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Workhorse vs Laser Japanese Knives | 18 Knives Compared | Deep Knife Nerd Talk

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This is a video for the Knife Nerds!

If you've ever wondered what the difference is between a workhorse, a laser, or a surgical workhorse hybrid, this is the video you've needed! Oh, and you'll see enough choil shots to last you a solid day or two.

Note: The title says Japanese knives, because all the knives aside from the Zuma Chef's and Bunka are made in Japan. However, the Zuma knives are based on Japanese design.

Some of the Featured Knives:

Zuma Black Forged Chef’s
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Yoshikane SKD Gyuto
https://cutleryandmore.com/products/y...

Ryuhyo Kurozome Bunka
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Ryuhyo SG2 Kiritsuke
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Zuma Black Forged Bunka
https://cutleryandmore.com/products/z...

Enso Aogami Super Kiritsuke
https://cutleryandmore.com/products/e...

Hatsukokoro Atelier VG10 Gyuto
https://cutleryandmore.com/products/h...

Shinkiro Aogami Super Gyuto
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Shiro Kamo Shirogami Damascus
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Nigara Strix Gyuto
https://cutleryandmore.com/products/n...

Yoshikane SKD Honesuki
https://cutleryandmore.com/products/y...

Sakoda Shirogami Gyuto
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Yoshikane SKD Bunka
https://cutleryandmore.com/products/y...

Ryusen Blazen Bunka
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Myojin Cobalt Bunka
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Workhorse vs Laser Japanese Knives Chapters:

00:00 Workhorse vs Laser Knives
01:22 Nigara Kagetora Gyuto
02:46 Zuma Black Forged Chef’s
05:05 Yoshikane SKD Gyuto
07:08 Ryuhyo Kurozome Bunka
09:50 Ryuhyo SG2 Kiritsuke
11:47 Zuma Black Forged Bunka
13:46 Enso Aogami Super Kiritsuke
14:58 Atelier VG10 Gyuto
16:44 Shinkiro Aogami Super Gyuto
19:03 Saji Strix Gyuto
22:14 Shiro Kamo Shirogami Damascus
23:42 Nigara Strix Gyuto
26:10 Matsubara Extra-Tall Gyuto
29:01 Yoshikane SKD Honesuki
31:05 Sakoda AShirogami Gyuto
32:41 Yoshikane SKD Bunka
35:47 Ryusen Blazen Bunka
37:06 Myojin Cobalt Bunka
38:32 You’re Officially a Knife Nerd

20 Comments

@xjimmy225x 3 months ago (edited)

God forbid a company tries to make sales lol. I appreciate all the informative videos. Really helps when trying to make an educated decision on which knife to purchase

@woodyclimbing4040 1 month ago

watched this twice in the Middle of the night.. I´m such a Nerd^^ thx for sharing!

@alexclark3473 4 months ago

Without a doubt one of the top knife channels on YouTube👏

@mikelama96 4 months ago

I really appreciate the effort and thought you put into describing each blade. they're all different, and you come across as honest and also a fan of the each knife. thank you!

@chasetoncain 4 months ago

super fun video! it’s also even MORE complex and complicated when you think about how many knives (especially forged blades) have a wildly different profile as you move further toward the tip than you can see straight up the choil. incredible video topic i could talk and watch videos about it all day

@dragosmeszaros4426 4 months ago

Chef You said at 28:38 "I'm a nerd" and I totally double on that. I'm really greatfull that you are able to have this experience and show us all of these comparisons and prep sesh's. I learnt a lot from you. Thank you for your content >:D<

@00latava 4 months ago

right on time to complete another puzzle piece in my search for a workhorse knife

looking forward to more informational videos like this one on geometry, taper and grind

and thank you for putting in the effort and creating such awesome (yet really underrated here on youtube) content

@danielsawicki3603 4 months ago

You make great work. Even if I can't buy from CnM (no delivery to Poland) , you still inspire me with my next choices . Now for my birthday I bought Yoshikane SKD 240 with saya . Keep a good work 🔥🔥

@PokeJaviMeh 4 months ago

Talk about a murders row of knives! Dude I spent so much time pausing and rewinding on most the comparison shots. Such good stuff bro! I can look at this all day! I wish more did this because you can only show so much on camera and the rest is tactile. But these are some of the most important shots! They tell me so much and then line them up next to others and you can tell even more! Thank you for your knife service Chef 🙏

Also, I feel like the best sellers are those that educate. Because an educated buyer is an aggressive buyer. It goes hand in hand with prepared not lucky thinking. And some people are just paranoid and did too many drugs lol. This isn’t Chef B cooks at sea unsponsored, it’s a retailers stream! 😂

Love you bud!

@MarkFaris-d9z 3 months ago

Excellent video. I love the choil shots. The Ryuhyo was thinnest overall but several other knives were thinner just behind the edge. I would have liked a lineup of all the knives you showed with a pan shot telling which knife we were looking at as the shot progressed. Also a comparison of thin overall blades vs thin behind the edge in a prep sesh would be awesome. I have purchased all four of my beginners collection from you because of your videos. Keep up the good work.

@Simplepudding64 12 days ago

I've spend the last week trying to nail down which knife to get for my first japanese knifes. No single video has helped more than this video. As I started diving into things It seems so odd how the most important part is the blade geometry, yet its often glossed over. This helped me decide on my ideal blade geometry and gave me something to compare choil shots online with.

@TobySims 4 months ago

Super useful, especially for someone with only one foot down the rabbit hole... thank you!

@darvinjohnson2025 4 months ago (edited)

"Surgical workhorse" was me!!! And it's spot on, that knife is amazing! That and the Nigari nakiri are my goto. I'll be grabbing the Zuma soon oer your recommendation.

@K-Dawg-m1j 4 months ago

Without a doubt one of the top nerd channels on YouTube, 🤓

@gedewahyuprasetyasarjanail1695 3 months ago

10:55 I’m also watching this at 3am😂

@CodyLeech 3 months ago

A Moritaka would have been interesting to seen in comparison too. Pretty slab-sided with a short kind of scandi grind.

@FeelonFilonsky 4 months ago

My ❤ goes to Yoshikane and Shinkiro :)

@lukeywalsh 4 months ago

My Sanjo WH blades are hand laminated. Many (if not most) of my lasers are prelaminated and/or stamped. I don't care because the clamshell laser grinds are great.

@Raren4 4 months ago

Super fun and insightful video. I'd love to see a prep session and comparison hybrid video with some of the STRIX gyuto blades (Saji, Nigara, etc). That's next on my list.

Also, appreciate the "show don't sell." I usually narrow down knives based on what I'm looking for, steels, price, etc., and then see if there's a video of my contenders in action from you to tip me over the edge. Show does = sales!