Somehow managed and took a few photos of this magnificent knife. And also, today I've used it for the first time. Superb kitchen knife and superb cutter. Even with all the knives I have at my disposal, it's hard to find something that matches its cutting performance. One of the widest gyutos kn my collection, 56mm at the heel. This is good :) All I can say, that was 640$ well spent. Not the cheap one, but it is really worth it. Looks beautiful and cuts better than a razor.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 21:13:32
I have been procrastinating on this one for years. Don't really know why. I use it pretty much daily for cheese cutting, but never managed to put up a review. Finally,when I had to post Gude review I figured it was too much posting just Gude, so I've finished up Global Cheese knife review as well. It's pretty good for what it was designed and I like it better than Gude cheese knife.
Friday, May 1, 2009 20:35:18
OMG!!! What a knife it is. Fit and finish are simply superb. Kitaecji (damascus) pattern is beautiful. Nice rounded spine and mirror polished edge. You can tell the real master made it. My respect to Mr. Izuka, the maker of Shigefusa knives. I know now why his knives are so highly prized in Japan and all over the world. I'm definitely gonna use it. Too good to be a "Safe Queen"
Thursday, April 30, 2009 13:59:04
This one was fast. It wasn't for me, so I didn't have much time to play with it. However I did manage to test it head to head with Global cheese knife. Overall it's an ok knife, but I wouldn't buy it again. Too small of a handle. Never seen 160mm(5.5") knife with the handle that narrow. What's up with that?
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 23:12:00
Finally the review is finished :) At least for now. The biggest and toughest bread knife I have ever seen and handles. It is a monster knife, but works superbly for the bread of all types. If you are not a knife nut like me I am sure you can use it for many other cutting tasks as well, starting from vegetables and ending with meat slicing.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 19:31:48
Summary and discussion of the California state knife laws. That includes the laws defining what is legal to buy,sell and posses and street carry laws. As usual, you have to remember that besides the state law there are local laws and those may restrict what is legal under state law. Be sure to check with those as well.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 13:26:28
Detailed initial review. Including disassembled knife pix, steel and other info. Well, the usual review. May be a little more detailed. Overall, I am very much impressed with this knife. For 75$ the knife of this quality and top end steel? Talk about a bargain. Check out the review for mode details and lots of pix
Monday, April 27, 2009 17:27:51
Added the handle section. Even if it is so similar with Chefs knife still has its differences which are discussed in that section. Well, I've updated Shunu Classic Chefs Knife review as well. Again, handle section. Few things about left handed Shuns and lefties :)
Friday, April 24, 2009 18:15:45
From now the review tabs will include the price and the date when the knife was purchased. I've learned that a lot of readers wanted to know the price of the knives being reviewed and without the date that doesn't make much sense these days.
Friday, April 24, 2009 17:16:29
Another edge restoration project completed. Overall it took around 1.5 hours to redo the edge completely. Like I said VG-10 steel is real easy to sharpen compared to CPM-125V, ZDP-189 and other monsters like that. The edge was quite messed up, but nowhere near as the other Shun I've restored week before that. Still, interesting damage to the edge. Check out the review for micrographs of the chipping and more details on the knife.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 22:29:19