DitmasPork
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Nice. What kinda knife roll you travel with?This should work for the week.
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Nice. What kinda knife roll you travel with?This should work for the week.
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I added some photos to that post. I retrofitted a metal case someone gifted me years ago that had grill tools in it originally. I add a bunch of kitchen towels so things don't bounce around.Nice. What kinda knife roll you travel with?
Good point. A 270, is problematic in mine, barely fits—causing me to travel with smaller knives. Hardmill don’t look well made.I love the look of the Hardmill rolls I see people have, but they don't seem to take 270's, and I like to bring a 270 suji, even with a minimalist setup. I have a Tojiro canvas roll that is super minimalist but a little bigger. For a bigger roll, I have a Valentich, which fits a 300 suji and some tools without turning into a suitcase itself.
The Hardmill bags are very well made.Hardmill don’t look well made.
The Hardmill bags are very well made.
Bernal sell them and get favorable feedback all the time.
They are also well designed e.g. knife handles actually fit in the slots...
My compact roll is 17”.
You can fit longer knives, but they are not as protected, unless in a saya.
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It would depend on the overall length of the knife and any saya or cover.Can you fit a 270? It doesn't look like from what I've seen of the specs
Good seeing your kit, reminds me to bring along a microplane and pepper grinder on my next trip!This is my typical kit. I also try to take tools I need that might not be at an Airbnb or friends home. Sometimes I replace the carbon petty with a HAP40 honesuki or a stainless paring, depending what I think I’ll need.
I usually take a small hinoki board just in case…
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Kaeru 210mm gyuto
Misono 150mm petty
Zakuri 210mm petty
Tojiro 235mm bread
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Tools: pepper mill, Ti chopsticks, microplane, GIR spoontula, ceramic rod, small whisk, offset spatula and Khun peeler.
That's very cool. I've been wanting a new knife roll. My current is wonderful, but only has 5 slots—good for a minimalist kit, but lately I've been traveling with more than it can carry. Looking at the rolls from A Proper Apron Co, Darkhardt, etc.
I'd like to revise my earlier statement about Hardmill knife rolls. I just ordered one yesterday. Needed a new roll, looked around, and Hardmill checked all the boxes.The Hardmill bags are very well made.
Bernal sell them and get favorable feedback all the time.
They are also well designed e.g. knife handles actually fit in the slots...
My compact roll is 17”.
You can fit longer knives, but they are not as protected, unless in a saya.
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Traveling with some heavy hitters! Shig, TF, Yanick, Shihan. It’ll be a fun trip for sureLatest travel kit, got a Hardmill roll a couple days ago. Taking a trip with this in a few weeks, sorted out which knives and tools I’ll be taking.
Dig the design of this roll, good materials. My other leather roll is fine, but wanted one with more pockets.
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Cheers! I used to travel with knives that I’d not be too bothered if they got damaged, or lost with luggage. But, the last few years I decided to take some good ones—visiting family one of the few opportunities to cook for large supper parties; working with lots of ahi; etc. Also travel with my Hasegawa board, which fits the suitcase and offers additional protection for the knife roll.Traveling with some heavy hitters! Shig, TF, Yanick, Shihan. It’ll be a fun trip for sure
I agree with you. I don’t travel with my most prized possessions but I also don’t travel with knives I don’t enjoy using. If the trip involves a lot of cooking, using a subpar knife really is a downer. What stone(s) are you bringing?I used to travel with knives that I’d not be too bothered if they got damaged, or lost with luggage. But, the last few years I decided to take some good ones—visiting family one of the few opportunities to cook for large supper parties; working with lots of ahi; etc. Also travel with my Hasegawa board, which fits the suitcase and offers additional protection for the knife roll.
Where can I pick this roll up?This is my typical kit. I also try to take tools I need that might not be at an Airbnb or friends home. Sometimes I replace the carbon petty with a HAP40 honesuki or a stainless paring, depending what I think I’ll need.
I usually take a small hinoki board just in case…
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Kaeru 210mm gyuto
Misono 150mm petty
Zakuri 210mm petty
Tojiro 235mm bread
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Tools: pepper mill, Ti chopsticks, microplane, GIR spoontula, ceramic rod, small whisk, offset spatula and Khun peeler.
Hardmill...good stuff and it's 20% off for Valentines!Where can I pick this roll up?
Does your compact roll fit 4 knives comfortably, snugly? I have a full sized Hardmill, thinking about getting a compact one.The Hardmill bags are very well made.
Bernal sell them and get favorable feedback all the time.
They are also well designed e.g. knife handles actually fit in the slots...
My compact roll is 17”.
You can fit longer knives, but they are not as protected, unless in a saya.
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My usual 4 knife kit fits comfortably.Does your compact roll fit 4 knives comfortably, snugly? I have a full sized Hardmill, thinking about getting a compact one.
Cheers! Love the Pizza Sqaured saya.My usual 4 knife kit fits comfortably.
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4 gyutos fit snugly…
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Depending on trip duration and how much cooking is envisioned, I have a small, medium and large travel kit—the medium and large kits are what I typically travel with.
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SMALL KIT. 2 knives; 2 spoons; and a pair of scissors—bare minimum. This was for the Aussie trip.
Thanks so much for this thread! I love seeing what you and everyone travel with. What's that Western knife?
Can I ask which are your favourite Suji/Yanagibas for slicing proteins?Going on a trip next week, pulled together a quartet that'll be my minimalist knife kit— yoshikane x 2, tetsujin, shig—petty, deba, gyuto, yanagiba is all I'll need this time.
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