My shigefusa it s not reactive at all.
I had three katos workhorse and the two I sold where more reactive, but not such a big problem
I had three katos workhorse and the two I sold where more reactive, but not such a big problem
Out of curiosity, how reactive is the clad of these two knives, compared to their core?
And if the cladding happesn to be more reactive than the core, how does that affect on foods and which foods?
Thank you Iggy!
I would pick Shigefusa, I have a cleaver from them, really nice knife
Shig, Toyoma, Kato. In that order, are extremely reactive. Their joyful knives to cut with and yea clad does oxidize fast. I used to be appalled by the HM factor of knives that oxidize upon use. After I focused on wiping and drying after each use, dry, dry... I'm able to restore the finish that's patina free with some Flitz and a wipe down.
And I should probably just stop harping on how the reactivity of all of these knives is based on improper 'priming'/lack of actual use.
The TF are stainless clad, so no reactivity issues there. Here's a quite new (about 1-2 month old) photo of my Denka. Of course the core has got some patina but I quite like the contrast with the stainless.
Kato I find quite reactive of course, but not too bad. On a similar level then my (old) Sakai Takayuki Syousin Sakura
If you're really looking for a stable patina with nearly no further reactivity, I think I'd prefer Monosteel or stainless clad to soft iron
:2cents:
How did you find the performance compared on your Kato and your Sakai Takayuki Syousin Sakura?
Best Denka I ever see it s the one of inzite. That knife it s just crazy good, could easily bit all my Katos Shigefusas and Moboroshis I have... 😊
Quite true, but most of us don't hit the lottery on a great Teruyasu Fujiwara. Best to handle one before buying, unless there is an experienced BST seller who can guide you on good and bad issues with their Teruyasu Fujiwara.
You mean Denka vs. Kato vs. Syousin Sakura?
Difficult, because they're kind of different knives... especially the Kato has more the classic Workhorse geometry.
In total I'd say the performance of the Denka is best regarding easy of cutting, food release and edge retention. Kato second (but I'm not so sure regarding edge retention on the Sakura compared to the Kato).
But unfortunataly, a lot of the TF knives have a big variations regarding grind and geometry. I had the luck to handpick my Denka at his store from a batch of 5-6 Gyutos.
Regards, Iggy
Best Denka I ever see it s the one of inzite. That knife it s just crazy good, could easily bit all my Katos Shigefusas and Moboroshis I have... 😊
i agree on the denka vs kato comparison hehe, i also had the chance to hand pick mine amongst 8 other ones, got the thinnest one with the best finish.
i agree on the denka vs kato comparison hehe, i also had the chance to hand pick mine amongst 8 other ones, got the thinnest one with the best finish.
Was that a 210 gyuto Inzite that you bought with the cleaver?
IMHO the best and only way to buy your Denka. So quite expensive knife. With flight to Tokyo and so on
240 , the 210 are pretty thin as well, 270 gets beefy since as per TF's shop, gyuto in their minds are for fabricating meat so thickness and thinness is not just their consideration.
Very nice. I must say, I still think of that DENKA cleaver!
lol that one was pure fate. I tried to buy a 195 TF nakiri in blue 1 (iron cladded) - and apparently it exist - off tsubaya in person but it was sold out by the time i got there in to their store so I was pretty disappointed. But the next day the cleaver was the first thing I saw when I entered TF's store hehe and it is exactly what I wanted - mini cleaver but still good height and profile. Felt I just had to pick up a 240 denka too from Iggy's previous posts.
can you post the dimensions, thickenss, etc of that mini cleaver?
lol that one was pure fate. I tried to buy a 195 TF nakiri in blue 1 (iron cladded) - and apparently it exist - off tsubaya in person but it was sold out by the time i got there in to their store so I was pretty disappointed. But the next day the cleaver was the first thing I saw when I entered TF's store hehe and it is exactly what I wanted - mini cleaver but still good height and profile. Felt I just had to pick up a 240 denka too from Iggy's previous posts.
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