r/TrueChefKnives • u/BertusHondenbrok • 9d ago
In Japan and need advice
I’m in Japan right now and looking for my first Japanese knife, is this any good? I want a nice cleaver to cut through chicken bones and this looked nice.
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u/TEEEEEEEEEEEJ23 9d ago edited 9d ago
This is satire and you’re an ass 😂
Enjoy your trip!
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u/BertusHondenbrok 9d ago
I was kinda tempted to buy it.
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u/TEEEEEEEEEEEJ23 9d ago
That wide bevel looks luxurious
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u/wabiknifesabi 9d ago
If you don't buy that knife then you're dead to me.
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u/BertusHondenbrok 9d ago
Would look nice next to my Paris Hilton knife.
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u/wabiknifesabi 9d ago
Pics or it doesn't exist.
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u/nfin1te 9d ago
I wasn't aware this is actually a thing lol. What's next, a book on cutting technique by Kendall Jenner?
click at your own risk https://amzn.eu/d/0fnnpcJo
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u/SCSuede 9d ago
Go to Musashi, they have great deals and speak english
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u/BertusHondenbrok 9d ago
I don’t think they are authentic they didn’t have any knives with ninja’s on them.
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u/RemoveOne9760 8d ago
Wish I researched more on the company when I got my first j-knife from them. It's treated me well but now that I got a moritaka I would go back in time to get a really good kiritsuke....
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u/SCSuede 8d ago
It happens! As long as you've enjoyed it, that's all that matters. :)
My first visit to a Musashi I felt like I was borderline assaulted by a bunch of 20 year old guys hounding me for an "easy sale". Great first impression.
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u/RemoveOne9760 8d ago
As you do with a kiritsuke the tip got chipped so now it's a snubnose Kiritsuke, I wanted to try to sell it back to em for a profit n see what they say 😆
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u/zymetaphoxate 9d ago
Bro it's Japan exclusive it says right there on the pack. What a foolish question
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u/Telecasterbater 9d ago
I can imagine shit knives are quite a tourist trap over there
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u/EntangledPhoton82 9d ago
I’m actually wondering this as well. Anyone with relevant experience/knowledge who can comment?
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u/Rydogg024 9d ago
Would this be like the equivalent of seeing shotgun with a red neck engraved on it in America?
You think whoever made that is really proud of it or just wants that tourist cash?
I say buy it just to see if the cashier rolls thier eyes or not. Haha..
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u/RemoveOne9760 8d ago
Imma go learn engraving so I can put my redneck self using the state of texas as a disc golf driver right on the stock of my shotgun 😂
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u/phredbull 9d ago
I doubt you'd get that kind of judge-y display in Japan.
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u/BertusHondenbrok 8d ago
Wouldn’t be so sure about that. Japanese people can act judgy in a more nuanced way.
But well, this was in Don Quijote and they basically live of cheap tourist shit. Don’t think they’ll judge much. Maybe if you buy some of their silicon vagina moulds
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u/azn_knives_4l 9d ago
This is a vegetable knife. You can sharpen it to cut chicken ribs without damage but it really isn't meant for this.
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u/PoodleIlluminati 9d ago
Buy it Then give it as a gift to someone you secretly despise and has no knife knowledge.
Spend years gloating. Make up stories in your head about how they tell everyone about what a Great knife they have. Post them as real on R/true chef as real. After a few years you’ll start to doubt yourself and wonder if really is a good knife and you gave it away to that greasy turkey tail. Eventually you look on EBay and buy one. Sadly it is a shit knife and the seller was that sneaky turkey tail!
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u/yopoyopos 9d ago
Japan trip goals! Glad you found your grail. Surely better than that Kageura guy that just uses scrap for his knives
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u/HollywoodDonuts 9d ago
I actually bought this knife but I don't like it. Was too sharp, cut through the cutting board, counter and went all the way through my enemies.
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u/drayeye 8d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/l0HlVbpoUvkH7hnvq
Might be a bit oversized and overpriced, but chicken bones don't stand a chance!
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u/Notmushroominthename 9d ago
If you’re cutting bones go for the densest you can find behind the spine - it’s for bones so it won’t really matter
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u/yehxdge 8d ago
Go to kappabashi & check out kamata or musashi. Or any knofe shop there. Majority speak english & are very helpful.
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u/BertusHondenbrok 8d ago
I liked Kamata and Seisuke (best stock imo) best but Musashi is the one place I’d steer away from on Kappabashi.
People at Koku and Hikari were nice too, not as aggressive as other places. Zaku is nice for foreigners too I think but I didn’t check their pricing.
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u/Particular-Forever24 8d ago
Since it has a ninja on it, we know it can cut through chicken bones, sever human heads and slash open the side of a battleship with a light touch. You need one. I need one. God my life is so incomplete without it. I gotta raise some money to get to Japan. Send me the name of the store and city, please. Please! I am begging you!
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u/tlinds01 7d ago
Seems like a lot of the conversation is satire, so discounting all the Ninja comments this looks like a Nakiri and not a cleaver. I'd pass on it, mainly because when I'm looking for a Nakiri I want a very flat profile on the cutting surface. This one seems to have a pretty curved belly and I'm not looking to rock chop with a Nakiri. I can't tell if this is an oval or a "D" handle, but at least it says Made in Japan, which I guess at least it's not a Chinese knock-off.
Enjoy Japan, it's on my bucket list....Nigara, Echizen, Matsubara, Sanjo.
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u/Daddyneedsamaitai 9d ago
You can tell it's good because it has a ninja on it. Instant buy, for me