something less reactive is appealing. I can't stand sharpening my VG10 Tojiro, so perhaps a semi-stainless that's easier to sharpen: Ginsan? SKD/SLD? I'd also like to try Aogami Super at some point.

I have a Kurosaki Gyuto in SG2 and a Watanabe Nakiri in (I think?) Blue 2. I'm interested to try something different with my next purchase. I'd like to try White 2 sometime, but probably not for this purchase.

KNIFE USE

Home use, focusing on smaller tasks, mostly slicing.

I usually use pinch grip / push cut.

I'm most interested in sharpening performance and edge retention. I have SG stones - 500, 1k, 4k, and I might add another if the steel would benefit from a finer grit.

KNIFE MAINTENANCE

I use a Tojiro kiri wood board and a board from reclaimed Huon pine.

I do sharpen - not an expert, but I can get a decent edge.

SPECIAL REQUESTS/COMMENTS

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[blokey]

I enjoys Moriya Munemitsu and Kazutada petties, both are inexpensive directly from Japan, less than $100. K&S is having a sale tho, those are probably higher end and I imagine most of those are good
https://www.knivesandstones.com.au/collections/petty-utility

 

[jacobwilder5]

Yoshikane makes a fine petty.

https://www.chefs-edge.com/products/yoshikane-skd-nashiji-petty-150mm

 

[gollux]

Yoshikane makes a fine petty.

https://www.chefs-edge.com/products/yoshikane-skd-nashiji-petty-150mm

Thanks. I had my eye on that one - looks like it might be the best option from an Aussie seller.

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

Akifusa and Tsunehisa both come to mind. They are both from the same factory with Akifusa generally being slightly more refined. They can both be found in Aogami Super and Akifusa in SRS-15 and Tsunehisa in SRS-13 and Ginsan. Nicely executed knives that you and your partner won't be afraid to use.

SRS-13 and -15 are essentially the same stainless powder metallurgy steel.

 

[gollux]

Akifusa and Tsunehisa both come to mind. They are both from the same factory with Akifusa generally being slightly more refined. They can both be found in Aogami Super and Akifusa in SRS-15 and Tsunehisa in SRS-13 and Ginsan. Nicely executed knives that you and your partner won't be afraid to use.

SRS-13 and -15 are essentially the same stainless powder metallurgy steel.

Beautiful, thanks. I've decided to go with Yoshikane for the petty, but now I'm thinking of picking up a short gyuto for my partner. I see that Tsunehisa has a 180mm gyuto in Ginsan that's very affordable - perhaps I'll give that a try.

 

[Qapla']

Beautiful, thanks. I've decided to go with Yoshikane for the petty, but now I'm thinking of picking up a short gyuto for my partner. I see that Tsunehisa has a 180mm petty in Ginsan that's very affordable - perhaps I'll give that a try.

What do you think of this?

https://kazsknifeonline.com.au/coll...n-silver-3-steel-kiritsuke-santoku-knife-17cm

 

[gollux]

What do you think of this?

https://kazsknifeonline.com.au/coll...n-silver-3-steel-kiritsuke-santoku-knife-17cm

That's not a maker I'm familiar with, but it looks like a nice knife. I'm not a huge fan of the handle, however.