Professional Chef Knife - Flagship Model

So to be clear, the law of diminishing returns apply to chef knives as well. A $800 gyuto isn't going to perform 4x better than a $200 knife. However, when it comes to cheap knives, what you're giving up is material & build quality. A lot of the cheaper knives are made of dubious mixed steels and ha

Tojiro is an amazing starting point and will be a massive upgrade vs your past experience. Keep it simple and get one gyuto and a paring or petty knife.

A tojiro DP gyuto was my first real knife, and after collecting a few others regarded as “better” I still regularly come back to it.

Mate, how on earth did you come to the conclusion that buying this set was a good idea after coming to this sub? 🤣 Anyways, yes, return them, buy the $100 Tojiro gyuto, and one or two Victorinox paring knives since they’re only about $10/ea and will work as well as any other. Alternatively, you coul

That's kind of a crazy budget for a high school kid who just dropped and damaged another knife. You can get a really solid high performing gyuto for $200. $600-800 is high end collector territory. Stainless: https://www.chefknivestogo.com/tojiro-dp-f-8081.html https://www.chefknivestogo.com/macprmic

Tojiro DP 180mm Gyuto + 120mm petty, IMO pickup a nice, cheap Opinel paring knife, and you'll be set

Big fan of the Tojiro DP Gyuto, been using mine (24cm) for 10 years now, still going strong.

I view this journey as a progression , would say start with either a Victorinox or a fujitora/ tojiro. After you learn to sharpen and care for a knife while using it , you can branch out into other things maybe a shiro kamo , ashi ginga , Yoshikane or a tojiro/Hatsukokoro atelier.https://www.bonsaib

I would second the Tojiro option mentioned once here… https://cuttingedgeknives.co.uk/products/tojiro-dp-gyuto-210mm

210mm gyuto. Tojiro is a good entry level price and lower maintenance, but any 210mm gyuto is going to be great for all purpose. As for a second knife, a small pairing or petty knife would pair well with it.