Unpopular opinions

[superworrier]

I actually like his second book. There's complaints about poor picture quality but that doesn't really matter to me. The first book I didn't like as much, because as someone said, it's all just stuff that was already on Seriouseats.
I would say it definitely does have info on cooking (maybe not as much wok specific, but tbh there's not too much to talk about) but it is kind of sprinkled randomly throughout the book.

 

[superworrier]

How about this. Tall gyutos are overrated

Weirdest take I saw here was that tall gyutos were for people to disguise their poor knife skills.

 

[superworrier]

A lot of the well-known websites for Asian cooking are not very good. Recipes are often very underseasoned/basic and their strength is probably SEO/pictures more than cooking. The problem is there are so few people doing this that just dumping a ton of basic recipes + basic SEO is enough to be ranked highly.

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

this thread is almost more for venting popular opinions than sharing unpopular ones

You musta' missed my stance on iceberg lettuce. That rattled some cages.

 

[BillHanna]

How about this. Tall gyutos are overrated

AND LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN

 

[stringer]

AND LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN

If I needed a tall knife I would have just grabbed a cleaver, right @BillHanna?

 

[tostadas]

The correct height for a gyuto is 60mm

 

[Mlan]

The correct height for a gyuto is 60mm

Blasphemy!!!

 

[Duukt]

Western handles are more comfortable than Wa handles.

 

[captaincaed]

Anything over 50mm is wasted

 

[M1k3]

Anything over 50mm is wasted

Welp, I'm going to start sharpening on the sidewalk until all my knives are no longer taller than 50mm *cries in cheap Chinese stainless cleaver*

 

[bahamaroot]

Oval handles are more comfortable than octagonal handles.

 

[JASinIL2006]

The correct height for a gyuto is 60mm

Just admit that you really want a nakiri or a santoku.

 

[tostadas]

Just admit that you really want a nakiri or a santoku.

The correct dimensions for a nakiri/santoku is 210x90mm. And it should also be rectangular.

 

[GeneParmesan]

this thread is almost more for venting popular opinions than sharing unpopular ones

This thread should be renamed to 'Popular and unpopular opinions'. Or just 'Optinions!'.

 

[Naftoor]

Just admit that you really want a nakiri or a santoku.

Actually yes though, except santokus don’t seem to get the wild distal taper so crave. Probably why my eye is always drawn it jiros past design, since he basically made a Santoku. Not willing to pay that much for a non-western maker though

 

[sumis]

blade height over 50mm on a gyuto is obviously only to compensate for the lack of something (else).

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[Bear]

The correct height for a gyuto is 60mm

63mm on a 260 is perfect, I'm not proud. It's all about comfort.

 

[jedy617]

More tall is more better

 

[ethompson]

functional height is way more complicated than a mm measurement. Regardless, it's all overrated. People who say"ugh, love this knife but wish is was 56mm instead of 53mm because I can't use something that short" are delusional IMO.

On the height issue, I'd rather have a 270 Suji than full size cleaver as my sole use knife. I don't believe in rectangles >185x60 and think the ideal size is 178x55.

I'd also be welling to bet there is at least one TF apologist who has sent a custom knife back to a western maker because it was a couple mm or <10g off spec.

 

[BillHanna]

I don't believe in rectangles >185x60 and think the ideal size is 178x55.

 

[tostadas]

blade height over 50mm on a gyuto is obviously only to compensate for the lack of something (else).

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Yea, this one in particular is a bit short

 

[captaincaed]

 

[BillHanna]

Yea, this one in particular is a bit short
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nice nakiri

 

[Duukt]

 

[esoo]

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Takamura Chromax is better

 

[Naftoor]

Gyuto? Santoku? The world may never know!

 

[blokey]

Gyuto? Santoku? The world may never know!

Gyuto? Santoku? The world may never know!

Thats a just a small cleaver with a weird tip

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

Gyuto? Santoku? The world may never know!

Ah. The classic Baluga profile.

 

[BillHanna]

Thats a just a small cleaver with a weird tip

Not tall enough