This is going to get expensive

[Northernmonkey]

Hi,

So having redone my kitchen and needed to replace most of my pans with stainless for the induction hob, I figured it was about time I upgraded my knives. I've got some Tojiro DPs and Senkous and want to branch out into wa handles. I have four stones a the moment, which is probably one too many in the same style so will also be looking at getting some from JNS in the future.

In the UK, so selection is far more limited than the US (and frequently sees silly prices in comparison).

 

[daveb]

Welcome.

WHen your ready to start shopping knives (just close your eyes and jump....) there is a questionnaire at the top of the Kitchen Knife sub-forum. We'll be glad to help you spend your money.

 

[shownomarci]

In the UK, so selection is far more limited than the US (and frequently sees silly prices in comparison).

Haha, i do exactly know what you're talking about.
Tojiro DP's are good to start with anyway, but if you wanna go further there are some UK / EU vendors with reasonable prices.
(Will send you a PM about the vendors, as it is not really allowed to advertise them.)

 

[Matus]

"This is going to get expensive"

... de Buyer makes induction compatible copper pans ... just say'n

Since I am not aware that it is not allowed to advertise vendors (I do it all the time), than I would say that the first place you want to have a look at is the JNS run by Maksim in Denmark. In particular his Itinomonn knives could be of interest and are very good value for the price and Maksim is one of the most knowledgeable persons out there when it comes to Japanese knives and natural stones. In the UK there is the cuttingedgeknives. I bought Masakage Koishi from them. In Germany there is a guy running an off-line store under www.tosa-hocho.de and he offeres Zakuri knives. You can get 165mm funayuki for about 70 - 80 Euro - might be a very good start to get to know how to use and care for carbon blades.

Have fun with your new kitchen

 

[daveb]

(Will send you a PM about the vendors, as it is not really allowed to advertise them.)

Huh? Don't mind that you're wrong. But pls don't be wrong with such authority.

 

[shownomarci]

So is it only the buy and sell part of the forum where it's not allowed 'advertise' vendors?
(I'd rather be careful than being told off.)

 

[daveb]

BST is a members area to......Buy Sell and Trade. Vendor discussion, item critique, etc. should be done elsewhere.

Guidelines are at top of forum. Any questions pls shoot a pm to a mod.

 

[Northernmonkey]

Welcome.

WHen your ready to start shopping knives (just close your eyes and jump....) there is a questionnaire at the top of the Kitchen Knife sub-forum. We'll be glad to help you spend your money.

Thanks, I stuck a thread in there. I'm still a little up in the air on things such as 50/50 vs 70/30 and so on, especially anything that needs sharpening skills beyond my 'learning as I go', but the questionnaire really helped to concentrate what I was looking for.

Haha, i do exactly know what you're talking about.
Tojiro DP's are good to start with anyway, but if you wanna go further there are some UK / EU vendors with reasonable prices.
(Will send you a PM about the vendors, as it is not really allowed to advertise them.)

Thanks for the PM, was very helpful on some vendors in Europe that I didn't know about.

"This is going to get expensive"

... de Buyer makes induction compatible copper pans ... just say'n

Since I am not aware that it is not allowed to advertise vendors (I do it all the time), than I would say that the first place you want to have a look at is the JNS run by Maksim in Denmark. In particular his Itinomonn knives could be of interest and are very good value for the price and Maksim is one of the most knowledgeable persons out there when it comes to Japanese knives and natural stones. In the UK there is the cuttingedgeknives. I bought Masakage Koishi from them. In Germany there is a guy running an off-line store under www.tosa-hocho.de and he offeres Zakuri knives. You can get 165mm funayuki for about 70 - 80 Euro - might be a very good start to get to know how to use and care for carbon blades.

Have fun with your new kitchen

I'm going to be using the argument that I should be spending about as much on a knife as on a le creuset pan to justify it. Somehow pans come ahead of knives in the wife's head (and I somehow doubt I could ever convince her that they're as important as the Miele ovens!).

I'm aware of JNS, having lurked here for a while. The Itinomonn seem to have been out of stock for a while and he said he thinks the nakiri and gyuto might be back in next month. I'll do some research on funayuki, not having come across that name/maker before.

Many thanks!

 

[Zwiefel]

I'll do some research on funayuki, not having come across that name/maker before.

As best as I understand it, Funayuki is a knife style originally intended for fishermen to dress fish while at sea. I don't see many other folks than Murry Carter making them...but it's also not like I've looked around....in any case, Murray's are fantastic cutters.

 

[daveb]

My understanding is the Funayuki is a thin, single bevel knife, (cross a deba and thin gyuto). Carter uses the name for a great little double bevel knife that is more a short gyuto or tall petty. (Of course Carter also catalogs a double bevel Yanagiba...) The Funy pop up on b/s/t occasionally and usually move pretty fast.

 

[Zwiefel]

My understanding is the Funayuki is a thin, single bevel knife, (cross a deba and thin gyuto). Carter uses the name for a great little double bevel knife that is more a short gyuto or tall petty. (Of course Carter also catalogs a double bevel Yanagiba...) The Funy pop up on b/s/t occasionally and usually move pretty fast.

Thanks Dave! I couldn't remember if they were traditionally single-bevel or not.

 

[Matus]

I indeed meant the "modern" interpretation of the knife type funayuki the way Carter introduced it and some other makers also starter to use (e.g. Zakuri)

 

[XooMG]

Carter didn't start it at all; double beveled variants seem to have been around a while.