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Feb 13, 2018
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Copy of one participants review. All reviews can be seen here: https://www.reddit.com/r/chefknives/wiki/passarounds/passaround4
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So I just passed on the knives to the next person in the line. I didn't use them all equally, but here are a few quick thoughts on the knives.
Victorinox
Honestly, I only took this one out of the box to inspect the edge. Enough has been said about this knife that my opinion really isn't needed. I've used it in a restaurant before and it performs its task well enough, but just doesn't provide me with much joy during use.
Yaxell Dragon
What the ****?
Gesshin Ginga
A true laser. Cut the sweet potato I was testing with zero steering issues. Very happy with cutting performance. Maybe a touch of stiction, but very good food release. Blade height was a bit short for my hands. I have a suspicion that the 24cm would be more my size. In my hands this knife fits the role of petty/line knife admirably. Fit and finish are on point. No flashy bells and whistles, just a well made blade. I was busy this week so I didn't get to really test edge retention.
I didn't sharpen any of the knives in the passaround since they arrived to me in serviceable condition and I used them lightly enough to not warrant a touch up.
Back to the Dragon
Seriously though, what the ****? I was hoping to actually use this knife more just to test out this steel since I've not used it before, but holy **** the grind is so obnoxious and the blade profile is so obnoxious and the handle is so heavy that I honestly hated cutting anything with it, which is an impressive feat because I love cutting things. Blade steer? You betcha. The same sweet potato that the ginga glided through was pure torture with the dragon. I simply could not get it to cut straight without using way more force and effort than should be necessary EVER. For push cutting, this knife will be fatigue city. It was clearly made with rocking in mind however and with the extra heft it has, it certainly has no issue ploughing through the sweet potato. The net result is an ugly cut with less control though, so I'm not sold on that aspect. [I simply could not get it to cut straight without using way more force and effort than should be necessary EVER. For push cutting, this knife will be fatigue city. It was clearly made with rocking in mind however and with the extra heft it has, it certainly has no issue ploughing through the sweet potato. The net result is an ugly cut with less control though, so I'm not sold on that aspect.](paraphrased; the full review can be seen by following the link above)
Feb 13, 2018
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