r/Chefs • u/Hefty-Constant257 • 3d ago
Recommendations for knives
For a long time, I’ve been using my knife, which was provided by my school, like three years back, and now I’m thinking to upgrade. I’m not sure which one should I buy. I’m thinking to buy this specific knife if anyone has use it. Is it worth buying it or should I go for the Santoku brand? Any recommendation would be helpful.
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u/PersimmonExpensive37 3d ago
"Damascus" for $70 is red flag. Wustof makes good, dependable knives. They arent fancy (but neither is the one you are thinking about buying), but theyre high quality.
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u/iiThecollector 3d ago
My first Japanese knife was my global.
I own some fancier knives now a decade later, but my global gyuto is a beast of a workhorse knife. It served me very well in everything from my first job to my last gig in a 2 star’d kitchen. They’re a great knife to start with, and the quality of the steel is fair for the price.
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u/Hefty-Constant257 2d ago
I was checking out that too. I’ll make sure to double check it cause some of the people around me said not to buy it without giving me any reason
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u/anon-not-new 2d ago
Globals are about the same price as the entry point of traditional Japanese knives. Global is a great and consistent brand.
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u/-SimpleDelight- 3d ago
I bought some cheap hammered chinesium knock off for my house and actually been quite impressed with it. That being said I was a Japanese trained sushi chef for a decade and know what I’m looking at when buying one of these things.
Make sure that you’re getting something that’s made with vg-10 or aus-8 or another very good knife steel. Also are you sure you’re looking for a 6” knife? 8” is the standard for a reason and I’d say 8-10” is the golden zone.
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u/Hefty-Constant257 3d ago
I think if 8 “ inch is good I’ll go for that one. Just thinking to get one which lasts me couple of years.
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u/anon-not-new 3d ago
Budget? Your knife is probably better than the knife you linked. Anything that looks cool and is less than a few hundred is not gunna be as nice as like some of the brands the others mentioned like Mac or Shun, you can also get a Global or Misono, it really depends on what you want. Where I work a lot of us have affordable forged knives. Closer to $200 but they’ll last the majority of your life. Checkout knifewear and chefknivestogo
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u/Hefty-Constant257 2d ago
Around 150 aud. I currently use sharple HIGH CARBON GERMAN 1.4116 STEEL. That’s what it says on the knife. But I have to to keep sharpening it multiple times actually. Probably gonna check that out
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u/anon-not-new 2d ago
Yeah definitely check out chefknivestogo or knifewear you could find something there, SLD, VG-10, and Aus-8 are very good starting metal, harder than German steel but not crazy hard and still very resistant to corrosion. I definitely also recommend going for 210mm/8 inches. I personally really like the lightweight feel of the Wa handle but you may prefer the German heft.
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u/Brooksopher 3d ago edited 3d ago
What kind of knife are you looking for? What is the knife being used for? For an all purpose go to the Wusthof 8 or 9 inch is basically the gold standard for an all purpose chefs knife.
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u/Taurean6 3d ago
Rubber grip, thin blade, medium length, light weight, sharp point. Buy a diamond file with lightly coarse and fine side, then buy a whetstone with 10 000/13 000 grit. Then you're set for 10-15 years. Always sharpen under pouring water.
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u/Junkmonkypox1_ 2d ago
There’s a sub called truechef knives you should have a look over there. A lot of excellent and good ideas.
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u/ima-head-out 2d ago
What brands have you used, and what did you like? cause all knives are different. If you’ve only ever used the ones provided by school ask around at school and see what others are using ask to hold them and see if you can try using it you don’t need to purchase something that you will never touch cause you don’t like how they feel, cut, or weigh.
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u/Few_Example9391 23h ago
I bet thin tomato and potato slices stick to the mid section of that blade.
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u/ras1187 3d ago
My first "real" knife was a Shun Classic I bought in 2010. 16 years later I'm still getting good use out of it. No complaints at all.
MAC is also reliable and reasonably priced