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Takeda 270 gyuto - impulse buy (again). I know thereās not a lot of love for these around here, but going into it with prior experience with the grind and no unrealistic hopes and dreams = damn this thing is good. Itās not as oversized/tall as some of the outliers, but doesnāt have to be.
Predictably bad at halving big carrots, dense product etc, but godly food release and top tier utility - board scraper, scoop, actually useful tip. Slicing product is a pleasure with the generous height, feels like you can almost process 2 heads of lettuce at once.
One negative I noticed was how sharp the choil is. I mean at this thickness Iām not expecting sofa-comfort, but Ill round it out and see how it feels.
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Takeda 270 gyuto - impulse buy (again). I know thereās not a lot of love for these around here, but going into it with prior experience with the grind and no unrealistic hopes and dreams = damn this thing is good. Itās not as oversized/tall as some of the outliers, but doesnāt have to be.
Predictably bad at halving big carrots, dense product etc, but godly food release and top tier utility - board scraper, scoop, actually useful tip. Slicing product is a pleasure with the generous height, feels like you can almost process 2 heads of lettuce at once.
One negative I noticed was how sharp the choil is. I mean at this thickness Iām not expecting sofa-comfort, but Ill round it out and see how it feels.
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Takeda 270 gyuto - impulse buy (again). I know thereās not a lot of love for these around here, but going into it with prior experience with the grind and no unrealistic hopes and dreams = damn this thing is good. Itās not as oversized/tall as some of the outliers, but doesnāt have to be.
Predictably bad at halving big carrots, dense product etc, but godly food release and top tier utility - board scraper, scoop, actually useful tip. Slicing product is a pleasure with the generous height, feels like you can almost process 2 heads of lettuce at once.
One negative I noticed was how sharp the choil is. I mean at this thickness Iām not expecting sofa-comfort, but Ill round it out and see how it feels.
NAS new batch. Iāve heard tell the AS are less wedgy, or have less defined shoulders.AS or NAS? ā¦
You wonāt find me throwing shade on Takedaās. From my petty to my XXL cleaver, theyāre all killers on my board. Nothing demolishes a big cabbage for me like one of my Takedaās.
NAS new batch. Iāve heard tell the AS are less wedgy, or have less defined shoulders.
@daniel_il i know right? Thereās just something about them. Did you do a full progression or just touch it up?
Had the suji out, hereās the two of them. Suji has a good 10mm extra length, thicker than the gyuto. View attachment 141648
AS or NAS? ā¦
You wonāt find me throwing shade on Takedaās. From my petty to my XXL cleaver, theyāre all killers on my board. Nothing demolishes a big cabbage for me like one of my Takedaās.
Sounds like marriage....but then your enjoyment is sullied by the sudden, slightly random encounter with friction.
...but itās somehow wormed its way into my affection.
I love Takeda. The way that they balance food release and wedging I think is arguable some of the best. My two classics are thinner than my NAS. And the NAS large cleaver will probably be wedges with large dense product. But my small classic cleaver is quite good through dense product. The NAS probably after breaking it in and sharpening it after awhile I would suspect will get better with time. But lots of workhorse style knives are going to wedge in the monster carrots.View attachment 141565
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Takeda 270 gyuto - impulse buy (again). I know thereās not a lot of love for these around here, but going into it with prior experience with the grind and no unrealistic hopes and dreams = damn this thing is good. Itās not as oversized/tall as some of the outliers, but doesnāt have to be.
Predictably bad at halving big carrots, dense product etc, but godly food release and top tier utility - board scraper, scoop, actually useful tip. Slicing product is a pleasure with the generous height, feels like you can almost process 2 heads of lettuce at once.
One negative I noticed was how sharp the choil is. I mean at this thickness Iām not expecting sofa-comfort, but Ill round it out and see how it feels.
Spot on (and as always eloquent) assessment of the Takeda experience. Out of curiosity I just touched up with one of his shobu nagura and wowww. A little scratchy but the tooth is amazing.The most frustrating knife in my collection is a Takeda gyuto. Cutting with it can be a blissful experience - the thought of demolishing a cabbage with it brings a smile to my face, all so effortless - a true laser dissection feel. But I can rarely get through a whole board of prep without that dreamy smile being jolted off my face by a sudden wedging in denser product. Itās not even that terrible in the wedging stakes really, but it somehow ruins the airy, force-free nature of the experience - one second youāre wafting through greens with the lightest of pinch grips, but then your enjoyment is sullied by the sudden, slightly random encounter with friction.
Keep thinking I should trade the thing on - itās vastly underused - but itās somehow wormed its way into my affection.
Got this fm blue2# nice 53mm at the heel
Looking forward to read some reviews on the itadaki
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Looks great!And a 240 Denka direct from TF, Gaku was straight up when I ordered one, said he didnāt think his current batch was perfect and asked if I was willing to wait a month for a good one that meet my specs. Worth waiting, no low spots other than one tiny one at the tip on the right side, 56mm height and gorgeous profile.
Probably my most anticipated and exciting knife to get, really stoked.
one big downside, didnāt get a box with that bad boys face on it View attachment 141975View attachment 141976View attachment 141977View attachment 141978View attachment 141979
Two from Fredrik SpƄre... A bunka and cleaver... So pretty, can't wait to cut...
what's the weight on the cleaver?Two from Fredrik SpƄre... A bunka and cleaver... So pretty, can't wait to cut...
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