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  • reasons why some people should never buy a Shun
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  • @Burrfection
    @Burrfection  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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    • @awesometech499
      @awesometech499 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr Burrfection, I love your videos about this knives.. It make me more appreciative of this kitchen tool.. I am a avid fan for japanese knives.. I just couldnt afford them just yet.. Can you send me one of the damage that you have.. Thank you...! My answer to that question is that, the owner might have used to open a can..

  • @johnscarborough4746
    @johnscarborough4746 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1803

    My wife hammered a small thin Chinese style slicer through a frozen chicken. I was able to repair the damage, still have the knife, not the wife.

    • @bH-eo5tz
      @bH-eo5tz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      John Scarborough the life of the wife is ended by the knife.
      (We maybe the marriage anyways)

    • @pumpkingamebox
      @pumpkingamebox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      hammering through your wifes bones is harder than chicken btw. lol

    • @Troy-Echo
      @Troy-Echo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@bH-eo5tz That sounds like, "Until death do you part"...

    • @KrKrypton
      @KrKrypton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have only one knife I trust to not take damage in that specific instance. It's 3/16 thick Serbian chefs knife and a hardness of 60 with a high carbon steel. The rest of my knives, even my cheepos never see frozen meat or high density frozen vegetables. I don't even like using them on a bamboo cutting board. I've had edge rolls because of it.

    • @ajparker7292
      @ajparker7292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love this, man

  • @dudefromlaveenaz
    @dudefromlaveenaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +619

    This is why no one touches my knives but me.

    • @Gyvulys
      @Gyvulys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Marry your knife then, if you love it so. Weirdo.

    • @dudefromlaveenaz
      @dudefromlaveenaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      @@Gyvulys I know you're trying to be edgy and get a few likes but want to explain something. I cook a lot, usually i cook dinners 6 nights per week, i volunteer cooking at various places that serve people in need, rescue missions, abuse shelters, food pantries, i bring my knife roll with me to aid with food prep because many of these places are under funded and things like knives and their sharpness get over looked. As a result i use my knives often, mostly my chef knife. So when my birthday came, my lovely wife wanted a gift that would last, be if very high quality and was comfortable for me to use in larger prep tasks. So she took me to a local knife store that specializes in mostly Japanese knives, i tried dozens of knives, from 7inch santoku's to 12 inch traditional chef knives. I settled on a 10inch chef knife that was very comfortable, all the sharp edges near the handle where rounded making it comfortable for long prep work, and a joy to use. This knife was several hundred dollars, sticker shock to many, including myself given that i was use to $30-50 carbon steel knives or ones from $150 knife block sets. I ended up looking at cheaper, but still high quality knives in the $150-200 range and while they where nice, they didn't match the finish of the knife i fell in love with. My wife was now convincing men to get the $300 dollar knife, because she knew that's the one i really enjoyed but was trying to compromise and save a few bucks. I later bought several more knives to help with other tasks, my 4 knives have cost around $1000. So while it may be funny to make a joke about marrying my knives, really my wife knows these are knives that make me happy, they make cooking an experience that's easier to do, less frustrating, I've also tried so many new things in the kitchen, i can truly mince garlic or shallots. These are knives that if treated right and taken care of, will last me decades, and it was a gift from my wife who saw the joy cooking for others gave me.

    • @daniloespinozapino4865
      @daniloespinozapino4865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      no one takes care of them as oneself

    • @dylnfstr
      @dylnfstr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Big facts

    • @XIIIphobos
      @XIIIphobos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Word up

  • @cainmorano4956
    @cainmorano4956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    Too many of those, "It cuts tin cans and garden hoses too!" commercials...

    • @michaelzero3626
      @michaelzero3626 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, they should use those super soft steel knives to do that. You shouldn't buy a super hard steel knife to do "work horse" knife stuff like cleaving raw chicken in half. Use a German steel knife for that, much softer and less likely to chip.

    • @Gyvulys
      @Gyvulys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A knife is a tool exactly for that - cutting various stuff. If a knife is so fragile, that it breaks because of this, then it's a horrible quality knife.

    • @Gyvulys
      @Gyvulys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Jack Blade
      Yes, but when it comes to knives, a good knife, while not designed for everything, will not break even if you put it under stress. These Japanese knives have a hard edge, yes... So what? That edge is incredibly brittle. It's ONLY good enough to "mince herbs"... It's a flawed tool, and gives no real advantages. You can sharpen any steel knife to that point. Paying hundreds of dolars for these flawed knives just shows peoples' lack of sense. Victims of advertisement.

    • @Gyvulys
      @Gyvulys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Jack Blade
      Examples - hunting knives, bowie knives. These knives can as easily pry your cans open, as they can nicely slice your tomatoes. And they won't break. THAT'S what I'd call a good knife.
      Your little japanese knife? It's only usable for very few tasks, and it's not even that extraordinary at them - you can sharpen ANY knife to that point.

    • @bowmanc.7439
      @bowmanc.7439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Jack Blade can you really abuse a Bowie knife and then cut herbs with it? I think the edge would be too damaged or at least too dull to cut and slice properly.

  • @baseballhunter42
    @baseballhunter42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    "Why you should never buy a Japanese knife without experience"

    • @brekkoh
      @brekkoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      "Why you should never own a piece of equipment of any kind without researching how to care for it"

    • @patrickproctor3462
      @patrickproctor3462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@brekkoh "Why you have to respect everything you ever buy or receive."
      Honestly with all the research and effort I'm just hopeless with whetstone sharpening. Bolster, no bolster; HRC 55 to HRC 62; $50 stone vs. $150 stone; angle guide or no angle guide, I'm a worthless knife sharpener. Gentle handling, good stropping both on steel and leather, and when it's time, a proper professional sees to it (hopefully another 2 years).
      I don't understand how someone can think that swinging a precision tool into a steel can or frozen bone is a good idea. I just can't even...

    • @ericlapanik
      @ericlapanik 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Patrick Proctor i personaly just ship my only knife to a professional wetstone sharpener every years

    • @patrickproctor3462
      @patrickproctor3462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ericlapanik I have 2 (chef) knives: Miyabi Mizu and Victorinox Fibrox, both 8". The Victorinox is usually reserved for heavy veg. skinning work like butternut squash or kent pumpkins where I know having a lighter, more easily controlled blade is safer (took the tip of my index finger clean off with the Miyabi when I slipped on a squash), but the wider spine is also really nice for breaking down cabbages and dikon. I've sliced/diced/minced probably 2000 onions, 500 shallots, and 500 heads of garlic, and broken down probably 200 whole chickens on the Miyabi since I bought it and honestly couldn't be happier with how it's held up.
      When it eventually needs professional work beyond stropping, I know I have an "old reliable" behind it that I can keep "sharp enough" in an emergency.

    • @b-radg916
      @b-radg916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I've never had a professional sharpen any of my knives, but after practicing for a few years, I can't imagine them getting my knives significantly sharper than I can. I would hope a pro could get it sharper, but not enough that I'd want them to do it instead of me.

  • @fee_lo8346
    @fee_lo8346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    In light of this maybe you should do a how to use and when to use a Japanese knife.

    • @kentobin13
      @kentobin13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Believe me, it's a mystery, but some people are untrainable.

    • @DustinRodriguez1_0
      @DustinRodriguez1_0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes, I would appreciate that. That's actually what I found this video looking for. I got a Togiharu chef's knife for xmas and I am fully aware that I need to treat it with care. I treat all my good knives with care, so I want to know anything that might be particularly important when dealing with Japanese steel.

    • @MrFunkhauser
      @MrFunkhauser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Put them in a display case and use a knife that's not going to chip when an onion looks at it the wrong way

    • @Sundrop2204
      @Sundrop2204 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes agree!! I would love it if Burrfection could do a video like that!! 👍👍😄

    • @ankyss
      @ankyss 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Better yet, tell people what NOT to do with knifes (and please don't use new knifes)

  • @FelonTrump2024
    @FelonTrump2024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    My father had a large Swiss made butcher knife. After he passed I helped clean his home and i picked up this great knife. My mother in law saw it and asked if she could have it. What could I say? I said sure. The next time I saw it it had a 1/4” gouge in the middle of the cutting edge. 😡
    I brought it home and painstakingly worked out 1/4 of material from the 13” blade without losing the temper. Took a long time. Got it shave ready again. Dad, it’s not leaving my home until I pass.

  • @monelfunkawitz3966
    @monelfunkawitz3966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    "I don't see how you can damage a knife this badly."
    Drop it on the floor.

    • @mtl10
      @mtl10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yea, it seems obvious to me. I've seen damage like this happen to a knife and it was simply because it was knocked off a counter and landed tip first full force.

    • @LancelotLNC02
      @LancelotLNC02 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Throw it with massive force into the sink.

    • @YusuphYT
      @YusuphYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ye a solid stone floor would probably be capable of that, or a fancy kitchen flooring. still pretty bad, haven’t dropped a knife yet. would have to be pretty stupid or careless to allow a knife to drop imho lmfao. don’t leave knifes I’m vulnerable positions waiting for you to make a mistake 🤠👍🏼

    • @monelfunkawitz3966
      @monelfunkawitz3966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      killer Greasy handle and a wet hand. I picked it up, it slipped out, hit the corner of a marble table and hit the floor point first. Piece stuck in the floor 1/2" deep and snapped the point off. Ruined a $500 knife. Its easy if you are in a hurry and using some Japanese knives. They are heavy and the handles are smooth.
      Did it once and never again. I drop cheap knives now. 😂

    • @appa609
      @appa609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lol any normal knife made of 420 would give zero shits about being dropped

  • @darkmatter32x
    @darkmatter32x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    Just bought a $50 Japanese damascus knife. It is so sharp, my wife is scared to use it, which is a good thing.

    • @altersami9660
      @altersami9660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      A dull knife is far more dangerous than a sharp one. You just have to treat it with respect, and it will treat fine.

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@altersami9660 and the people who are scared of sharp knives, probably don't know enough to safely use a knife.

    • @altersami9660
      @altersami9660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@garethbaus5471 know what? Keep fingers away from blade, keep an eye on the blade, and never have anything that don't want cut in the projected motion of the blade?
      You're right, many people actually miss the last one. Me included in some unfortunate events.

    • @lamxung5000
      @lamxung5000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      What the hell is even with people who are scared of sharp bladed objects.
      "oh no that knife is working the way it should, i'm so scared to use it"

    • @altersami9660
      @altersami9660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@lamxung5000 They're afraid that the slightest mistake would result in the deepest cut, which is understandable. But they forget that it is easier to make mistakes with duller knifes.

  • @gregmccormack5709
    @gregmccormack5709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I hate using dull knives so I sharpened the knives at work. The next day I watched a co worker use one to pry a lid off.....

    • @qpSubZeroqp
      @qpSubZeroqp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dude same here. People don't care

    • @trumulletman
      @trumulletman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Gray Au they'll find it. They always do. And they'll fuck that knife up worse than the others

    • @redbaron1001
      @redbaron1001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's why I always use my own knives and they always stay with me wherever I go.

    • @cellodubin
      @cellodubin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Replace "co-worker" with "manager" and you've got my experience. 🤷‍♂️🤣😢

    • @mrvuki
      @mrvuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yeaaah. and than then they get mad for you saying wtf are you doing! I finally got our boss to get the knifes sharpened and two days after the new lady started slicing tomatoes on the inox table without a cutting board.

  • @iPKnives
    @iPKnives 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Hi, first of all, love your videos.
    I'm a knife maker but I mostly sharpen knives. As someone else said in the comments, most of the bigger Japanese brands end up looking like those knives you have on your table. A Shun or kai dropped from the counter will break, the tip gone or even down the middle, easyly. When I use my HRC-tester on the bigger brands, the same knife will have a hardness between 54 and 62 HRC, this for Kai, Shun, Miyabi,...etc. some you can bend 90 degrees and they stay like that, others are more brittle than glass. With carbon steel knives you have to choose between toughness or hardness or somewhere in between. However with stainless you can have both when the heat treat is done right (and the steel is right offcourse) so I find there is no excuse for those bigger brands when they release stainless knives that are more fragile then a hummingbird. Ps: you should make some knives, start to finish yourself, document the entire process of learning on video, would be good for your channel. 😁 keep it up.

  • @MrFunkhauser
    @MrFunkhauser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    You know you are rich when you use your $300 knife to open a can of soup

    • @scottecooke
      @scottecooke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I bet they said it just happened. Not sure how. And got a refund.

  • @everydaypatriot1083
    @everydaypatriot1083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    As a knife lover, this video was painful to watch.

  • @mrvuki
    @mrvuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I know how it can happen. I was taking my japanese knife to work since the ones at work ware quite dull and slow to work with, and after asking for it to be left aside and not taken by others it disappeared... When I found it after a hour it was already too late.
    Other story is that my executive had a japanese steal knife that no one else used it, and some of the dish wasers put it in the dishwasher machine and left it over night there. It wasn't a pretty atmosphere the next morning lol...
    That is why I never have taken any of my own knifes at work ever again.

  • @afrog2666
    @afrog2666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    5:50
    When you use a Shun as a hammer :p
    and the next one is when you use a Shun as a crowbar..

  • @cynot71
    @cynot71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I bought my first Enso Nakiri a couple of weeks ago. I've been admiring the sharpness and cutting receipts with it. I finally used it to cut something tonight. I was extremely careful washing it until I went and put it in the dish rack. I banged it against the faucet, and now it has a slight ding. Accidents happen and it hurts!!!

  • @paula.2422
    @paula.2422 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So glad I stumbled upon your channel. I appreciate your knowledge and honest feedback. Seeing all these damaged knives reminds me of the beautiful set of Whustoff knives I bought my parents. The chef knife ended up with a broken handle, chips all over the edge, and hammer marks on the spine where they were hitting it to smash through bones...I rescued the knives but the poor chef's knife was ruined 😔

  • @czrs85
    @czrs85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    I have a expert on this. Let me ask my wife 🤣🤣

    • @qpSubZeroqp
      @qpSubZeroqp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Dude! My wife abuses knives and when they don't cut she asks why they suck. Like really? Haha

    • @osoeduardo
      @osoeduardo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The only knives my wife hasn't broken are what I forge

    • @Burrfection
      @Burrfection  4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      You better not let her see this posting

    • @czrs85
      @czrs85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Burrfection 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know

    • @czrs85
      @czrs85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Luc she does.

  • @ArchersApothecary
    @ArchersApothecary 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is exactly why I have knives that only I use, and cheaper knives for anyone else who may want to cook.

  • @jenniferwhitewolf3784
    @jenniferwhitewolf3784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Such a shame to see these blades so damaged. One of my very favorite single side blades was found in a thrift store with a chip in the cutting edge. Its a long one too, longer than the other blades I later purchased that had been the personal blades of a professional Sushi chef. That damaged blade was the blade that invited me to radically up my knowledge and skill set, becoming proficient in reshaping and properly profiling and dressing higher end blades. It saddens the heart of one who appreciates the art and craft of blade making to see these damages, but it was one such damage that I found that raised my own skill level to a far higher level. It is one thing to maintain a yanagi, and quite another to reshape the entire length of the blade and maintain the proportions of each curve and plane and line. That broken tip? It looks just like a German blade I re profiled for a friend. He was trying to separate 2 pieces of meat that had been frozen together and only partly thawed.. using his 10" Woostoff chef knife as a pry bar. PING!!!! When I was done he had a nicely shaped 8" blade.. Again, to shape it correctly, a huge amount of material needed to be removed to fair the curves and thickness. At least he admitted how it was snapped. these are not alloyed tempered to be pry bars😊

  • @adrianacevedo8594
    @adrianacevedo8594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm a amateur/hobby knife sharpener and repair, i would love to try my hand at fixing one of these knifes, thinking of joining your patreon just to try.

  • @oshkoshbjosh
    @oshkoshbjosh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When I got married I told my wife "this is where I put the things that are not screwdrivers" cuz I swear to you... if one day I saw damage to the blade from twisting out a screw or prying a thing or a missing tip for any reason I was going to lose my mind.

  • @13thBear
    @13thBear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This is EXACTLY why you do NOT let anyone else borrow or use your tools- tool abuse.

    • @Battlegris
      @Battlegris 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I will let anyone use my F. Dick knives. They can handle the abuse np. My two MAC's on the other hand. Hell no!

  • @piperbob2
    @piperbob2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a set of Kai Shun Ken Onion kitchen knives - are they considered good quality knives ? (I like them and had no problems.)

  • @terrahawk2003
    @terrahawk2003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    If I had any of these knifes I would treat it like gold

    • @XCerykX
      @XCerykX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      If you are going to spend money on a Japanese knife, don't buy the commercial knives like these. Buy an import from a bladesmith.

    • @tellingmamom6823
      @tellingmamom6823 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Treat it like gold? So you’d put it in your mouth? You’d put it through your ear?

    • @Glenn056
      @Glenn056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@tellingmamom6823 what the fuck are you on about

    • @goatlib2338
      @goatlib2338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ceryk how do you know it’s a good knife from a blacksmith tho

  • @uncleouch9795
    @uncleouch9795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Harder steel is more prone to chip or snap. Many of the Nihonto I restored had Hagire, or Chips taken out of the Ha, or Boshi. It's just the nature of the Blade style, or differentially hardened Blades. I broke a small amount of tip off of my Nihonto just by touching a Oak Dowel which I used to hang Newspaper for Tameshigiri, the object is to perfectly cut the paper without a tear at full speed with Kesagiri. I caught the Dowel and had to repair the Boshi. In fact most of the Nihonto that had broken in battle and converted to Wakizashi were Swords that were Hitatsura. Which classically had Hardened steel throughout the blade. What did that? Someone used it to pry something or it simply fell to a Ceramic or similarly hard floor.

  • @deuteriumjones
    @deuteriumjones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Me looking at the thumbnail: “cool is that some new style cleaver?”
    Voice over: “It wasn’t”

  • @SBeckerDTD
    @SBeckerDTD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I cringe when I see people using knives as screwdrivers and prybars. That's the whole reason they made screwdrivers and prybars.

    • @appa609
      @appa609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SBeckerDTD those people need multitools

    • @tellingmamom6823
      @tellingmamom6823 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same, thankfully you can easily do most of this using it as a knife should be able to be used

    • @air8536
      @air8536 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But in my laptop when my trackpad is having a seizure and I have to take off the keyboard to unplug it from my laptop, screwdrivers are too far and I can easily poke at the keyboard tabs

  • @AmazinFireMan
    @AmazinFireMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I would guess to pry “something” (metal) open, that is shut tight. I just did this (with a cheap Ol’ Hickory-old in my tool box) to pry a stopper in my sink. I needed something very slim/sharp to do it. Bottom line, a touch of laziness.

  • @skylinegtrr34
    @skylinegtrr34 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A good rule of thumb is that if you can't bite through it, the knife doesnt touch it.

    • @DumTheGreatish
      @DumTheGreatish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I actually use a Fist Edge BK5050 elmax survival knife for cutting through stuff that requires more "force" than "finesse" but your philosophy is perfect for kitchen cutlery. I think a quality survival/bushcraft knife definitely has a place in the kitchen.

  • @konami1979
    @konami1979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This reminds me of when I visited a local Williams-Sonoma and watched an employee tutor customers on using their brand-new knives. I saw that many of them bought Shun VG-10 knives - I just hoped they were warned about the fragile steel.

  • @IchibanOyabun
    @IchibanOyabun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Had a friend who had left their expensive knife in the sink and accidentally dropped a cast iron skillet on the blade and broke the tip off of it. It looked almost like the one you showed.

  • @jaisbr
    @jaisbr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I’ve broken a knife tip like that, trying to lever frozen food apart. I was young and foolish

    • @Nusma
      @Nusma 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, some sort of prying attempt like that would've been my guess as well.

    • @jenniferwhitewolf3784
      @jenniferwhitewolf3784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I reshaped a Wuustof for a friend that did just that... frozen food pry bars, knifes are not.

    • @Gyvulys
      @Gyvulys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Knife is a mere tool. It should be used for whatever you need it for. If it can't be used that way, it's a shit knife.

    • @mellowcorpsep6665
      @mellowcorpsep6665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Gyvulys nah you should use a different tool for something like that. a shovel and a fork are both tools but digging a hole with a fork would be very inefficient

    • @Gyvulys
      @Gyvulys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mellowcorpsep6665
      The comparison with shovels and forks doesn't fit here, because I am talking about knives and knives alone.

  • @justintime9133
    @justintime9133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That chef knife with the tip broken off looks just like one a prep cook broke at a restaurant I work at. He founded it in between two Frozen pieces of pork and tried to pry them apart and the whole tip of that knife snapped off, let's just say he didn't have a job much longer since he was using the executive chefs knife! I'm glad to see you posted videos again after your short break. I would like to see a repair video where you fix that cleaver. That's the kind of stuff I would like to try to do with the stones that I have.

  • @cfoote416
    @cfoote416 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge/ I have to state that I am legally blind and want to sharpen knives using whetstones. I have a practice pocket knife (I think the steel is very hard); after a session, the edge seems polished, and it cuts; however, no matter if I use light or heavy pressure on finer 8k, I can feel snags on edge. Any suggestions, thank you again.

  • @kkui8635
    @kkui8635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't know if anyone will see this but what is the first and third knife?

  • @cylientbob
    @cylientbob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Looks like someone used that knife to try and pry something open.

    • @ogbobbyjohnson6939
      @ogbobbyjohnson6939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah a car door with a break that size lol

  • @leonardwells9613
    @leonardwells9613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Jordan,
    Yes, “stuff” happens, I have seen many knife points broken, but have never seen one like that one either. I think the cost of the high end knives from Japan lead people to give them mythical samurai sword strength, and they do live up to that standard, but have limits, right. That was an impressive break ! L

  • @mattieboy01
    @mattieboy01 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm after some new knives for my kitchen and I'd like your opinion on what is good or worth buyin in my price range

  • @Thommadura
    @Thommadura 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One thing you often forget is that the Knife Metal itself could have been defective - and it was not as abused as you assume. Small differences in the mix of metals can sometimes do that.

  • @TheBabaYagas
    @TheBabaYagas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I imagine someone wedged it into frozen goods and attempted to apply leverage to separate the materials only to find they broke the knife off 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @jayferasaurus
    @jayferasaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've seen a knife break almost exactly like that tipless one. A cook had a towel on top of his knife and when he grabbed the towel the knife fell. I was passing behind him and accidentally kicked the knife right as it went tip first into the floor drain. That busted the tip clean off and I tore my cook a new one for almost stabbing a knife into my foot because he didn't know how to take care of knives or safety.

  • @phillipendersby6964
    @phillipendersby6964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't believe how some people treat there knives. I have just repaired a knife that someone (apparently not the owner) has used to open a can 😕 After about an hour or so work by myself it's razor sharp again.
    Thanks I love your channel you have so much great content, hello from Australia👍

  • @ricotoledo1492
    @ricotoledo1492 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you used Yaxell Yo-u knives? Would you recommend them? I've held a couple of them in Osaka and I really loved how they felt in my hand.

  • @Marck1o
    @Marck1o 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    When you work 14/16h a day with it, accidents happen. I broke my Shibata Kotetsu big time (way worse that any of this video), running like a chicken in the middle of service. Shits happens

    • @robinsharkey6658
      @robinsharkey6658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That's the exact reason I never brought any of my knives to the job except for preparing roasts and turkeys etc. I always used beaters and kept them very sharp for service.

    • @TheGoldenCulture
      @TheGoldenCulture 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh Man i Got the exact Knife. i Love it! met the maker when he came to my local shop years ago. i brought it to my work and broke the very tip was so devastated but got them to buff it out for me and looks good as almost new haha. ( could never get it as sharp as when i got it.) he (The maker) truly is the master of sharpening.

    • @mrvuki
      @mrvuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      F

  • @sammavitae114
    @sammavitae114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Didn’t you hear about the knife fight at the International Chef’s Convention? Somebody mis-understood

  • @philbodden4981
    @philbodden4981 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Ryky, For my dents I usually use a nylon hammer, then, to take out the large chips and dings I will use my 1x30 sander to reprofile, Then I will finish with my Japanese stones and strop depending in the quality of the knife, Thanks for all your time and videos, they are appreciated.

  • @walter.bellini
    @walter.bellini 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Was there a followup to the these repairs? Any before and after video reels?

  • @frankperolli7627
    @frankperolli7627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Regarding the tip off the knife question, "how do you do that?" Thats easy, I currently live in Jamaica and I can tell you that i have a drawer full of knives with the tips off. Why, because "we" open cans with the tip of the sharpest object in the drawer. I hope that helps. I am waiting to see how you fix that one with your stones. Thanks for all that you do.

    • @ElPointbreaker
      @ElPointbreaker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i live in Panama... the cleaning lady used my 10" chef knife to try to pry open the steel plug in the sink. ( one that is opened mechanically with a lever )

    • @georgelionon9050
      @georgelionon9050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I brought my ceramic knife in the office... one day the tip was missing similar like that... when I asked around what happened, someone told me they tried to pry something off... *sigh* prying with ceramic.

    • @jounaas
      @jounaas 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats just plain stupid

    • @thenoodlehunter6828
      @thenoodlehunter6828 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why can't you just use a can opener! omg.

  • @JoshuaKerr1
    @JoshuaKerr1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Using the knife as a pry tool is the only thing I can think of.

    • @dreamwolf7302
      @dreamwolf7302 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cleaver style...ive seen it before...

  • @funkervogt47
    @funkervogt47 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where did you get a big box full of damaged knives from?

  • @jeffstrickler2340
    @jeffstrickler2340 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After I had someone at a local kitchen store sharpen one of my Shun knives, it came back looking like one of his examples. Learned the hard way to only send my knives back to Shun (or find an expert like this gent, or learn to do it right yourself). Shun does a great job servicing their products.

  • @watkinsdb
    @watkinsdb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    With the tip broken Shun, the best repair I've found is to grind the spine back down toward the edge.
    Wet cloth around the blade below where you're grinding to dissipate heat.

    • @jwestrik9308
      @jwestrik9308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I concur. Bench grinder will do the job... Slighly shorter knife but it will be unique.

  • @Metalhead-4life
    @Metalhead-4life 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would like to see how you are gonna fix that knife missing 2 inches of the tip on a wet stone?

    • @b-radg916
      @b-radg916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      JAY LEE: In order to not change the edge profile, I'd use a file to bring the spine down to the edge. If you rounded it, you'd have more of a French shape and if you angled it you could have a kiritsuke. Either way, that would be a lot of work on a stone alone.

    • @iiMEiii
      @iiMEiii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Say it's a fat belly nakiri and call it a day.

  • @TheGearhead222
    @TheGearhead222 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just bought a NOS Sakai Mitsuo 165mm Nakiri kitchen knife. Also bought a Mont Blanc knife honing guide from Japan. That being said, what are the two different blade angles of the edge? I cannot read Kanji and I see how the honing guide holds the knife at only one angle. Have 1K and 10K Naniwa stones, plus a 4k/8K Norton for razor honing, along with Japanese Nagura and Chosera stones, so any advice is greatly appreciated!-Johnchan in Texas

  • @Oneness100
    @Oneness100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you recommend any decent electric or manual sharpener that's easy to use for Japanese Shun knives (8" Classic Chef, Classica Santoku, Classic 6inch paring)? I take very good care of mine, so there aren't any chips in the blade, but I just don't have the patience to learn how to use a whetstone. I have heard about the Chef Choice Electric sharpener and some other manual sharpeners like the Brod & Taylor and other similar style sharpeners.
    My need is just normal maintenance sharpening because I hate having to send my knives to the mfg. as it sometimes takes a month or so turn around time. I just want something that's easy to use and something I can use on a regular basis to keep the edge, etc.
    What recommondations do you have?
    Thank you..

  • @DGFishRfine1
    @DGFishRfine1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm betting 50% of these blade injuries are just from accidentally knocking them off countertops. I'm sure that's what happened to the Shun with the tip gone.

    • @ashleymiller7439
      @ashleymiller7439 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As a line cook I see knives with the tips busted off all the time because guys use them to prise pans out of the line and also use it a screw driver / box cutter. They also dip them in the fryers.

  • @unrulian
    @unrulian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've had a few Shuns that looked like that, are they brittle or is it just me?

    • @adifferentangle7064
      @adifferentangle7064 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Using them not for their intended purpose.

    • @unrulian
      @unrulian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I get it but I still see more Shuns than any other with chipping

    • @adifferentangle7064
      @adifferentangle7064 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@unrulian Most kitchen knives are made of an alloy which is reasonably flexible when hardened to 56-58 Rockwell. Even carbon steel displays this property when tempered properly. What I'm describing is the "spring" in the steel - the ability to deflect and return to it's original position.
      Japanese knives are typically hardened to 60-62 Rockwell, and high end knives that use powdered steel alloys can be hardened as far as 64-67 Rockwell.
      This creates a sharper, longer lasting edge, but it creates a more brittle blade.
      So knives that are hardened to 60+ Rockwell will work very well for their intended purpose, but significantly less well for any purpose which involves putting pressure on the side of the blade.

  • @BASICCOMPASSION
    @BASICCOMPASSION 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to ask one thing if i may
    Those knife you just shown that chiped off bits of metal .i want to know what happen to those broken little pcs of chiped metal would it be eaten by person who eat the food from where the knife chiped off???? These are scarry

  • @Letham316
    @Letham316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I recently got a whetstone, and mainly been using it on my small paring knife for practice. I'm in that frustrating stage where I'll do it for bit and it feels sharper, then I do it a bit more, only for it to become less sharp. I hope to one day have a few nice expensive Japanese knives, and the ability to sharpen and take care of them the way they deserve. :3
    As for that damaged knife, my guess would be that it got imbedded in something (maybe a wooden chopping board), and they were jerking and twisting it while trying to free it, causing it to snap.

  • @Sk0lzky
    @Sk0lzky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Does that cleaver belong to a triad member? Chips like that usually happen when sharp blades clash lol

    • @landlocked_lifts332
      @landlocked_lifts332 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wrong country

    • @Sk0lzky
      @Sk0lzky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@landlocked_lifts332 it's sent by mail and triads are present in Japan

    • @rudybusch8476
      @rudybusch8476 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@landlocked_lifts332 lol and the cartel isn't only in Mexico either FYI

  • @Ducati_Dude
    @Ducati_Dude 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Whoa... spooky... I was just watching a vid on a Japanese knife (possibly to purchase), and a notification for your vid (Why You Should Never Buy a Japanese knife) pops up... 😱😱😱

    • @jamesvandyke5729
      @jamesvandyke5729 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Electronic devices can listen to your conversations and respond with relevant? content.

    • @Ducati_Dude
      @Ducati_Dude 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamesvandyke5729 ---> Yes... anything is possible... ✔

    • @paulesterline5714
      @paulesterline5714 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let me make you a much better chefs knife. I have been a knife maker for 40+years

  • @theshadowofwars
    @theshadowofwars 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where or how do you by your damaged knives? thank you, Burrfection

  • @chrisjericho7123
    @chrisjericho7123 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didnt lose the tip, but I had one of those edgco knives get caught when I was closing a wooden drawer. Now the tip of the blade ( maybe 1/16- 1/8 of an inch) does this "~" . maybe they slammed it in a metal drawer?

  • @elrud5964
    @elrud5964 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I owned kasumi when i was working as a chef, they may be more brittle, the blade rusts, and take longer to sharpen. But they get the sharpest for the longest. These overly elaborate Damascus knives are more of an artform then anything else.

    • @einundsiebenziger5488
      @einundsiebenziger5488 ปีที่แล้ว

      ... more of an artform than* anything ...

    • @elrud5964
      @elrud5964 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@einundsiebenziger5488 Thanks for taking the time out of your day.

  • @tolisthekid
    @tolisthekid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    they didn't have strong haki when knife dueling

    • @floridafishermanpace798
      @floridafishermanpace798 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      SMH bruh these people have to learn armament asap

    • @khalidalhajri9187
      @khalidalhajri9187 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There aren’t many one piece fanboys even tho it’s popular not many people talk bout it i treasure that anime I’ve been watching it since 2012 I was 1st grade

  • @benp6361
    @benp6361 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    dang man, where do you get those from? I am Interested in a high quality/poor condition cleaver like the one in this video but I can't pay a fortune for one.

  • @keithridlen7122
    @keithridlen7122 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would like to do some knife restorations, I've done a handful already and it's a fun hobby when you have a full shop. Did cutlery & more send these to you bc you're on YT or could I reach out in the same manner? Do they sell their damaged knives?

  • @geoffreygoldberg448
    @geoffreygoldberg448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They were prying with that knife.

  • @korgull8448
    @korgull8448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How? Just how are these people doing this to these knifes. Not through any normal kitchen use I can think of.

    • @TheRightish
      @TheRightish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dishwashers can cause chips in the blades like most of these have. All it takes is a helpful friend that doesn't know better putting it in the dishwasher after a get together and you'll get all sorts of chips.

    • @brekkoh
      @brekkoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheRightish Sadness

    • @mrsir1872
      @mrsir1872 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheRightish how does a dishwasher do that?

    • @paendabear21
      @paendabear21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mrsir1872
      High heat,
      Collisions,
      Dishwasher detergent is an abrasive.
      If it doesn't chip your knife it'll take the edge away. But you could have easily just googled it. If you're curious take your learning into your own hands.

    • @einundsiebenziger5488
      @einundsiebenziger5488 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ... knives* ...

  • @cafnated
    @cafnated 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did have a friend who got a wustof classic damaged during shipping, the first 4-5 mm of the blade poked out of the package and got bend to a 45 degree angle. I wonder if that had been a VG-10 blade if the tip would of broken like one of those first Shun knives you opened up.

  • @KirillShatrov
    @KirillShatrov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About the missing tips: my guess is that people try to open things up with them...Drop them etc. And either chip it right away, or try to straighten it out and break it. Also, a lot of people tend to put their knifes in the dish washer... On sanitize mode etc.... Doing that and using a 8$ knife sharpener, can easily do that on the blade.

  • @satisfiedskullservant
    @satisfiedskullservant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't own a single expensive knife, max price £30, but I've never damaged one of them nearly as much as I'm seeing here. How they broke the tips is beyond me.

  • @mikeds750
    @mikeds750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Looks like most of the Shun knives that I've seen.

    • @CarsCatAliens
      @CarsCatAliens 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      shun are thin... I hear they have a lifetime replacement for breaks like this..

  • @_s_underhill2535
    @_s_underhill2535 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I buy one of these knives?

  • @ROTRestoration
    @ROTRestoration 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where do you buy these damaged knives from?

  • @scottharriswestwalesfishin639
    @scottharriswestwalesfishin639 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looking at the knives made me 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @alexlau1296
    @alexlau1296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    6:20 makes me laugh so long
    That knife had became nakiri lol

  • @jameskloppers635
    @jameskloppers635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My take on what could have caused that damage is the person probably tried to wedge something open using the tip of the knife.

  • @cahoonm
    @cahoonm ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Seeking expert advice. We have built our new home and have a beautiful kitchen. We want to get a quality knife set. Hope to get advise here.

  • @MrAshtute
    @MrAshtute 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think he was trying to change his car tyre.... Who knows how you kill a knife like that???

  • @roboliver9980
    @roboliver9980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Click bait headline. The steel is harder on a Japanese knife making it more brittle. Look after it and it will look after you.

    • @DreadX10
      @DreadX10 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Each time you drop it, instead of placing it, you run the risk of causing microfractures in this brittle steel. Microfractures grow to become fractures and you have a knife missing a chip soon after. Would like to see these fractures under a microscope, esp. the large broken tip.

    • @calvinwebb7989
      @calvinwebb7989 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rob Oliver lot of people think because it’s a Japanese knife it’s indestructible. They watch movies and think folded Japanese steel is all that. As you said harder steel will be sharper and hold an edge the trade off is brittleness. People need to understand what the knife can and can’t do.

    • @JC-fj7oo
      @JC-fj7oo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@calvinwebb7989 There's a few reasons. 1. Japanese knives are usually harder, 2. damascus is a terrible kitchen knife material, and 3. shun knives are overpriced mall-ninja knives and are particularly prone to chipping, cracking and breaking entirely. Notice there was pretty much only Shun damascus knives on that table? No globals, No tojiro, No yoshihiro. There was one mac but it just had a chipped tip from being dropped. That would happen to any knife.

  • @jujudeque
    @jujudeque 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have only chipped 2 knives. one i was polishing with a dremel and the dremel missed and hit the blade. the other i was washing it an it fell from my hand. i have another but it arrived that way. after arriving weeks late it looked like a car went over it

  • @lolipop6713
    @lolipop6713 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where do ypu buy these knifes from?

  • @Herr2Cents
    @Herr2Cents 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    😭. I bought a nice Henkel Pro for my girlfriend and within 2 months of use she brutalized the knife. I chose that knife because I suspected she doesn't handle her tools well. She's coming from Brazil and bringing the knife with her so I can sharpen it! Ricky your channel is great and I have learned from and appreciated all of your presentations. Keep them coming! ♥️

  • @mysticblade35
    @mysticblade35 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I like how these are almost entirely Shuns

    • @GoDM1N
      @GoDM1N 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      cuz theyre bad

    • @mysticblade35
      @mysticblade35 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      that was the implication

    • @MrSkunks
      @MrSkunks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or because their more popular and more inexperienced people buy them?

    • @demods1
      @demods1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had a shun premier for about 4 years now has been extensively used no cracks chips anything at all it gets looked after and isn't used for dumb shit. they aren't the best knives that's for sure my miyabi is much better but at the same time I don't think you can judge a knife based on user error if you buy something nice take care of it I guess

    • @Galgamoth
      @Galgamoth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the harder the steel, the more brittle it is

  • @philipnotaro9793
    @philipnotaro9793 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where do you get them broken knives

  • @TheSM4ster
    @TheSM4ster 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you recommend a Kinosuke or a Doba for butchery of beef, porc, chicken and fish? I just bought my first Gyuto, and i'm thinking of my next purchase,

    • @scasny
      @scasny 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i think you mean Deba and Kiritsuke. For butchery Deba its still not suited for chopping bones but is used for deboning poultry. Also look into Hon-Deba that is extra thick.

  • @erichusayn
    @erichusayn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Are these people preparing nails for dinner or something?

    • @stevenswenson7041
      @stevenswenson7041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gotta get that iron in the diet

    • @erichusayn
      @erichusayn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stevenswenson7041 hahahaha

  • @Raaven0991
    @Raaven0991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Tried to open a can with the knife, knew an ex-coworker whom did that with his Wusthof.

    • @patrickproctor3462
      @patrickproctor3462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Okay, the entry lines of Zwilling and Wusthof are meant for that kind of industrial use. You do that sort of thing to the pro lineups, you've got a screw loose.

  • @rafae7399
    @rafae7399 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where does he gets these knives from?

  • @ExposedRoot
    @ExposedRoot 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just bought my first what I would consider 'quality' knife. Based on the prices of some knives I would call my new Tuo 7" Fiery Series Cleaver budget knife. Bought if off Amazon due to it being the style I wanted with over 2,500 possible reviews that I sifted through that seemed to be legit. It is absolutely awesome for me. What is your view on this series of knives from Tuo? I think I'm going to add more. Thanks

  • @Alf_4
    @Alf_4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    looks like someone used that cleaver to cleave bones.
    they should have bought a cleaver instead

    • @deathbyastonishment7930
      @deathbyastonishment7930 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a very thin cleaver though, not really suited for that task. Honestly i'm not sure what thin cleavers are for

    • @Alf_4
      @Alf_4 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deathbyastonishment7930 certainly not for cleaving.

    • @ared18t
      @ared18t 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deathbyastonishment7930 They are designed for vegetables

    • @ared18t
      @ared18t 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deathbyastonishment7930 and meat not bone and meat

    • @ared18t
      @ared18t 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just look up chinese cooking and you'll see them using a thin cleaver

  • @grumpygus81
    @grumpygus81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I had a roommate years ago that was in school to become a chef and I used to watch him stab into cans and use his knives as an opener...

  • @StayGriffin
    @StayGriffin 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What steel subtype honesuki do u recommended?

  • @Ramiiam
    @Ramiiam 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those Japanese knives are heat treated on the edge only, right? Wouldn't reshaping the blade like on that last chef's knife expose soft steel?

  • @SIyMarbo
    @SIyMarbo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    6:55 i can guarantee that is from stabbing the knife into the cutting board
    smh 🤦🏻the cringe is overwhelming
    The Japanese blood in me is boiling with rage 😤 lol

  • @jollypandatmai
    @jollypandatmai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What I confirmed here is Shun knives are prone to chipping and tips breaking off.

    • @drowsy5022
      @drowsy5022 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tony Mai as any knife that is poorly handled

    • @jollypandatmai
      @jollypandatmai 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @DG DG i have shun knives... have yet to break a tip, but i have seen countless shun knives with this problem.

  • @daddychef7719
    @daddychef7719 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you do a review on Tamahagane Knives or would you recommend them? I was planning to buy a few of their knives.

  • @buckotte1414
    @buckotte1414 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could some of the edge dents be from magnetic strip knife holders ? A miscalculated approach could subject the edge to a bruising sideways metallic impact (magnetic strip is steel ).