Need a recommendation for a nakiri

[Avar715]

home cook
nakiri
165mm or there about
$200 is my max
interested in stainless over reactive carbon but not opposed to other options
Japanese handle
Current knives are a set of 10 year old Shun classic
knife skills are good
prefer push/pull and chopping
I have been practicing my sharpening technique for almost a year on a mix of Shapton and Suehiro whetstones. I'm decent but still improving.

[lsboogy]

Give this one a look
https://www.chefknivestogo.com/kurosaki.html

I don't have one, but every Kurosaki I have is a wonderful blade, and I would look into Kohetsu blades as well (have many - performance over beauty - great stuff)

[Drewski]

The Masakage Yuki nakiri gets a lot of love here. I have a Koishi which also performs very well. Yuki is OOS for now though.
https://www.chefknivestogo.com/mayuna16.html

[Bob Z]

I got one of these last year and really like it. Its stainless, good fit and finish with a decent walnut handle and came pretty sharp. Plus its looks really nice!
https://www.chefknivestogo.com/kosldna16.html. With the $$ you save you can get a stone or two.

[gladius]

home cook
nakiri
165mm or there about
$200 is my max
interested in stainless over reactive carbon but not opposed to other options
Japanese handle
Current knives are a set of 10 year old Shun classic
knife skills are good
prefer push/pull and chopping
I have been practicing my sharpening technique for almost a year on a mix of Shapton and Suehiro whetstones. I'm decent but still improving.

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These are very nice, offering you years of enjoyable use...if you can stretch your budget:

viewtopic.php?p=98500#p98500

[Cutuu]

home cook
nakiri
165mm or there about
$200 is my max
interested in stainless over reactive carbon but not opposed to other options
Japanese handle
Current knives are a set of 10 year old Shun classic
knife skills are good
prefer push/pull and chopping
I have been practicing my sharpening technique for almost a year on a mix of Shapton and Suehiro whetstones. I'm decent but still improving.

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These are very nice, offering you years of enjoyable use...if you can stretch your budget:

viewtopic.php?p=98500#p98500

I was going to rec the same thing. Definitely an experience and worth the budget stretch imo.

[jbart65]

The Masakage Yuki is my standard pick. Helluva nakiri. Superb cutter and I much prefer taller nakiris to shorter ones. The bunka is available and would perform somewhat similarly. These do tend to come back into stock somewhat regularly.

If you definitely want stainless clad and want something in stock, my second suggestion would be the Yahiko Nashiji. Excellent cutter and nicer looking. On the taller side too. This whole line is high level. https://www.chefknivestogo.com/yawh2nana16.html

Kurosaki's kurouchi nakiri is another good one at a good price. https://www.chefknivestogo.com/kurosaki.html