Posts by doubleojon

ORDERED! I'll be sure to let everyone know how it performs.

Holy crap, this thread caused quite a stir.    When I originally posted, I was looking for opinions on it (mainly from people who had used knives that the profile was modeled after, and hoping someone may have even used...

Not sure why he thought it was advertising... I just wanted to know people's opinions on this steel. The profile is pretty highly touted on these forums, so I was interested to see the reactions. I'm seriously considering one of these,...

Looks pretty dern sweet. Your thoughts?   http://www.chefknivestogo.com/riulst25gy.html

Love my kikuichi tkc

I ended up going with the 24cm. 21 just feels too small.   I can definitely say I'm in love. The edge is still perfectly capable of shaving, even after a small dinner (including bruschetta), and a 9 hour shift; this is the...

After all of this, I've pretty much settled on the Kikuichi TKC. It came down to the Konosuke HD and the Rosewood Handle'd Tojiro Hammered, and somehow I managed to find a group review including those two knives. Thrown into the mix...

I don't mind maintenance; gotta love lovin' what you love.   About the size: I've been using 24cm for years now. It's what I'm used to. However, something a little smaller is very appealing to me; so honestly, I could go...

So as of right now I'm looking at the Hattori FH (was looking at the HD, until I read all of the horror stories about the chipping/breaking) - 21cm, the Konosuke HD wa-gyuto - 21cm (this knife looks so sick!), Konosuke White #2...

I've actually been working on a looser grip, which has been quite nice, but it's difficult to maintain after using the furi for too long (dull). My technique is good; we do a very good job of staying on a schedule with our prep,...