Stainless Steel Sushi Sashimi Knife
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Manufacturer: ConcordBrand: Sekiryu
Model: SR400
Color: Silver
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- Stainless Steel Sushi Sashimi Knife NEW
- Housewares
- Housewares->Cutlery
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Stainless Steel Sushi Sashimi Knife
Customer Review: *Tsk tsk*
Summary: 4 Stars
I normally spend more time with my purchases before writing a review but in this case I want to make other shoppers aware of the fact that this very same knife is available on Amazon at a substantially lower price. Shame on the vendor for passing this off for something other, and tacking on a higher price, with no value added. In fact, the opposite is true, not only from the higher price, but from the misleading product name. They did not even bother to repackage the product--that is how I found out the original brand name. Now that I have the knife in my hand, I see that it is actually a Seki Ryu brand yanagi bocho.
For starters, this is *not* a Santoku and cannot be classified as a Chef's knife (gyutou) either. This is a yanagi-style sashimi knife. Blade length is 210 mm (8 inches) from choil to tip, which is very short for a yanagiba. The principle behind this type of knife is that from the sharpness and length of the blade one is supposed to cut fish meat with one clean stroke, no sawing back and forth, or the texture of the flesh gets ruined. Total length is 330 mm, and weighs in at about 77 grams! Spine thickness at bolster, about 1.78 mm. In any case, this is still a good buy, considering that the truly professional-grade yanagibas can cost up to a hundred times as much, or more.
The handle is wood, D-shaped and because of this, plus the single-bevel edge, is definitely not meant for the sinistral user. I doubt if you can find a left-handed version. The bolster is plastic, instead of the traditional water buffalo horn--but what can you expect at this price? Fit and finish is fair, a tad blade-heavy (balance at about 30 millimeters north of the choil).
To find the "cheaper" version of this product, just do an Amazon search for "sekiryu sashimi." I cannot determine what kind of metal they used for the blade, but for a single-bevel edge, it does not seem to be that sharp. Don't get me wrong--out of the box, it is still very sharp--sharper than any traditional western-style knife out there. The metal seems to transfer very easily onto a ceramic steel (soft?). I will see for myself how well it will sharpen, and how well it can hold its edge. Bevel angle seems to be greater than 15° (probably to protect the edge from the "average" user?), so it should sharpen to a much keener edge after I'm done with it. Despite the short blade, this knife should do very well for almost anything that your traditional slicer kitchen knife is used for, just not as rugged.
For the budding Japanese-knife enthusiast, this makes for an ideal "practice" knife. So, in spite of all my complaints, I can still give this item four stars!
Description of Stainless Steel Sushi Sashimi Knife
Stainless Steel Sushi Sashimi Knife This is a brand new Concord's Sushi Knife. This knife is very rare, it is brand new, factory sealed, never been opened. The material is carbon vanadium stainless steel, hand polished blade and Razor sharp edge, it is great for any knife user.Asian Knives
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