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The Japanese knives I bought were also aesthetically appealing to me too (some Damascus and some with rustic finishes). Take the time initially to learn the info you need so your choices are wise ones for your intended purposes and style. Going to Japan for 2 weeks in late August - September.

As expected, I am really excited. I needed some recommendations - I want to buy a set of good quality kitchen knives and other kitchen stuff. Is there a specific market where I can find them at not so expensive price tags?

Thanks, Noodle Soup, but my question was addressed to your experience with buying knives in other places than the shop where you were refused admission. Also, I know that the cost of a trip to Japan is expensive but if you travel to Japan for other reasons than buyng knives (i.e. if you're there anyway) would you consider that knife purchases are good value relative to what one might pay.

As stated above, a Petty knife is a double bevel knife. The single bevel traditional Japanese knives, like Usuba,Deba, Yanagiba have been around in Japan for a long time. But it was not until the second half of the 1800s that Japan opened it's doors to global trade and the French Chef's Knife became the Gyuto (Beef knife) and the Petite knife became the Petty.

For that reason these two knives. Used it professionally until Covid, so about 6 weeks in the kitchen. Almost daily home use since then.

Absolutely beautiful knife. Fit and Finish are both great on mine, and it was incredibly sharp OOTB. I've only needed to take it to my stones once, and it took an amazing polished edge.

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where to get chef knives that are unique to japan? Question (self.JapanTravelTips) submitted 7 months ago by wildoolittle. I'd recommend getting something cheap and functional to learn with, like a Victorinox, or saving a bit more and raising your budget. There are a lot more options for what people could consider 'a best Japanese chef knife' between $200-300 compared to sub $200.

The fuss is some guys from the kitchen knife forum were mad at the owner of the Burrfection YouTube channel Ryky for promoting Dalstrong knives (and doing promotional content without disclosing it allegedly which is probably true let's be honest) and hyping Masamoto KS which led to people buying them and driving the prices up.