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藤次郎 Fujiro Slicer Cutter, 14.75, Stainless and Wood?
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Knives are so personal. Since you have some time, I'd suggest you "wind up" at some good kitchen stores and get to know what he might be interested in. I tend to cook more "peasant French" food than anything else, but I use a Chinese vegetable cleaver instead of a classic chef's knife. He may have similar quirks in what he likes- a sheep's foot paring knife instead of a standard, etc.
edit: I will plug one knife, it's a bread knife that I love and it's dirt cheap: Tojiro Bread Slicer
It's survived and thrived through a year of crusty sourdough and rye.
I used to use a bread knife that came with my knife block. It was awful. It tore bread and gave me awful and inconsistent slices. I also couldn't slice as thin as I wanted. With crusty bread, it would slide off of the crust and there were many near misses.
Now I use the Tojiro F-737. I originally wanted the Mercer Millenia 10 inch bread knife that was reviewed favorably by Americas Test kitchen. However, amazon didn't have it available on prime when I needed it (and I'm impatient). I looked up other reviews and Serious Eats gave this knife high praise so I figured it was a $22 experiment. It works great. I get beautiful even slices as thin as I want. I'd highly recommend it.
Get the Tojiro bread slicer. It's lethal out of the box, so be careful, but if you are careful, it'll slice all of your bread with extreme ease.
Great job, but if you plan to keep making bread, I highly recommend you spend $25 on this knife or something comparable. You'll be happy you did, it makes such a world of difference.
Line cook here. I consider bread knives as close to consumable knives as possible because they're typically not worth the cost to sharpen. I would suggest the Tojiro Bread Slicer F-737. Cheap and very, very effective.
You don't need to drop lots of money to get a good Japanese bread knife. I've had a ton of success with the Tojiro Bread Slicer which is $20 on Amazon.
In general, you shouldn't spend a lot on a bread knife because, due to the serrations, they are almost impossible to sharpen. It should be cheap enough to replace when it dulls.
Look no further than the Tojiro Bread Slicer .
If you think you have a decent bread knife that came with your chef's set, chances are you don't. We had two chef's sets; one was mid-range, and its bread knife is *horrible*. It's so thick and dull that you had no control over how thick your slices where, and often had to cut too thick just to get an even slice. Plus it would take some maneuvering and risk finger cuts to get the last few slices out toward the end of the loaf.
With this blade, I can easily cut slices that are 1/8" (3mm) thick evenly through the entire loaf. Treat yourself. Under $24
Go for the Olivia, it’s a great knife if it’s in budget for you.
Tojiro for the bread knife.
Paring knives are pretty cheap, I’m quite happy with my victorinox one with a plastic handle.
As for a whetstone, if you’ve got $50 to spare, you should get a shapton pro 1k (ha no kuromaka on amazon) will do you right. Not much benefit to going much higher a grit finish than that on german steel.
I'm personally of the mind that you can do almost everything with a gyuto, so I'd probably just add a cheaper petty and a bread knife if you're looking for essentials. In terms of the site you linked, I guess I would get a 12-15cm global utility knife. They're not amazing, but you do have the gift certificate, and like I said, I don't think there's much reason to spend a lot on a petty, so the globals seem like a good bet. They're softer and tougher than what you'll find in a good Japanse gyuto too, so you can abuse them a bit more. The wusthof line they carry has full bolsters, so I'd stay away from them. To be honest, the rest looks like trash.
Edit: I don't see any good budget bread knives on their either, but I'd check out this tojiro bread knife from amazon or wherever else you can find it.
This is the one I use. It came recommended by SeriousEats and is very affordable ($19 right now!). Mine is still very new so I can’t provide context on long term use but I’m pretty happy with it so far - it’s elegant and sharp. Hope this helps!
so there is a bread knife that gets recommended a lot around here and other places
for other recommendations, it would help if we could get a few preferences before giving suggestions
Did you see the questions in the sidebar? We covered #6 and #8 already, but there are a few other things there. You probably won't know what all of these options are, but a bit more info will help narrow down choices
A lot of people recommend this one, I bought it and returned it because there's no room for your knuckles under the handle:
> While the blade itself is indeed very sharp and cuts beautifully, I cannot give this more than 3 stars because there is not enough room below the handle for one's fingers/knuckles when slicing bread (my hands are average size). I cannot understand the near unanimous 5-start ratings, does this not bother other people? I cannot slice completely through the bottom crust of a crusty loaf without either rotating the loaf or moving the loaf closer to the front of the cutting board so that my knuckles can extend below the plane of the cutting board. I will be returning this knife.
They are mostly disposable, just buy a decent one and throw it away when it won't cut anymore.
This is my bread knife and its a great value:
https://smile.amazon.com/Tojiro-Bread-Slicer-235mm-F-737/dp/B001TPA816/
The Tojiro 35mm bread slicer.
Tojiro is the subs default bread knife recommendation
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I beg to differ.
You're gonna have quite a few options to look at especially for the gyuto, here are a few
https://www.toshoknifearts.com/collections/gyuto-210mm-240mm/products/hitohira-tp-210mm-gyuto
https://www.amazon.ca/Tojiro-Bread-Slicer-235mm-F-737/dp/B001TPA816
I have this one. It's great.
Tojiro Bread Slicer 235mm F-737 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TPA816/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_DS43GN3T7QF6RPJVBAPY
If she cuts a lot of hard crusty breads, this is sturdier:
Tojiro Bread Slicer 270mm F-687 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004LVIO3O/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_TP6QN4CH0ZCEZ58CFFS5
Tojiro Bread Slicer 235mm F-737 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TPA816
Tojiro Bread Slicer 235mm F-737 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TPA816/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_PSH59Z6CHPXDS3PDKGTX
Why not get the Tojiro is so much better!
Tojiro Bread Slicer 235mm F-737 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001TPA816/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_XW52W8ZCM6ZQ8E15639Y?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
This thing is pretty dang sharp
A good serrated knife will still work better for bread. Most are pretty crappy though. I use this one.
I am in love with this knife we got. It is probably the only thing in my kitchen treated as well as my cast iron... Good tip on the spatula I'll check that out!
If OP does need a bread knife, and I would say he/she probably does at some point, I would enthusiastically recommend this one. $23 and it's great.
I bought this one. Sharp, not super expensive. No complaints. I love mine.
This bread knife is amazing and very reasonably-priced https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TPA816/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_N6vnFb4S1DAPE
I don't use it extensively but my cheap Tojiro works pretty well for me
If you want a set I really like the Tojiro. Save you $50, same steel, and I prefer a normal utility over serrated.
Add the Tojiro bread knife and you’ve got all the knives a cook would need and you’re still $15 under the Shun set.
As mentioned (and since you said you were buying important knives separate) don't get a knife set just buy a knife block separately assuming of course you don't want to look into other storage options like a magnetic strip or in drawer/shelf holder. Someone mentioned the Victorinox (also a 10in version for the same price) for a bread knife and this is a solid choice. I also recently purchased a bread knife from Tojiro that I've been very happy with so far. Sorry i can't be more help with the steak knives as I've never been terribly picky with them and I have tended to commandeer a bunch from work when they get replaced. Let us know if we can help you out with anything with the good knives! :)
I bake at least one loaf of bread a week and love this Tojiro Bread Slicer 235mm F-737 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TPA816/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_UEezDbJKBNTBM
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