Japanese 'folded' kitchen knives
Discussion
Im after a couple of japanese knives, and like the look of the folded type, with the pattern on the blade that comes from the folding process.
i have seen a few online, and I have seen www.japanesechefsknifes.com , and to me, even though the blades on the site do look good, I would never order from them as the general shoddyness of the site just screams to me 'SCAM'
so does anyone know of a good website that I can get some fairly good japanese kitchen knifes from, that do not cost the earth.
i dont really want to pay over 100 quid for one knife, but dont want the cheapest sort either, something in the middle in terms of cost, as I am used to using crappy knives that really struggle to cut the fat off a uncooked port joint.
I have one good knife, I think thats a Sabatier slicer 6", and as it got dropped long time ago, the tip broke and I tryed to sharpen it back to having a point, but the metal of the blade is really strong and is quite hard to even 'grind' any off it off to get the point back. and the handle has cracked in two due to being really old, but is still being held in place by the rivets.
TL;DR anyone have a make of japanese knife that they love, and a good website that they order(ed) from, other than the one mentioned above that do not cost an arm and a leg?
i have seen a few online, and I have seen www.japanesechefsknifes.com , and to me, even though the blades on the site do look good, I would never order from them as the general shoddyness of the site just screams to me 'SCAM'
so does anyone know of a good website that I can get some fairly good japanese kitchen knifes from, that do not cost the earth.
i dont really want to pay over 100 quid for one knife, but dont want the cheapest sort either, something in the middle in terms of cost, as I am used to using crappy knives that really struggle to cut the fat off a uncooked port joint.
I have one good knife, I think thats a Sabatier slicer 6", and as it got dropped long time ago, the tip broke and I tryed to sharpen it back to having a point, but the metal of the blade is really strong and is quite hard to even 'grind' any off it off to get the point back. and the handle has cracked in two due to being really old, but is still being held in place by the rivets.
TL;DR anyone have a make of japanese knife that they love, and a good website that they order(ed) from, other than the one mentioned above that do not cost an arm and a leg?
have seen a few on amazon.co.uk and they range from, utter s
t (from the comments) to pretty good, but dont really have the money to spend 90 quid on one knife.
and as much as other people has said that japanesechefknifes.com are a reputable source I really dont trust them because of the utter shoddyness of the website, and the
of grumbledoak doesnt help much. As I dont really have that kind of money to waste incase they dont deliver.
I know I could use a credit card for some piece of mind for buyer protection but dont really want to go through all the ball ache of trying to get back my money from them.
so in all, are they 100% to send me the knifes after I order them. Its just that, the more shoddy they website the less likely they are to send there goods in my eyes, or that they are more likely to be fakes, if they are as good as people say, they would have improved their website to look a bit more professional. as I have done IT at collage and could nock up a better website in about a hour or 2 with all the content says shoddy to me.
but if people have said that they have ordered from them before and the knifes are good quality might give me a bit of piece of mind.
t (from the comments) to pretty good, but dont really have the money to spend 90 quid on one knife.and as much as other people has said that japanesechefknifes.com are a reputable source I really dont trust them because of the utter shoddyness of the website, and the
of grumbledoak doesnt help much. As I dont really have that kind of money to waste incase they dont deliver.I know I could use a credit card for some piece of mind for buyer protection but dont really want to go through all the ball ache of trying to get back my money from them.
so in all, are they 100% to send me the knifes after I order them. Its just that, the more shoddy they website the less likely they are to send there goods in my eyes, or that they are more likely to be fakes, if they are as good as people say, they would have improved their website to look a bit more professional. as I have done IT at collage and could nock up a better website in about a hour or 2 with all the content says shoddy to me.
but if people have said that they have ordered from them before and the knifes are good quality might give me a bit of piece of mind.
well I could spend 500 quid on a knife if i wanted to, but I dont want to.
i think more than 100 quid for a single knife is a bit excessive, but thats just me, im not pro chef, so dont need the best there is, just would like a folded steel one as they look good, and im guessing as there is a core metal around which the blade has been folded around will have some merit, like proper samurai swords are folded around a core of metal for flexibility or rigidity, depending on who makes them.
i think more than 100 quid for a single knife is a bit excessive, but thats just me, im not pro chef, so dont need the best there is, just would like a folded steel one as they look good, and im guessing as there is a core metal around which the blade has been folded around will have some merit, like proper samurai swords are folded around a core of metal for flexibility or rigidity, depending on who makes them.
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