Yoshikane SKD Nashiji Stainless Clad 8.25" Gyuto, Stabilized Birch

I’m a bit biased as a Yoshikane fan. I have around 55 Japanese knives and 15 of them are Yoshikane. I even own two of favorites. You will not be disappointed with this knife. It’s easy to sharpen, takes a keen edge and has great edge retention. However, the geometry is where the magic happens. It’s hard not to smile when you’re prepping with a Yoshikane.

I have over 4 dozen knives that I bought from Cutlery and More ( most from their website but a few on Amazon. They have never disappointed me and quickly rectify any problems that appear. Just can’t say enough good things about this company.

This is by far the best knife I own. The balance is so nice.

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I have a collection of 60 kitchen knives, including 14 Yoshikanes, and Yoshikane is my favorite knife maker. For context, my collection includes knives from Enso SG2, Enso Hand-Forged Aogami Super, Enso HD, Enso Blue Carbon, MAC Professional, Zuma, Hatsukokoro Shinkiro, Hatsukokoro Kurogane, Hatsukokoro Ryuhyo SG2 Kurozome Damascus, Nigara SPG STRIX, Nigara Migaki Tsuchime Aogami Super, Shun Shiranami, Moritaka Aogami Super, Miyabi Koya, Miyabi Mizu, Ittetsu Ginsan Nashiji, Senzo Professional SG2, Zwilling Pro, and Wüsthof Partner. So I have a fairly broad range of knives to compare them against.

What makes Yoshikane special to me is the way they combine substance, geometry, and cutting performance. They don’t feel like extremely light lasers. There is enough thickness and weight near the spine to give the knife a solid, substantial feel and good feedback in the hand, but the grind becomes remarkably thin behind the edge. The result is a knife that feels substantial when you pick it up but glides through food with very little resistance. That combination is surprisingly difficult to find.

I also really like Yoshikane’s blade profiles. I primarily push cut, and their relatively flat edge profile gives me a long, useful section of edge contacting the board. There is very little unnecessary…

The SKD is ridiculously razor-sharped that really gives you that hot knife through butter feeling. Aesthetically pleasing, good weighty feel, without feeling too heavy and minimal effort when slicing.

After many days of research I am happy to report this knife is exactly what I was looking for..food prep is unbelievable and knife was sharp out of the box. Shipping was fast and arrived pristine.