Recent content by dyzfunctioned

Think I may just end up going with CKtG - the difference from the 2-piece set and buying the gyuto and paring separate almost covers the difference in shipping. Think I'm getting a Tojiro DP 210mm Gyuto (F-808), Tojiro DP Paring Kinfe (F-800), Forschner 10" Bread Knife and a Forschner 7"...

That's a good idea - I found bluewayjapan who seems to be a good seller. Does this look legit? Japanese TOJIRO DP Cobalt Gyuto Chef Knife 210mm | eBay Same price for the Gyuto as CKtG but doesn't offer the 2-piece or 3-piece set, nor do they have paring knives, only the gyuto, nakiri, and...

Went to order my Tojiro's and shipping was near $40 :( E-mailed a Canadian company to see if they would price match or at least be somewhat more competitive but not expecting much.

I'll be ordering one of the two piece (F-800 and F-808), two piece professional (F-800 and F-809), or three piece (F-800, F-802, F-808) tonight in addition to probably a Forschner bread knife. Anyone know how much shipping to Canada is from CKtG? Just need to figure out what to buy for sharpener.

I've decided on the Tojiro DP 2 or 3 piece set, the quality for the money is too good to pass up. So I don't need to steel the Tojiros? Just sharpen occasionally? Anything you'd recommend beside the water stone? I was thinking a manual sharpener like the Chef's Choice 463 or Spyder Sharpmaker.

Thanks for the advice... I don't think I can justify buying an Edgepro on my budget. Looking at either the Spyderco Sharpmarker or the Chef's Choice Model 463. Any opinions/recommendations?

What about some cheaper sharpeners? Ie: I've heard good things about Lansky, AccuSharp, Chef's Choice and just using whetstones (though obviously would need to learn how to use properly)

Thanks, appreciate it. I'm not professional chef or anything, so it seems crazy to spend that kind of money on a sharpener, I just want to keep the thing in good shape. But you guys are far more knowledgeable than me, so recommend away!

Forgot to add MAC, Fujiwara and Masamoto to my list of considerations.

So been lurking this site for quite a while, particularly the knives section and wanted to send out a big thanks to all the posters here (particularly Rob Babcock) for all the great info. Really helped narrow down my choices. Looking at picking up some Tojiro DP (either the 2 or 3 piece from...