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Need a knife for sushi,nice nice
Beats waiting for when Shun sets go on sale again 😬
Pity that Amazon JP (like Germany) likes to send stuff in envelopes with little padding.
Fingers crossed it gets here OK but get ready to check if its damaged.
I don't think you'll have any trouble - I'm sure they'll package it very safely so that the knife doesn't slice parcel handlers' hands off…
My knife did come in a thinly padded paper envelope. Luckily the knife was well protected within the original purple packaging.
However my Hario ceramic coffee set and Tiger thermos bottle arrived damaged in envelopes.
Luckily the knife was well protected within the original purple packaging
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Sorry to hear about the rest.
Had a fountain pen delivered from AMZ GER and the box was squished flat.
We ordered the same fountain pen. Mine was squashed but the pen was fine. Haven't had so much fun with the scribbling for a long time, I'm letting my inner dragon loose :)
The review in the post highly recommends to purchase if it's $60 USD, and this is cheaper than that. Nice find though I have a set of Global knives and a Victorinox I cannot even find the model for from like 20 years ago.
Sounds like a good deal.
It’s stainless. I’ve got a Mon block set and a Cuisinart block set, all stainless which are good and I sharpen them every few months. But I picked up a random (carbon?) steel knife in a department store in Tokyo for a bit over $100 and it is my favourite. It is very sharp and keeps its sharpness for much much longer. It discolours and can rust so I wash it in hot water and let it dry ok it’s own on the rack to prevent this.
The carbon steel knives are completely different beast. I got a Sakai Takayuki SK4 from Amazon Insufficient Quantity Deals last month for $76.34. It is now even cheaper at $74.15 but only 3 left in stock.
Just be aware of the bevel angles are 70/30 (right hand biased) and the maintenance required.
Link for Sakai Takayuki SK4? the link you have shows a different knife
I think it's Amazon doesn't have the proper description. You can compare the pictures to the ones on knifwear and the official manufacturer (in Japanese).
I love carbon steel too. Not sure i agree about them keepjng sharp longer than stainless, but you can very, very easily sharpen on a wet stone. And man do they get sharp!
Also i was told to always wipe it dry and never er let it dry on its own to prevent rust (like a wok).
I don't really have a point of reference because I don't have any stainless laminated Japanese knives but I've had a carbon santoku that I bought from a knife shop in the back of the Kyoto markets like 5 years ago and while it's not quite as sharp as it was when I first got it, it's still basically razor sharp. It gets used probably 3-4 times a week on everything except frozen stuff or bones.
I only just recently bought some whetstones so I'll try getting it back to shop sharpness this weekend, hopefully I don't make it worse 😅
A knowledgeable guy on ozb told me it took effort to screw up the edges on carbon knives, so you can do no wrong :)
I think a sharpening rod will keep your carbon santoku sharp for a long time after whetstones. My $19 IKEA ceramic rod serves my other knives well. But I haven't tried it on any VG-10 or other harder stainless steel knives because of the conflicting reports on dulling and damages.
The following is my understanding from ozbargain and many knife forums. Steel composition and manufacturing processes vary so it's not always the case.
The stainless steel used for this knife is VG-10 that is well known for the edge retention. But it's a double edged sword: it's not easy to sharpen back to the factory grind razor sharpness. Most people can easily get back to the 80% sharpness but the remaining 20% will need a lot of time and skill on the fine grit stones.
OTOH the carbon steel is not so good for edge retention but it's extremely easy to sharpen to crazy sharpness.
This.
Also, after soaking the stone i find getting carbon steels sharp only takes me 4 mins.
1 min each edge on both grits.
Would love to find a 6-7' Japanese carbon (for cheap)
@fusion17: 6-7' is in the santoku, nakiri and petty territories. Are you after a smaller gyuto?
I will keep an eye if you can tell me your preferred blade shape. I'm waiting for the Swedish carbon gyuto deals myself.
@georgiechan: Nakiri or petty or gyuto would be great if close to 6'.
Have both from wifes global set but can never get them anywhere as sharp and so the cut is not as pleasant lol. They are also not as nice in the hand.
My only carbon is an 8' ish santoku from some tiny shop in osaka.
@fusion17: No worries. I actually learnt something new. There are actually many 8' santoku. Even Wusthof has one.
Looks like the deal is expired, it’s now $124.38.
It's still there. You can choose Amazon JP from the sellers. I think the mods will fix up my link very soon.
Damnit, missed this! >.<
I think they’re all gone now
Damn.. missed out!
ARGHHH MISSED OUT AGAIN!! FML
I'm sure it will be back. Maybe even better price on prime days.
Good find OP. Bargain price for a good knife.