Posted By:
George -
verified customerI have purchased this gyuto for I wanted to try out something exotic, in terms of steel. I already had a ZDP-189 gyuto so I have decided to buy another Hitachi PM steel - the HAP40.This knife is 270mm but still my lightest gyuto. I love this one for it is very thin - goes through everything, and never tires your lower arm muscles - even after hours of chopping.Edge retention is a lot better than what I got used to with my ZDP-189 and still feels just as sharp.I put a 8k edge onto this one - around 35 deg total edge - and there is no chippig.I would highly recommend this gyuto to anyone who wish to see a very hard steel knife but just hate the idea of all time chippings, what is present on other 65+ HRC steels. This one is an exception - in one week became my everyday workhorse.PROS: takes a very very keen edgevery light very precisevery thinmoderately high at heelvery nice and flawless fit & finishCONS: a tiny - I mean almost undetectable geometry problem - around 1/3rd from the heel there is a edge curvature problem - the knife bumps a little. Took me around 20 mins to fix - no big deal.Overall rating: 95%I wish all my knives would be just like this....Was this rating helpful to you?
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