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Originally Posted by DownhillGoat
Yeah I mean I'm not really that upset with the decision.
In a money saving effort, I swore up and down I did not need a deba, or a honesuki. That a meat saw and shears were enough. And here we are.
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Yeah, my money-saving decision is just to buy stuff that I'm actually going to use as opposed to stuff I think is cool.
I agree though, I don't think a deba is particularly necessary. Maybe I'll see something that changes my mind but frankly I'm going to use this honesuki for fish as often as ribs or chicken or anything else. And if I need something thinner for delicate filleting, well, lots of knives can do that job. A sujihiki is also pretty marginal for my needs, particularly since I don't love long knives, so I've talked myself out of going that route so far but it's probably a matter of time.
And while I understand the appeal of a super flat nakiri
like the Moritaka ones but in order to justify it I'd need to find one that's lightweight and flat to the board, and in a nice stainless. I wouldn't want to deal with the upkeep from carbon that's constantly exposed to fruit and veggies. Maybe something like that will come along. I've seen some bad-ass usubas (actually they have a killer deal on one in the shop right now if anyone is in the market for that) but I'm not sure if I would want to dive into single bevel stuff, particularly for any purpose besides a carving knife.
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Which petty did you get? I have a 120mm that I use much more than I had anticipated.
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Kotetsu R2. I'm pretty much slowly just buying my way through Shibata's whole lineup. If they manage to get another order of tinker tanks, I'm going to feel that hit in the wallet.