ARE GERMAN KNIVES BETTER THAN JAPANESE KNIVES?! #shorts

No, but we had you going there for a second didn't we?

We like to joke but there really is a place for German style knives in every kit for one of two reasons. Firstly, every tool box needs a hammer. Somethings gotta do the rough jobs, and I assure you, it ain't gunna be my laser thin gyuto. The other reason for a German knife is that quite honestly not everyone is willing to put up with higher maintenance for higher performance, and as much as we like to tease, that's absolutely okay too!

[matthiasmtl]

So you compare a handmade knife with a cheap German knife wich is produced in China? Doesn’t make sense….
Both countries have low and good quality knives

[ChapterGrim]

I really don't like the way they're compared honestly...

[howhedothat]

It's funny because the exact opposite is true for their cars German cars are better performing but finicky and less durable whereas there Japanese counterparts perform less impressively but infinitely more reliably

[alextopfer]

This is misleading. It depends entirely on the individual knives you're comparing and how they're made, not the country of origin. We can probably find individual makers from some of the more derided countries that still make good knives

[redvsblueftw]

My wusthof basically only comes out to play if my wife is cooking or if I'm cutting into something I wouldn't bite into

[DanielWSonntag]

I bought my henckel 25 years ago I still love it

[lucasng]

If you are not a knife enthusiast, and want just one good knife, just get a German one and it will last you a lifetime. You can use it in whatever tasm presented. But if you like cutting things, sharpening and slicing with a better geometry, get a japanese one too

[coltonstrunk]

there are more durable and softer japanese knives and german steel with harder carbon properties it all depends on the type of steel

[darktst]

I have both, i have a few wusthofs and a sickening amount of japanese knives. I find the Japanese knives WAYYY more enjoyable to prep with but if its something i wouldnt bite into like a lobster shell then wusthof it is.

[marioestrada]

F. Dick honing rods are the best because of the hard german material. If were being honest japanese knives just look better but victorinox (swiss company) just performs so much better than any other brand

[noSpoonsOnlyKnives]

I have both. My German knives are definitely tough and easy to sharpen but my Japanese knives are soooo sharp all the time and only having 1 edge does make them lovely to slice with but a pain to sharpen

[breaking_bear]

Japanese knives have crap edge retention compared to Solingen knives. If you're gonna talk smack, be accurate fool.

[szonytube]

you're not "just a homee cook", you sell knives and this is an ad

[timj]

I have both. Both usefull. My nakiri is too thin to do anything hard. My german Knife if praktically a multitool, i can even crack a coconut with the backside. Dont want to miss neither.

[atavax]

In my experience; with 99% of people; I think they would benefit most from a soft steel knife with a cheap electric sharpener. Spend $50 on a victorinox chef knife and 1-2 times a month spend 2 minutes running it through the sharpener. It's a far more realistic routine for the average home cook. At least 95% of the people with high hardness knives don't take care of them or sharpen them as much as they need to in order to take advantage of the advantages of such a knife. Even in a professional kitchen, with something like 20 cooks, I'm the only one that properly takes care of their high hardness knives.

[Master...deBater]

Yeah...but what about vintage French Sabatier and Tichet Chef knives? There's a reason the Japanese copied the French knives for their Gyuto Chef knives!!! I'm lucky enough to have a bunch of each!🎉

[lawrence]

Sehr freundlich. My only "Japanese" knife is from a German company. What do you do about this?

[maybachyard]

Give us more information on your sayas, please. How compatible are your sayas to most knives? Because I know a lot of sayas are usually made specifically for a specific knife.

I am currently eyeballing your Hatsukokoro Sakimaru 290mm yanagiba and really wish it had a saya to go along with. 😅

[aaronshkolny]

if your gonna get a beater knife i reccomend getting a sabatier.

[KirritoGrimmy]

I have my japanese knives that I baby and display. And then my German set that I beat the shit out of kept in the drawer. Wife uses the german ones always.