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Chose the $12 pawn shop cleaver over a $180 Japanese knife and now I can't go back
Everyone told me I'd regret not buying the fancy gyuto when I started at this pub in Portland six months back, but that beat up cleaver from a pawn shop on 82nd has become the only blade I reach for, and now I'm wondering if I'm missing something real about high end steel or if I just got lucky with a $12 tool that happens to fit my hand perfectly.
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mark4361mo ago
A $12 cleaver that fits your hand is worth more than a $180 knife that doesn't, no matter what the steel snobs say. The fancy gyuto crowd acts like you need some hand forged carbon blade to cook, but half of them never even sharpen their stuff right and wonder why it cuts bad. What you found is a tool that works for you, and that beats specs on paper every time. Where I'd push back is calling it luck, because you put in six months with that thing and learned what a real working edge feels like. The steel might be softer and it won't hold an edge as long, but if you keep it sharp you're not missing anything except a lighter wallet.
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