hey KKF
just looking for some opinions. after buying a couple laser gyutos to try(ashi ginga, takamura chromax) i love the way they just glide through produce but im not a fan of the food release and was looking at a yoshikane 240mm skd gyuto on K&S. i did a little searching on here and see the yoshikane's seem to be well liked, but how is the food release?
any other vendors besides K&S carrying a yoshikane skd 240 gyuto? i have a kamo from him but i noticed the ebony handles feel fairly heavy and i wouldnt mind trying something with more of a blade heavy balance to see how it feels. although im not completely opposed to the K&S version if there are no other handle options available.
also, basically every gyuto i buy, i get a saya if the vendor has one available for the knife. but i cant help but feel im just wasting money. i love the look of them w/ saya's etc but im just a home cook and i dont travel with my knives. so i was wondering about storage options? at the moment i just get the saya, put it on and put it in a drawer. i was looking at the magnetic knife strips but those arent really a good option since i have family members over fairly frequently and im POSITIVE they would just start grabbing my knives and probably drop one or cut themselves, which would drive me nuts. how do you guys store your knives?
there are plenty of other gyutos im interested in as well, specifically anything by yoshikazu tanaka, kochi, kagekiyo(these are so clean looking and i love the look of wide bevels), and munetoshi primarily because i heard his shirogami HT is very good.
by all means, any and all opinions welcome. im still fairly new to jknives so im still in a sort of trial and error phase. also, edge retention isnt a huge concern of mine since im becoming fairly proficient sharpening knives on whetstones(i have a ton from razor sharpening.) and i actually like sharpening.
thanks again guys/gals for any advice given, hope you guys are having an awesome weekend so far!
Jeremy
just looking for some opinions. after buying a couple laser gyutos to try(ashi ginga, takamura chromax) i love the way they just glide through produce but im not a fan of the food release and was looking at a yoshikane 240mm skd gyuto on K&S. i did a little searching on here and see the yoshikane's seem to be well liked, but how is the food release?
any other vendors besides K&S carrying a yoshikane skd 240 gyuto? i have a kamo from him but i noticed the ebony handles feel fairly heavy and i wouldnt mind trying something with more of a blade heavy balance to see how it feels. although im not completely opposed to the K&S version if there are no other handle options available.
also, basically every gyuto i buy, i get a saya if the vendor has one available for the knife. but i cant help but feel im just wasting money. i love the look of them w/ saya's etc but im just a home cook and i dont travel with my knives. so i was wondering about storage options? at the moment i just get the saya, put it on and put it in a drawer. i was looking at the magnetic knife strips but those arent really a good option since i have family members over fairly frequently and im POSITIVE they would just start grabbing my knives and probably drop one or cut themselves, which would drive me nuts. how do you guys store your knives?
there are plenty of other gyutos im interested in as well, specifically anything by yoshikazu tanaka, kochi, kagekiyo(these are so clean looking and i love the look of wide bevels), and munetoshi primarily because i heard his shirogami HT is very good.
by all means, any and all opinions welcome. im still fairly new to jknives so im still in a sort of trial and error phase. also, edge retention isnt a huge concern of mine since im becoming fairly proficient sharpening knives on whetstones(i have a ton from razor sharpening.) and i actually like sharpening.
thanks again guys/gals for any advice given, hope you guys are having an awesome weekend so far!
Jeremy