Sakai Ichimonji 240mm gyuto review

So I have finally had a day off and gotten to cook at home. I don't want to toss this guy into the maw of the restaurant just yet, at least till I get a feel for it.
I made some chicken stew to spoon over leek bread pudding so I got to cut a good variety of vegetable textures. With the edge it came out of the box with it flew through everything. No wedging on some fairly large carrots, and nothing else even registered as more than slight resistance. The OOTB edge is almost too thin, I'll probably microbevel it next time I sharpen the work kit.
The bevels are huge, much bigger than a heiji, and bigger than they looked in the auction pictures. I was worried about how it would feel cutting, but it seemed to release well.
The blade feels short, but the only 240mm knives I've had to hold it up to have been a KS and an Itinomonn, both of which run long.
The F&F are pretty good, not up to what something like Jons standard, but acceptable.
All in all, with one meal under its belt it send like a keeper and a pretty cool one at that. Once I have a better feel for it I'll take it to work and see how it works hard.

 

Great review. Thank you!

 

man that looks like a knifing good time. Nice write up, and an ever better looking blade. Have fun with that one Andre, guessing it stuck itself into the board, or would be able to find itself doing so very easily

 

cool, reminds me of kono fujiyama blue #2 line, priced around the same too. i love wide bevels!

 

I'd be highly surprised if they aren't the same makers.

 

I would totally get one if they were taller.

 

My Fujiyama is about 50. Not a bad height for a blade that is about 228 on the edge. The Kagekiyo Aoko 240 was about 51.

 

That's too short for me anyway, I wish 255 was the standard.

 

I'm really liking this wide bevel trend that's come about lately. This one does look much like my Konosuke Fujiyama blue. And it sounds like it performs just as well too. Nice to the point write up. Thanks!

 

Held up to a ginga and a hattori Forum today, definitely a little short.