Choosing a single bevel knife

everyone will say their knives are the best...doing your research may not help

I have a single beveled deba. Use it for tonkatsu.
Then I havea double sided kiritsukie ( hope I spelled it right.) use it for my chicken cuts.
About to buy a gyuto
And a single bevel kiritsukie.

Hi,
Can I practically use a right-handed knife as a lefty? Or does the geometry of the right band blade make it impossible to use it for a lefty?

I looking to buy a yanagiba what are your thoughts about ginsan steel is it good for single bevel knife....many maker I see start using it like nakagawa San

Good explanation, thank you, give you a LIKE

Thank you for the excellent information.
One question, how can you tell if it's a right or left hand knife?

Which one is best for cuttong sushi roll (all day). 20cm gyuto or 24cm sujihiki??

By high carbon do you mean blue paper steel or just anything that is above jsk steel as far as carbon content goes? Wonderful video - thank you for the advice! This stuff seemed to get more complicated the more I researched until I found your channel :).

hi vincent i turned my stainles stell pocket knife into a single bevel edge and it performing way better. thanks for this vid

what are the advantages / disadvantages of a single edge vs double edge knives?

Hello, Vincent. I really enjoy your videos.
Can you guys make a video about uraoshi sharpening?

Hi Vincent,
I love you videos and your expertise. I would love if you would make a video and could go into detail why left handers need seperate knives and how it affects your cutting, when cutting with a single bevel knife with the wrong hand.
I know the basics, but I always learn something new when watching your videos.


Keep up the good work.

Thanks, Vincent. I found this video very educational! I buy all my good knives from Korin.

For beginners, which single-bevel knife would you recommend? There are different types on the website. Is there a particular one you find slightly more versatile than the other? Can you also do a video on some basic tips on how to sharpen Japanese-style knives?

Very informative video Vincent. Would you consider doing a video showing the proper way to sharpen a single beveled knife? I have just added a Deba and a yanagi to my kitchen and am comfortable sharpening double beveled knives on my stones but fear I would mess the single beveled knives up if I attempted without further instruction. Thanks for your great videos and consideration!

I’m confused. Can you explain right hand vs. left hand single bevel? Which should you get if you are right hand dominate? Thanks.

Hi Vincent, thanks for your videos, always good info, I got a Hasegawa cutting board today, it really makes using a good knife a pleasure. Cheers, keep well.

Great Vid!!