SANTOKU & NAKIRI?!

I already have a santoku, I think I'll get a nakiri! Not so fast buckaroo! While we aren't going to gatekeep anything you're after, we definitely do try to guide you to what we've all come to learn the hard (and expensive) way. When thinking of adding versatility to your kit, try to add knives of varying lengths before adding different sharpes!
Knife seen here : Gihei HAP40 Santoku from the personal vault
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[@pakde8002]

Everything I need is in my Indonesian made Chinese cleaver. $15 lasts forever, sharpening is easy and I literally use it for everything from slicing and mincing garlic to cutting chicken. I've gotten so used to it I can barely use a smaller knife. But no, im not cutting fancy decorations on radishes, just cooking and getting it done.

[@rileylehoe2232]

I think all you need is a nakiri, a 210 nakiri and a Chinese cleaver!! 😂

[@cousinjake7986]

i literally just wrote this before i saw your comment! Im a working chef, and while i have a whole kit, these two are pretty much all i use if im not on camera

[@playerzero2236]

All I use is a single nakiri

[@crabmansteve6844]

I have 4 indispensable knives.
A western chef's knife, a chinese chef's knife (cleaver, but slightly smaller), a paring knife and a 6in flex boning knife.
I can literally do anything with just these 4. I have a lot more than that (previously a chef in fine dining) but I absolutely do not need any of them outside those 4.

[@cousinjake7986]

I have a whole kit at this point, and i only ever bust out the santoku or my chef knife at competitions because they are pretty. Otherwise, just about every single thing i cook is done with the nakiri or my lite clever. I really used to think having a point was a big important deal, but after some practice, there's really nothing i cant accomplish without one.
In my opinion as a working chef, get yourself a good lite clever of you've already got the santoku. You absolutely wont regret it

[@CafeSora]

santoku is pretty good at practically everything, i use it for everything i cook

[@brandycorpse]

A great Option after a Bunka is another Bunka. Because one Bunka is good and look nice, but two Bunka are better and Look f*cking awesome in combination 😂

[@kevinlinden3307]

Life as a knifenerd 😂

[@strawbunnyoat]

I’ve got 2 santokus, a petty and a nakiri. I also have a Chinese cleaver.
I’m not sure I need anything else as I don’t cook or eat fish, but I’d love to add something else to my kit to round it out some more.

[@aurakh2444]

My first knife is a nakiri, thinking that I will cut more vegs using it... but i used to use a (cheap) santoku so it's a bit of a struggle now😢

[@rutgers16]

what is the best lineup to have of you could buy 4-5 knives? What brand clever are best?

[@camorakidd_edc]

What are the first two knives used in the video? Currently in the market for a new Santoku

[@ChefChrisDay]

I want that utility knife at the end... What is it?

[@phillipmclain1497]

I went with Damascus bench made knife set works just fine

[@lakingsfanatic06]

I’d like to know which santoku you have there. Looks Japanese but looks can be deceiving.

[@Bransonrogers7]

What is the knife at the very beginning of the video

[@cousinjake7986]

Santoku

[@Bransonrogers7]

@@cousinjake7986 yeah I know which blacksmith

[@Tr33fiddy]

Santoku is a weird knife. Short, knuckle clearance, good tip rounded belly. Good for fine work and rock cutting. Really a starter knife or for someone who doesn't really use Japanese knives.
It would make more sense to have a Nakiri and a Gyuto or, if you wanted a single knife with a similar toolset (small, good tip, clearance) then consider a bunka.
Personally, I have a bunka, a nakiri, gyuto and sujihiki. But then, I do make them.

[@nassozeebo]

I almost exclusively use my nakiri...

[@spila123]

Let's face it. We are cooking already. We have everything we need. We're looking for an excuse

[@ExtraCheese666]

No

[@davidlittle7182]

N.B. No private consumers need to ‘build out a kit’ of knives

[@lsamoa]

For real. For most people, all you need is a small knife, a big knife, and a serated knife. Nothing more.

[@DekarNL]

I have a 5 year old dull chefs knife from ikea

[@GamingDoneBadly]

Yh ill stick with the £20 multi pack i can get from asda sure not professional ones however saves me money for other stuff like the magical green herb for healing purposes

[@willrobinson3114]

When it comes to these high performance knives, you only need one when you need one, you can get by your whole life without one if you want to

[@GamingDoneBadly]

@@willrobinson3114 very true good sir however still rather blow my money on the herbal goodness

[@mmspeich]

Nakiri >>> santoku
Don’t need a santoku at all if you have a chef knife

[@luiscarballedaruibal3825]

Es cuestión de gustos o comodidad... personalmente me gusta tener los dos para diferentes tareas... santoku 165mm y gyutho de 240mm la mejor combinación. Personalmente encuentro el gyutho de 210mm inservible. Saludos

[@cypresspeter2008]

not na-keer-ree... it is na-kee-rhee

[@johnrausch984]

Bunka

[@joudelshaarani]

Welp

[@randy472]

Not up to your usual standards

[@Gam1ngSyzygy]

My knife block is worth like 2 grand, and yet i always use the same mini cheff knife 🫠

[@user-co6ww2cm9k]

My knife is knife shaped. I call it my knife

[@prescotttt]

We all know when he was cutting thos ebb onions he was crying

[@harlicon]

Knives are overrated in the kitchen, learn to cook, learn to season