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A couple questions for our chefs and cooks. What motivated you to cook for a living and what keeps you going? I'm a culinary school dropout that got sucked back in a few years down the road with a phone call from a friend. Since that "I guess I can help" moment years have come and gone...

-210 Inox Honyaki Kamagata Usuba $350 Never sharpened, only the microbevel has been touched up a handful of times on a 6k. Great knife, majority of the blade length is flat with the area just at the tip sweeping slightly upward. Had a lot of fun shaving green onion, chives etc with this...

Really sucks to sell this one but I have no choice. 240 Misono swedish carbon gyuto w/saya. Handle was done by Dave with red eye koa from burl source, black g10 liners and nickel silver pins. The handle came out amazing on this. Sharpened a handful of times on gesshin 400, 2k, 6k. Has a...

I'm sure everyone knows about the Doi' so i'll save you the reading time. Picked this up over christmas and haven't used it. I just can't get around to using it, don't judge me. I did put a small dent into the edge while pulling it out of the built in display cabinet at home(Doh!). It's very...

Here's one I picked up from Lefty a little while ago. It's a Carter 6.9 sun or about 210mm Kurouchi funayuki in gokunantetsu(whatever that is). Handle is ironwood with red liners and copper laminate bolster. Haven't used this one very much, only touched it up on a 6k a few times an a 2k a...

Gonna let this one go after a couple years of good service. I don't use it much these days and plan to replace it with a 270 yanagiba at some point. Overall good condition, the are some mismatched scratch patterns on the ura side from cleaning out patina. There is also a little darker spot...

From a broke line cook's perspective I'm curious if you guys give away recipes. If you contribute to menus and don't expect to work somewhere for long would you give a place the recipes or ask for some form of reimbursement? This is a topic that has always made me uncomfortable so your...

Well I hate to do this but I gotta sell some to get some so... 240 Kochi wa gyuto V2 Blade road touched up/finished with sand paper, I wasn't happy with the finish I was accomplishing off the stones. The knife is a cold blooder cutter. Looking for $200 shipped conus paypaled and kkf...

Hey everyone, here’s my first attempt at a review. I'm not an expert and I've only owned this one Yanagiba. This is based only on my experience with this knife the last couple of years. Suisin Shiro-niko 300mm Yanagiba F&F-8/10 I assess the F&F on this knife relative to the price...

Went to the flea market today and browsed through a bunch of youth's companion magazines from the early 1900's. Came across some cool ads. Here's one for the "H.H.H." knife :) This last one was just funny.

Got this one about a year ago, haven't used it in awhile so hopefully someone else can enjoy it. I love the steel in this knife, it takes a nice toothy edge and has pretty good edge retention in my experience with it. I don't use it because it's just too small when I can just reach for one...

If there are any boxing fans in the knut house HBO is showing some great fights tonight. Nishioka vs Donaire a 60/40 fight and Rios vs Alvarado a 50/50 fight that on paper should hands down be fight of the year. These are legit fights. I'm gonna be there a few rows back tonight which is...

Just wanted to share my experience regarding my recent knife purchase with sharp and shiny shop. Lefty was awesome to deal with. He answered any questions I had super quick and was patient as paypal mucked up the payment process(on my end). My knife arrived in the US safely and quickly, four...

Here's another one that's gotta go to support my get a new petty fund. Got this several months back, I've sharpened it maybe ten times. There are a few scratches towards the tip from my 2k bit it shouldn't be to difficult to get out. Has a little patina/water spots that aren't uncommon with...

Hey everyone, I'm selling my 195 Yoshihiro Deba, It's from their hongasumi line which is blue#2 steel. I picked it up on eBay a little over a year ago and have used it on very few occasions. Sharpened maybe five times. Only weird thing with it is underneath on the tang there is a small check...

So I was inspired by Sara's minimalist knife pouch thread the other day and decided to streamline my kit and picked up a couple pouches. I chose three knives that I've been using most lately and a few other small items and voila here it is. Suisin 270 IH Gyuto, Kochi 240 KU Gyuto, DP Honesuki...

So I've been trying to dig up some info on the old dragon gyuto in Swedish carbon steel. Couldn't find too much, some info from back in the day (2004). Anyway, I'm interested to hear any personal experiences with this one. Some old posts suggest high reactivity, so so feel on the stones...

Up for sale are: Gesshin hide 240 gyuto-$300 Masamoto KS 240 gyuto (no saya)-$150 Konosuke white2 240 gyuto-$100 Konosuke white2 210 petty w/ebony handle-$100 These are all work knives and have been used but are in good condition. Prices include shipping and paypal inside the states. If...

One of the best passed away today. I'll be watching The Last Waltz tonight for sure. Rest in peace Levon Helm. http://youtu.be/eOi0tC00Luc

Fiancee and I just moved to a place with a built in display. I couldn't resist the urge to put my knives in it. Thinking that some Tenegui under them would probably add some raditude, so that'll be next. Anyway here's the family portrait. Sorry for the less than stellar pics.