Professional Chef Knife - Flagship Model

Same shit different brand. X knife got hyped > out of stock for awhile > back in stock > out of stock again > price raised > repeats. Remember the time when red handle Takamura was a budget knife, just a step above Tojiro VG-10 and look what happened. CCK was dirt cheap. Edit: I just googled Tojiro

I bought mine (210mm gyuto) from Amazon when it was 60 usd and it was a decent deal.I just checked now for curiosity and it's 139 usd, that's too much for a Tojiro DP imho.

The only Tojiro sg2 knives I've most recently seen are the Tojiro Reppu Kiritsuke and Gyuto knives sold at C & M. Of course, these days that old Pro series Sg2 Tojiro has had its handle switched from Western to the Japanese Wa style which in turn prompted Tojiro to substantially increase it's price

Any of the 3 ginsan options you chose will be great, or at least a bit better than the tojiro you picked out. The Hatsukokoro option is what I'd personally choose, no specific reason other than I know it'll perform well and is made well. In terms of sharpening advice, it gets a little complicated in

https://tokushuknife.com/products/takamura-vg-10-migaki-210mm-gyuto-yo-handle Coupon: tokushu10 at check out drops out down to 150. Can’t find a better knife in this price bracket. Tojiro at this price feels criminal. I got my 210 gyuto for like 70 bux on Amazon a few years ago.

I have the gyuto and the bunka. They are both gems. Much higher performance than dp series tojiro. These are an absolute steal at the price.

Misono no bolster gyuto Misono Molybdenum Steel Gyu Knife (Tubanashi) No. 612/21cm https://a.co/d/056jG6yt Masahiro reactive carbon gyuto MASAHIRO Chefs Knife Gyuto Rose 8.27"(210mm) 13411 https://a.co/d/0cmHTbh3 Tojiro/fujitora dp a-1, on paper "better" steel, but a dinky knife with a shit handle.