Best Budget Gyuto Under $60!

I want to introduce to you, possibly, the best budget gyuto under $60! This is a DaoVua Leaf Spring 210mm Gyuto that sells for $55! It is hard to find a hand forged high carbon steel gyuto with a Wa handle under $100, let alone $60. With a little additional TLC and work on a whetstone, you get a lot of knife for under $60!

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[JNguyenMax]

Sushi chef here. Loving your videos. Thank you for all you do on reviewing all of these knives.

[tylorbrand]

I've got a leaf spring santoku and a pipeline steel gyuto and while they're not predictable in their fit and finish, they're amazing knives. (The pipeline steel was a bit twisted when I got it, so I had to work it back into line and put a new edge on it, but it's perfect now)

The leaf spring knives in particular get absurdly sharp, can be steeled if you need to reset the edge and are really easy to resharpen when they eventually need it. While I prefer the leaf spring steel, the unique shape of the pipeline gyuto is great - the taper towards the tip and wide back side is great for using different parts of the knife for different tasks.

[antoniov.]

“I’m not trying to peddle some shit” immediately subscribed after that lol

[xarocknrollax]

Welp I've ordered one, excited to have a go

[mfreeman]

Interesting option, thanks. I'm upping my sharpening game before I get any high-end knives so I don't wreck them as I learn, and I'm in the market for serviceable beater knives. And I love the traditional style, so this ticks a lot of boxes.

ETA: Just got my tall petty around dinnertime and OMG I'm in love. Charming rustic looks, check. Light as a feather, check. Project knife? Let's say the fit and finish were perfectly nice, beautiful wa handle, kurouchi finish, sharp except for the tip and the heel. With a bit of attention from a variety of stones I inherited from a grandfather and great-grandfather who used straight razors and cobbler's tools, HOLY FLURK it got INSANELY sharp. If you're a novice sharpener you HAVE to get one. For the first time I was able to fold a piece of paper and cut it at the fold. Was also able to shave my arm hairs. So much happiness for 40 bucks, I can't get over it. I have other, fancier knives, but this little guy just speaks to me. You look at it and imagine the humble forge it came from, and the earnest people who made it for you, and all the food you're going to make with it, and it helps you realize we survived as creatures and flourished in large part because we were smart enough to make really good tools. This is one.

[closeaus]

are the knives actually made from leafsprings thou?

[jdmDCftw]

Do you have a recommendation for $100ish Japanese style chefs knife? Going to give it as a gift and i have no idea where to start.

[cubeheadgameing]

I prefer masakane for inexpensive gyutos. They can be hard to find though.

[BetweenTwoForks]

Hi all! Hope everyone is doing well. If you have seen the Kiri Cleaver, feel free to skip the intro to 1:50

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[rycin]

I love the aesthetic of these knives. Have you tested any pipeline steel versions? I'm curious about the HRC ratings. Having something unique and not too expensive is a bonus as I'm looking for some knives I can travel with. But the misen 2.0 seems like a great deal at $130 for the essentials set, especially now that they're AUS-10. Tough decision!

[PimpolloMorales]

I'd love to know more about their hardness rating, I've heard that there have been some inconsistencies with their heat treat and it's what's been keeping me from just purchasing one outright

[emeukal]

Best Gyuto on a budget is the xinzou 440c one. You get a good steel that stays sharp on a rod a lot longer, thin blade, semi flat profile and more importantly the g10 handle which beats any cheap/medium price octangular handle. Also, the spring steel one isnt rust free is it?

[rafdek]

love my dauvua bunka. more i sharper better performs

[trappenweisseguy]

One of the things that make these knives truly appealing is that they are mono steel, not three layer san mai. The layered knives do not give as good a feedback while cutting as a mono steel. Also, the higher end Japanese knives @ 1k + are mono steel (honyaki).

[SIRA]

I was watching a video on youtube of a guy, sharpening a bunch of knives on stoned ranging from 140 to 6000, and they all passed the test where you drop the tomato, suggesting some of the cutting tests like that are a bit miss leading, and that 1000 grit can pretty much take care of sharpening any knife just fine, do you agree with that? also saw a video that said gyuouto knives traditionally made are not to be used for crushing garlic witht he side of the blade cause it can break the knife, so would a thicker blade like this one be good for that? other wise, doesnt seem liek gyutou are good knife for anything other then fish and soft vegetables? and that cant use rocking motions on wha handles because they are half tang. Are there full tang wa handles? and and if i use pinch grip do i really need to worry about rocking my slicing and the tang becoming loose? do you have a video that talks about what kinda job or home cooking you would use a gyutou for?

[misko]

Amazon; I wouldn't buy anything over $100. They don't care if it is real or fake. If I buy anything specialized I go to websites that sell it, even if they charge a little more. Amazon sells lots a lot of fakes and doesn't care, as long as it makes money for them.

[jacmac]

I hope that wasnt freshly sharpened? I wanted to pick something up buy all of my knives go through produce so much easier that scares me

[abhishes]

can you do a video of authentic "made in Japan" knife on amazon? everything I search is made in china and fraudulent

[langrenviet]

In Vietnam there are many better products and similar prices, in Vietnam these knives are considered poor quality so Vietnamese people do not use this product. But for some reason, they are liked by foreigners, if they are passed on

[foodie]

i had a dollar store stone i used on them. please don't use the electric sharpers on them