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At 8" this is a fairly large chef's knife... 6" to 8" are typical chef knife sizes. If the size of your chef knife matters... Cutlery & More also has the
10" chef's knife for just $10 more @ $99.95. [cutleryandmore.com]
Features
- Blade core is made from Japanese VG10 superior stainless steel clad by high quality stainless steel from both sides
- Hammered finish blade and Katana sword wave line gives an impressive appearance; 61 Rockwell hardness
- FDA approved black resin and linen Canvas Micarta handle with two stainless steel rivets; enclosed full tang handle construction ensures strength, durability and balance
- Clean with warm water and mild detergent; approximately 12° blade angle
- Handcrafted in Seki City, Japan with a lifetime warranty
Description
The Yaxell Tsuchimon Chef's Knife is designed for slicing, dicing, and chopping a full range of fruits, vegetables, and more. With its curved belly, the Chef's knife can be gently rocked through fresh herbs or spices to produce a very fine mince. Yaxell Tsuchimon is also known as "beautiful wave line" with a hammered texture on the blade in Japanese. Constructed of Japanese VG10 superior stainless steel clad by high quality stainless steel from both sides. The handle is made of FDA approved black resin and linen Canvas Micarta with two stainless steel rivets. The canvas material is dyed black and brilliantly polished to last for decades. The engraved end-cap of the handle is made of 18/10 stainless steel, which provides outstanding stability and balance.
About Us
Yaxell Japan is from Seki City in Gifu Prefecture north of Nagoya on the main island of Honshu in central Japan.
Yaxell has since 1932 been a leading first-class knife producer of superior high-quality kitchen knives that are used by top chefs, professional cooks and foodies around the world.
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Honestly, not a ton of review on the Yaxell, but let me just say that any knife that comes from Seiki City, Japan, is typically very high quality. Like Solingen, Germany... if you're trying to make a cheap knife, these are not the places where you'd go to make one.
Also, the website Nothing But Knives [nothingbutknives.com] rated Yaxell as one of their top picks in the premium Japanese cutlery category:
CURRENTLY OUR PICKS FOR THE BEST JAPANESE KNIFE SETS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Yaxell Mon 6 Piece Knife Set
Shun Premier 3-Piece Build-A-Block Set
Shun Classic 6-Piece Knife Set
Shun Sora 6-Piece Knife Set
Enso HD 7-Piece Knife Set
Global 20-Piece Knife Set
Tojiro DP 8-Piece Slim Knife Set
Tojiro DP Damascus 3-Piece Knife Set
Myabi Kaizen II 7-Piece Knife Set
MAC SK-20 Santoku 2-Pice Knife Set
Here's their review on the Yaxell knife set:
Set Includes: one 3.25″ paring knife, one 4.75″ utility knife, one 6.5″ santoku knife, one 8″ chef knife, one 9″ bread knife and one dark Ash storage block
This is an excellent Japanese knife set at a great price. Yaxell has been making high quality kitchen cutlery for almost 100 years in Seki, Japan. They have a great mix of traditional knife making combined with modern manufacturing that has resulted in knives that perform at a high level, but are still relatively affordable.
Having said all that … I dislike the chefs knife blade profile, so if you are new to knives give a quick google to make sure this is a good style for you before purchasing. (That's totally a personal thing based on how you cut.) And give some thought to the length too; I actually find a 7" knife to be the sweet spot for me. 8" knives feel a little too cumbersome. Again, personal preference.
Finally, ignore the comment suggesting a shill posting for the store/website. I give high end knives as presents (pro tip: turns out people love nice knives and they tend to be unique gifts that others don't give!) and therefore buy a lot of them. Cutlery and More has great service and their sale prices are really good. They are supposed to be the exclusive retailer for Yaxell so there's a reason they are mentioned every time a Yaxell knife is.
Oh, finally finally - if you're looking at knives and want cheaper but still amazing Japanese quality, check out Global. Love my Yaxell but also have several Global knives and they are amazing and very cost effective.
(Not a shill, just like having a small number of quality knives so figured I'd share my thoughts on why I keep Yaxell in that group
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It chips all the time. (I do NOT put my good knives into dish washer)
I can get it very sharp and handle is comfortable, but once sharpened, it is very prone to chipping. NONE of my other knives (Shun, Wustof, Henckels, etc.) have chipping issues so I am not abusing my knifes. Just this one chips. I don't know why.
Same steel (VG10). Same handle. Same blade profile. Just with a nice sandblasted finish instead of the chintzy hammered look (this kind of fake hammering does nothing for food release; it's purely cosmetic, and IMHO ugly). I've had my Mon for a little over 2 years now, and even though I have other bigger/fancier knives and mostly moved to carbon steel over stainless, this is still a go-to workhorse.
Thank you
It chips all the time. (I do NOT put my good knives into dish washer)
I can get it very sharp and handle is comfortable, but once sharpened, it is very prone to chipping. NONE of my other knives (Shun, Wustof, Henckels, etc.) have chipping issues so I am not abusing my knifes. Just this one chips. I don't know why.
At any rate, this is the first Yaxell I've ever bought (own Shun, Wusthof, Henckels, Miyabi, and even an old USA made Chicago Cutlery knife)... but was really impressed with the Yaxell.
Anyone else like their knife?
At any rate, this is the first Yaxell I've ever bought (own Shun, Wusthof, Henckels, Miyabi, and even an old USA made Chicago Cutlery knife)... but was really impressed with the Yaxell.
Anyone else like their knife?