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LOCATION
What country are you in?

USA

KNIFE TYPE
What type of knife are you interested in (e.g., chefs knife, slicer, boning knife, utility knife, bread knife, paring knife, cleaver)?

Petty in the 5-6” range

Are you right or left handed?

Right

Are you interested in a Western handle (e.g., classic Wusthof handle) or Japanese handle?

Japanese


What length of knife (blade) are you interested in (in inches or millimeters)?

5-6”

Do you require a stainless knife? (Yes or no)

Yes, stainless

What is your absolute maximum budget for your knife?

$150 usd bur I’m looking for less


KNIFE USE
Do you primarily intend to use this knife at home or a professional environment?

Professional

What are the main tasks you primarily intend to use the knife for (e.g., slicing vegetables, chopping vegetables, mincing vegetables, slicing meats, cutting down poultry, breaking poultry bones, filleting fish, trimming meats, etc.)? (Please identify as many tasks as you would like.)

Small tasks like slicing mushrooms, garlic, shallots, etc.

What knife, if any, are you replacing?

None

Do you have a particular grip that you primarily use? (Please click on this LINK for the common types of grips.)

Pinch

What cutting motions do you primarily use? (Please click on this LINK for types of cutting motions and identify the two or three most common cutting motions, in order of most used to least used.)


Chopping or slicing. Nothing weird or crazy. I just need a petty.

What improvements do you want from your current knife? If you are not replacing a knife, please identify as many characteristics identified below in parentheses that you would like this knife to have.)

Better aesthetics (e.g., a certain type of finish; layered/Damascus or other pattern of steel; different handle color/pattern/shape/wood; better scratch resistance; better stain resistance)?

Comfort (e.g., lighter/heavier knife; better handle material; better handle shape; rounded spine/choil of the knife; improved balance)?

Ease of Use (e.g., ability to use the knife right out of the box; smoother rock chopping, push cutting, or slicing motion; less wedging; better food release; less reactivity with food; easier to sharpen)?

Edge Retention (i.e., length of time you want the edge to last without sharpening)?



KNIFE MAINTENANCE
Do you use a bamboo, wood, rubber, or synthetic cutting board? (Yes or no.)

Synthetic only

Do you sharpen your own knives? (Yes or no.)

Yes

If not, are you interested in learning how to sharpen your knives? (Yes or no.)

Are you interested in purchasing sharpening products for your knives? (Yes or no.)



SPECIAL REQUESTS/COMMENTS
 
Not to sound like a smart ass, but have you at least tried a petty in the size to see whether you actually like using it for such board work? Some people do, some people don't. Personally I find whipping out one of my petties no more useful for these board tasks than just pulling out some 180 or 210 gyuto-ish knife I have. Mine generally just come out for meat related work and making citrus suprême. But it is personal preference; there's plenty of people around here who genuinely like using petties for board work. Would be helpful if you knew which category you fall in before you buy stuff.

Beyond that there's basically 2 'types' of petties... the 'small sujihiki' pattern that has low blade height, and the taller ones. With the tall ones you eventually get into bunka territory.
 
Assuming you want height for board work?
Height is not a huge issue. It’ll be used for stuff like slicing mushrooms to order for risotto, slicing strawberries, thinly slicing garlic, etc. stuff that when I’m a hurry is just a little unwieldy for my 240 gyuto. I’ll have both knives within arms reach so anything I need height for I’ll have the gyuto.
 
Not to sound like a smart ass, but have you at least tried a petty in the size to see whether you actually like using it for such board work? Some people do, some people don't. Personally I find whipping out one of my petties no more useful for these board tasks than just pulling out some 180 or 210 gyuto-ish knife I have. Mine generally just come out for meat related work and making citrus suprême. But it is personal preference; there's plenty of people around here who genuinely like using petties for board work. Would be helpful if you knew which category you fall in before you buy stuff.

Beyond that there's basically 2 'types' of petties... the 'small sujihiki' pattern that has low blade height, and the taller ones. With the tall ones you eventually get into bunka territory.
A great point and I have! A coworker has a maybe petty that I briefly used and enjoyed it. Definitely not something I’d use for everything but there are for sue a few things it’d make easier. It’d be used more during service than during prep.
 
All of these are great options! My line cooks use Takamura and my wife uses ohishi sld, so I can also vouch for them!

I switch between them all effortlessly and like them all.
 
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