Shun Santoku Slices Tomato by its own weight

Shun Santoku Slices Tomato by its own weight

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Education

Tags:

• Shun
• Santoku
• Slices
• Tomato
• by
• its
• own
• weight

[poptya]

I once cut the head off a French revolutionist with my Shun Guillotine using only its own weight.

[AnimacNut]

What makes that impressive is the fact that you have no juice, seeds or pulp oozing out of the tomato as it is being cut or after. It is completely intact. There in lies the proof that it is a sharp knife. A less than sharp knife would damage the tomato as it cut through it, causing the pulp, juice and seeds to ooze and seep out during and after being sliced.

[SI1V3RSt3IN]

@SI1V3RSt3IN in my opnion I think the best performance knife and cheapest knife I ever owned is a chinese cleaver Ive purchased on ebay username: rader777kimo. I think I paid like 40 bucks while bidding for it, Its manufactured in taiwan and they use vg10 steel. This I'm sure of, i think it has like a 60- 62 rockwell on those knives

[SI1V3RSt3IN]

Well it all depends on who or where you buy it from some places sell it for cheaper like Chefknivestogo or japanesechefknife or even on ebay. and it also depends on the size and the weight of the knife, some makers use less steel to make knifes and some use more steel for better edge retention. You seem to know alot about knives, so whats the problem your having?

[RebelWrestler45]

@SI1V3RSt3IN Calphalon uses VG-1, not VG-10, a different stainless from Takefu that is cheaper, with inferior wear resistance. MAC doesn't use VG10 either. I actually bought an Ikea Slitbar Chef's knife for a friend (who owned Cutco :/ ), for the price point it is an excellent deal; but they use super thin sheets of VG-10 in their Slitbar series, edge retention just isn't there. Also, Kanetsune's Damascus line are more expensive than Shun.

[SI1V3RSt3IN]

@RebelWrestler45 I know Ikea is selling vg 10 knives, um... calphalon katana are pretty cheap these days, kanetsune, mac knives, I.O Shen there are hundreds of brands. Even check out ebay. Search for japanese knives or vg 10 steel knives.

[RebelWrestler45]

@SI1V3RSt3IN What companies?

[511V325731N]

@LUK3SYboy

Same goes for kasumi. It's of equal value sold for a little higher price than it's actually worth. But you pay for marketing and fit & finish. It's something many people think it's worth. And me too, even though i most often go for the performance.

[511V325731N]

@ShanieSuperBoy

No, you my kind sir are an ignorant fool relyin on insults to get your points across. Troll. I can see that you have no serious experiance as a chef.

And that henckel is not of the same quality, but don't misunderstand. It's a matter of preference. Personal taste rules the highest.

But yeah, you said a 14-20 dollar knife is of the same quality of a shun. Which it's not.

I'm not using shuns. I do more reasearch and have a variety of knives.

[ShanieSuperBoy]

@511V325731N

1.you are an asshole

2.i never said higher grade steel doesnt keep the edge longer,never said that.

3.i never said shuns were bad steel.

4.you are an asshole

5.I bought a henkel international santoku for one tenth of the price of a shun,there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

6.you are an asshole.

7.still not sure how to get my point through that you are an asshole.

8.you are an asshole.

[511V325731N]

@ShanieSuperBoy

Quality knives have a much higher grade of steel which keeps the edge longer and can be sharpened to a steeper edge. Your ignorance doesn't make you right.

But i knife doesn't have to be expensive to be good, there's a whole science to knives.

If you work at serious places, you're expected to have quality knives, it's much faster and safer to use.

Shuns may be overpriced, a bit. But they give you good steel. They're not nearly as over-priced as Global.

[LUK3SYboy]

@SI1V3RSt3IN kasumi