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by slickmamba
Wed May 13, 2020 4:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help Needed: Masakage Yuki Edge Retention
Replies: 22
Views: 3031

Re: Help Needed: Masakage Yuki Edge Retention

I totally understand your situation. I got a Yuki 150mm petty a few years ago. Edge retention was really bad. I found myself working it over multiple times per month. I could get it sharp, but it would fade, severely, sometimes during the same meal prep. I tried a lot of different combinations of s...
by slickmamba
Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:37 pm
Forum: Sold Classifieds
Topic: WTB 240mm iron clad Watanabe/Toyama, KU mazaki
Replies: 11
Views: 3040

Re: WTB 240mm iron clad Watanabe/Toyama, KU mazaki

Been a couple weeks, bump!

Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy
by slickmamba
Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:28 pm
Forum: Knife Recommendations
Topic: Help me find a Big bad prep beast!
Replies: 25
Views: 6310

Re: Help me find a Big bad prep beast!

Takeda! First thing I think of when I hear "Beast". Takeda are very particular, you will either hate it or love it. I'd find one that I know I'd like before trying one. Why on earth would anyone hate a Takeda? They are known to wedge. Its on a knife by knife basis tho. The older grinds we...
by slickmamba
Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:23 pm
Forum: Sold Classifieds
Topic: WTB 240mm iron clad Watanabe/Toyama, KU mazaki
Replies: 11
Views: 3040

Re: WTB 240mm iron clad Watanabe/Toyama, KU mazaki

Bump, still looking for one in the 240g+ range!
by slickmamba
Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:40 pm
Forum: Sold Classifieds
Topic: WTB 240mm iron clad Watanabe/Toyama, KU mazaki
Replies: 11
Views: 3040

WTB 240mm iron clad Watanabe/Toyama, KU mazaki

Hey CKTG, I recently got the stainless clad toyama from JNS and wanted to try out the older iron clad version since I've heard its a little heftier. If anyone has one sitting around they aren't using, I'd love to take it for a spin. Also interested in KU Nashiji mazaki's if anyone has one. I'm locat...
by slickmamba
Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:26 am
Forum: Sold Classifieds
Topic: WTS Masamoto KS 270mm Gyuto
Replies: 23
Views: 5116

Re: WTS Masamoto KS 270mm Gyuto

seems KS hype has finally died down. Prices have been dropping significantly since last summer.
by slickmamba
Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:34 pm
Forum: Sold Classifieds
Topic: WTB 9"-10" sabatier or such
Replies: 2
Views: 820

Re: WTB 9"-10" sabatier or such

bernal has a few
by slickmamba
Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:09 am
Forum: Knife Recommendations
Topic: Wanting to dip my toes into 'better' knives - home cook
Replies: 33
Views: 7345

Re: Wanting to dip my toes into 'better' knives - home cook

I would go toward 210mm for your main gyuto. It may seem large at first, but youll get used to it, especially with a pinch grip. I've seen some decent reviews on the shinko's recently but they are fully reactive and seem to be a little thick at the tip, but a simple fix with some whetstones. I'd go ...
by slickmamba
Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:08 pm
Forum: Knife Recommendations
Topic: Wanting to dip my toes into 'better' knives - home cook
Replies: 33
Views: 7345

Re: Wanting to dip my toes into 'better' knives - home cook

You should definitely check out knivesandstones, james is great.
by slickmamba
Tue Oct 29, 2019 5:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to rescue a chef knife?
Replies: 4
Views: 1528

Re: How to rescue a chef knife?

Should be an easy fix with a coarse stone, the tip is probably a loss. For now, try sharpening and thinning to fix the edge as evenly as possible, then see how much of the tip is still bent. the remaining part, just take off from the spine, rather than the edge, that way you retain the profile of th...
by slickmamba
Mon Sep 16, 2019 6:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coffee Lovers
Replies: 67
Views: 18082

Re: Coffee Lovers

I started with a hario skerton plus and aeropress/v60. Now I have a kinu and breville dual boiler. Still do v60s but not aeropress
by slickmamba
Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coffee Lovers
Replies: 67
Views: 18082

Re: Coffee Lovers

Maybe I should upgrade? 77256425-4E34-47C8-9ED0-00C6D474DACB.jpeg F4D4B237-BB9B-4F95-AC21-432CF0353633.jpeg If you are happy with what you have then it’s not worth it... then again, I am guessing at one point you were happy with soft steel kitchen knives. Yeah, I’m thinking I may need to upgrade. O...
by slickmamba
Tue Aug 06, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Website - Finally!!
Replies: 16
Views: 11738

Re: Website - Finally!!

Congrats!
by slickmamba
Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:34 pm
Forum: Sold Classifieds
Topic: Large Collection Sell Off (Pt 2) - SOLD!
Replies: 11
Views: 3508

Re: Large Collection Sell Off (Pt 2)

Are there pictures? Or am I just not seeing them
by slickmamba
Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:40 pm
Forum: Sold Classifieds
Topic: Toyama 270mm Kasumi Gyuto -
Replies: 18
Views: 4262

Re: Toyama 270mm Kasumi Gyuto -

Ashy is such a class act. Congrats!
by slickmamba
Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:07 pm
Forum: Sold Classifieds
Topic: Selling 240mm Kochi v2 Custom
Replies: 13
Views: 4521

Re: Selling 240mm Kochi v2 Custom

Thats a very cool ferrule. GLWS