This won't be for everyone but if anyone is looking for a steel one step up from Vg10, it would have to be SG2.
Did a quick search and at this price it is the cheapest SG2 steel knife made in Japan.
Details:
Steel: SG2
Angle: 12-15 degrees
Layers: 101
Tang: full
Video: here
Yaxell Gou 15cm chef knife $180
Yaxell Gou 25.5cm chef knife $240
Yaxell Gou Nakiri $190
Apparently these knives are super durable, very hard, and don't need sharpening very often.
But even $210 seems steep for a generic numbskull like myself.
Don't think a knife can be both hard and super durable simultaneously: high hardness = longer lasting edge, but more prone to chipping iirc
Also grain size of the steel makes a difference. So finer grain steel that's hard tends to keep its edge better.
Everything you said is true, but you shouldn't be chopping frozen or bone with these kind of steels. Only other way chips will occur if you knock them against hard things
I don't have this knife, I have the yaxell mon which is vg10.
But, I would not hesitate spending the $ again on something quality. The Mon, which is not as good as the knife in the OP, has been used daily in my house for months and I've never sharpened it because I simply havent needed to - it's still razor sharp
Did a nice job cutting body parts…I mean chicken.. he he.
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As OP stated, the yaxel is sg2, those shuns linked are vg10.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Japan-TOJIRO-LAYERS-BOLSTER-CHEFS/…
The DP a-1 has gone as low as 45 before but its been a while.
sg2>vg10
Maybe, but you can get VG10 for less than half the price and it is still an excellent blade
Vg10 for less than $100?
Where? Last I saw the going price for Vg10 20-21cm knife is $130~
how does this compare to a Shun Premier @KnifeEnthusiastBoii?
The shun premier is a Vg10 based steel (even though it says VGMax, as far as I have read there's little to no difference.) the premier also has a 62 layers, so the low down is if both are the same price, I would take the SG2 yaxell.
More layers doesn't make it better necessarily, but the yaxell has better steel and more workmanship put into it, if that counts as value to you
That’s not a knife — this is a knife
Thanks OP, now I've unnecessarily spent $190 on a knife I don't need just because it's pretty.
How to get it for 190
Had a welcome email code from previously.
$190 is a relatively cheap piece of art! Put it on display somewhere
Use HELLO10 to get $10 off
Thanks OP, it's a very good price for Sg2 Yaxell.
Already have too many 20cm Chef but bought Nakiri at $180 to my collections.
https://www.kitchenwarehouse.com.au/Yaxell-Gou-Nakiri-Knife-…
OP, if you seen any great deals on 10 inch chef knife, please let us know!
thank you, that looks like a sweet deal! Do you have any coupons for this knife?
HELLO10 for $10 off (probably first order)
Think it might be oos, page redirects out to listings.
Seems you are right. There was a 15cm and 25cm version also available.
I just clicked the link and it still takes me there. Try cookies reset?
Yaxell Gou 20cm sold out 😢
25cm too
@KnifeEnthusiastBoi any other chefs knives you'd recomment at this price range?
Am not KnifeEnthusiastBoi but a nice high carbon aka non stainless would be this
https://www.knivesandstones.com.au/collections/shinko-seilan…
Anyone regretting for the impulsive purchase of 20cm version?
Please PM me if so.
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