A GOOD JAPANESE KNIFE

[cuchilleriafernandez]

Artesanal Sharpening. Fantastic.

[liyanghu]

I just bought a pair from that shop. :3

[graver7]

Can anybody link me to any videos displaying some of the enormous knives they use? I think they're called miruga kiri or something close to that.

[daggerofblack]

Give me all your money, i have a knife

[Serpico261]

dont rob a knife store

[kollinlayne123]

4 years later a tsunami

[kollinlayne123]

what these Japanese know 4 years later a tsunami was gonna hit!!! 

[Mrbaseball3001]

well the JAPANESE arent going to be making any swords any time soon

[finessewes9119]

I dares someone to tell them they're doing it wrong.

[yamadago]

Japanese cooking knives is best.

Best cooking knives is Japan or Solingen(germany) or something Tribe's tradition knife.

I bought victorynox's cooking knife for 50$.

But Japanese 100yen knife is more sharp than victorynox.Really.

[yamadago]

@yamadago

100yen is 1$.

[tuatahi]

micidiale sto video =) m'é venuta na k..... dievoglia d'andá in giappone... giá che é sogno da sempre, poi io faccio spesso sushi e sashimi, ma co sti coltelli del k... che abbiamo quí in germania, mamm mia...

bellissimo video, e lasciali perdere gl'altri stronzi che non capiscono un k...

salutoni dalla fredda germania

[Pitdawg2007]

dont think one knife worth $300, seriously.

[KiaraXiong]

do i really wish i know japanese like you

[maxinpains]

that's for really large fish...

notice that the which directions the wheels are turning

[maxinpains]

that's for really large fish...

[bigobrother123]

zombie apocalypse ready!!

[7676461]

you fuking wouldnt want to go into that shop being a robber

[zodawg0079]

The traveler's are speaking Italian (my second language). I wish I could understand the Japanese, though.

[JakeB090489]

wow, judging from the really detailed sharpening process these knives probably come with a wicked sharp edge

[JesusFuckingChrist84]

Those large wheel Japanese water stones must cost a small fortune... if a 8" diameter wheel costs me 180 U.S dollars, I can only imagine what something like that would cost.

[LightingEMO]

hey my dad has those knifes...

i think

[sdeevooo]

images "shot" is the right word for your description. don't feel offended just fix it if you like.

[gabberwarrior89]

minkia altro ke miracle blade qst si ke sono koltelli !!!!

[susanaye100]

့့့ဒီညေတာ ့ဒီဒါးေတြဘဲအိမ္မက္မက္ ၇ေတာ ့မယ္..တင္ထူးေအာင္ေ၇..

ႀကံႀကံဖန္ဖန္ knife crazy ၇ယ္လို ့ေနာ္..

oh..i love it. :)

[vince99percent]

Can't imagine knives displayed like this anywhere in europe!

[spartanica]

anton, where did you visit? korin in new york city?

[mastergoalkeeper]

omg....those are swords not knifes xD

[theoriginalpurevl]

I have serious grindstone envy.

[robdelcastillo]

@theoriginalpurevl: me too.. lol

[blunderbus21]

I wish they talked prices. I like to compare what these knives cost me where I live.

[parrrrot]

theres a reason why japanese knives are popular amongst western chefs. the only hard thing is that they need to be kept and maintained well, more so than typical western knives

[brewa90]

¡good job!

[ChronicMist]

how to you think they where preparing food in the samurai era? with katanas? these kind of knives are much older in design then any kind of katana

[icychillgrill3]

@ChronicMist no, these are traditional japanese knives. And anyway the Samurai era was like 900 years. The knives evolved with the swords. But to answer your question they used knives.

[ChronicMist]

@icychillgrill3 read my comment again. that question was rhetorical...

[jazzyslip]

so jetleeming, do you feel better now that you have posted this xenophobic generalisation comment which has nothing to do with the video?

[tubetubetube]

@jetleeming

With this comment of you i can smell racist Amerifags...

That right, it in your profile. Study your own contry's short history before commenting on how "savage" others are.

[RichL123]

@tubetubetube His comment was far from racist. He is correct instating samurai were savage people because they were for the most part. No where in his comment does he say the Japanese are now.

[ChronicMist]

1095 FTW! ;)

[Antiks72]

I hate my henckel knife set. Junk. I use my wife's Japanese carbon stainless knife.

[manhunteress]

Oh lordy im actually drooling watching this..............

[emel60]

how much did it cost?

[voodish2]

With two jap knives (deba and sashimi) I can do just about all I need. Never went back to western knives. The traditional jap knife is carbon steel, it will rust and dent easily, so u must take good care of it. They make some good stainless blades too, but I like the super edge from the carbon steel. It totally pays back!

[2007TypeR]

I prefer stainless. It's easier to clean the blood and leaves less evidence.

[mobby1986]

lol :)

[razzp25]

WTF O_o Serial huh?

[MisterBaz1]

You should add an usuba to your collection. Got to have something to cut veggies with.

[voodish2]

I got really used to the sashimi knife for any clean and fast dicing or slicing. But one more knife cannot hurt ;). I´m thinking about getting a santoku, very similar to the usuba, a little more versatile.

[MisterBaz1]

Works for me. I just suggested it, because it is better to use your sashimi knife strictly for slicing meats. It wasn't designed to do any chopping. The deba was designed for chopping through fish bones, so you are set there.

I think you will be pleasantly surprised by either the usuba or the santoku.

[hektoram]

i use damascus steel it stays sharp because of the extremely hard center of the blade, there are normally 32-67 layers of steel arround the hard center steel, i use it for professional cooking and it saves me alot a time, because it stays sharp for so long :) im using: kai shun and mac damascus

[lewisadrian]

When you cut your finger with them it hurts like a shitter, alot more than western knives.

[razzp25]

my advice... Dont cut yourself...

[lewisadrian]

Dont advise me to do anything you little cunt..

[razzp25]

LMAO

[peanutking242]

@lewisadrian it doest really hurt that much when u r being cut by a very sharp knife....the pain kicks in a few seconds later when the cut is exposed to other elements like salt or chilli

[bluedonkeyman]

that was a good video, imagine that it was "recommended for me by youtube" and they actually picked something I liked, hmmm

[Bugstomper2]

Japanese will use good steel like VG-1 to make a knife. Indian steel will probably have a high aluminum content made from recycled pop cans, but they'll 'look' the same!

[topasianchef007]

Can anybody tell me a cheaper way to procure these knives in india ! is it possible for anybody to help me as i need them desparately !!

[Christoff87]

Get lost! No cheap ass indian is going to make anything in the same league as japanese knifes!

[easternslavic]

Lol

[topasianchef007]

Dear Christoff87,

Sir, this is not the way one is supposed to be treated. No indian is a cheap ass !! Now since you have produced such a shit towards Indians, I promise you that I'll buy them all, whatever it takes. Nobody today can come and speak about my nation and my countrymen. Do not ever ever speak such a language about my country and its people !!

I hope I have made myself very clear !!

I'll pray to the almighty that hell breaks loose on all those who even think shit about INDIA !!

[Christoff87]

Look mate the whole reason that japanese knifes are expensive is because of the process of making them is complex and that lots of time and skill has gone into perfecting it. And for that reason anything an indian makes will not and could not be consider a japanese or japanese style knife! It'll just be a cheap generic knife..

BTW you are cheap, your first message confirms this! HAHA

Anyway just go buy a PROPER japanese knife!

[x26ken]

yo the man, you right, india is cheapest nation

[roockstar]

watch out, man. he'll send a bomberman to nuke you up! LMAO

[Kingsmead87]

Ok ! you think INDIANS are cheap ...

Judging , by watching this one BLOODY video !

Take your favourite Japanese Knife and of course ... KILL YOURSELF !

- from INDIA

[Christoff87]

No I don't think Indians are cheap from watching this one video. I have indian friends they say indians are cheap, Russell Peters the comedian say indians are cheap! Everyone knows indians a cheap!

topasianchef007 proved my point! ha ha

Cheap cheap!!

[Kingsmead87]

Dude RUSSELL PETERS is a Stereotyper !

he says that INDIANS are CHEAP in almost ALL of his SHOWS !!! himself being Half-INDIAN.

He cannot SURVIVE in the WORLD of COMEDY without Taking INDIANS into account in his SHOWS.

Of-course even RUSSELL is PROUD of iNDIA.

in fact , I am a FAN of RUSSELL PETERS man .....

- from INDIA

[Kingsmead87]

You said that you have many INDIAN frends who being INDIAN say that indians are CHEAP ...!!

It's the MONEY which makes them TALK like this dude...But Poor Fellows they don't know the GREATNESS and HOLINESS of their MOTHERLAND , INDIA.

They all will die in Shit hole one fine day ...don't Worry !

But not all of them are like your INDIAN TRAITOR friends , some desperately want to get-back here and missing INDIA sooo much

I know and have seen many of Them ....

This is TRUE !

- from INDIA

[iamacooks]

lol ....cheap arse indian

[laughingtiger123]

If you want amazing Japanese knives, check out the Moritaka Hamono website. Small family business. Woman takes orders, two guys make blades, one guy does nothing but make handles. I own two of their knives and I swear by them for everyday use. Very finely made handmade knives... and quite affordable. Much superior than a Seki knife. They will make them to your specs and it takes a few weeks. Awesome.

[allgoo19]

There are still small number of Nihonto-makers in Japan and they'll make a customized kitchen knife for you. But they don't make it for just everybody. You have to show your credential that you have a respectable career in Japanese cuisine first, then they'll put you on the long waiting list. A chef I used to know once showed me one. It looked different. He rarely used it, he kept it like his most prized treasure.

[JesusFuckingChrist84]

You are speaking of true Tamahagane?

Well...I don't know why one would use a knife of that caliber anyways. True Tamahagane is VERY expensive, as you know.

But some Japanese smiths do not use Tamahagane, rather modern steel but with traditional techniques.

The waiting list isn't very long for non-tamahagane knives made in the traditional fashion, I could order one if I wanted to...

Though, I'll stick with katanas. ;)

[allgoo19]

JesusFuckingChris84:

I didn't know a lot about metal., so I didn't ask.

I'm talking about the knives you'll never see in advertisement. If they can't keep up the production and have to put you on the list, they probably don't need to advertise. The words spread from mouth to mouth who owns it.

You can find the knives made with half way traditional technic but not the traditional metal at several hundreds$ online. If you want the traditional technic & metal, put one or two more 0 at the end.

[allgoo19]

JesusFucking Chris84:

Maybe you are interested to know what kind of knife it was. It was Usuba boucho in rather large size with traditional straight wooden handle for a good reason. It wasn't made of fancy handle for showing off purpose you can find in commercially made knives. If I remember correctly, it was beveled one side for right hand use.

[JesusFuckingChrist84]

Ah, you're talking about THOSE, yes...I can see what you mean, now.

Eh, I don't know as much about the knives as I do swords...so perhaps I was mistaken.

Okay, so I have to assume it is made of Tamahagane. A lot of the kitchen knives I've seen are differentially hardened, sharpened on one side and polished and sharpened to perfection.

And they are expensive...how much did your friend pay for the knife?

[allgoo19]

JesuFuckingChrist84:

No I didn't ask how much he paid. It's not polite to ask such a question to a respectable chef or to anybody unless he's selling it.

There's a market for those super fancy tools of trade. It gives the buyer an impression that he was given another certificate towards his accomplishment.

[JesusFuckingChrist84]

I don't quite know the culture, so there is no need to snap...

[Sabei0990]

Sounds like Kill Bill to me.

[FlamingArcher]

the best ones come from Sakai

[1ToNJaB]

some of those knifes look like the same ones that doctors used on patients, 100 years ago.

[tychan2006]

Good video but i wished there was subtitles...

[antonkun99]

Hi, if you watch the video again you'll find a sort of subtitles I added to it as video annotations. I hope it can help!

[MrKespro]

@antonkun99 pleas contakt shop knife japanese dík J.Prokeš

[olivierturgeon]

i really dream about going to place like that i think this is the fiftyith time i watch this video and im always impressed of the profesionalism

[Rivieratime]

Fascinating, I have wandered into a few of these shops many years ago. Thanks for posting this Antonkun99.

[quakov]

the craftsmanship of the japanese is amazing to watch... they take very great pride in what they expertise on... i love those knives and want one :D

[antonkun99]

If you'll ever have the chance, just go to tsukiji fish market area and look for ARITSUGU knife shop. I think you can buy a very good one for about 300 USD.

[0100101101001011]

agree, i own a 250 € Deba but you can get a pretty decent knife for about 60-100$, or even a  Global ( japanese ones) are a decent choice, i would spend that much if you aint a professional, and even then it a lot of cash for a knife.They are a work of art though.

[number1Schumacherfan]

German knives made in Solingen are the way to go.

[porcellian]

Solingen knives are some of the best factory made knives in the world, but still cannot compare to the best hand crafted knives from Japan. There must be good reasons why Henckels, the most famous of all Solingen brands, choose to manufactur their top line, the Twin Cermax M66, in Seki rather than Solingen.

[n7cav]

Very cool video. Great work!

[antonkun99]

Thanks for your nice comment, I appreciate it.

[jedirifleman]

Have you been in a shop where they sharpen and polish on water stones and not wheels? Think they would let you film 1 knife like maybe a deba or some such type from start to finish on the sharpening and polishing? That stuff is like art and so relaxing to watch and learn.

[antonkun99]

Thanks for watching the video and for the comment. What I really love of Japanese artisans is the capacity to concentrate on their job for all their life as if they've just started yesterday: no matter of their mood, no matter who's the customer

[xdhatcherx]

cool vid. wish i knew what they were saying when they were talking in the shop.

[antonkun99]

Thanks. I'll try to upload a version with english subtitles and let you know.

[antonkun99]

Hi, if you watch the video again you'll find a sort of subtitles I added to it as video annotations. I hope it can help!