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**StitlyDute** · 02-01-2006, 08:00 AM

I'm thinking of buying a friend and fellow kenshi a good kitchen knife (more practical than a sword nowadays...) and I prefer to give him one made in Japan. Any chef's out there have any advice? I've been to japanese-knife.com and some other UK source website. I would like some more options or information of what I'm getting when I buy. I'm local to LA, so perhaps theres Japanese specialized shops around that could help me out if anyone knows. I'm just thinking of spending $100, maybe $150 for a chef knife or santoku. Nothing extravagant.

High on the list is the Kershaw SHUN santoku. Seems a bit gimicky tho, with the damascus steel "look" and being stainless (traditional japanese sword/knife steel is simply high carbon steel, and rusts if not maintained), but reviews seem good. $100 isnt much, so maybe I shouldnt really be too picky?

02-01-2006, 08:00 AM	#6
StitlyDute Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	Japanese Knives for Kitchen I'm thinking of buying a friend and fellow kenshi a good kitchen knife (more practical than a sword nowadays...) and I prefer to give him one made in Japan. Any chef's out there have any advice? I've been to japanese-knife.com and some other UK source website. I would like some more options or information of what I'm getting when I buy. I'm local to LA, so perhaps theres Japanese specialized shops around that could help me out if anyone knows. I'm just thinking of spending $100, maybe $150 for a chef knife or santoku. Nothing extravagant. High on the list is the Kershaw SHUN santoku. Seems a bit gimicky tho, with the damascus steel "look" and being stainless (traditional japanese sword/knife steel is simply high carbon steel, and rusts if not maintained), but reviews seem good. $100 isnt much, so maybe I shouldnt really be too picky?
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