DT knife comments from the fortunate few

[kcma]

Yep. I know many ppl measured the two to compare. And again. Those number dont tell the story of 2 seconds in your hand. S/it are thinner and more agile. Despite all the measurements, gc is a big knife that lacks s/it's dexterity. Not a bad thing. Just not what I want and how I cut.

[Seb]

Side-by-side pic:
(the difference is actually a lot more pronounced than the pics can show, but you get the idea)

[paulraphael]

In theory, at least, a knife made with DT's metallurgy could be made a bit thinner than suisin/IT. Or with the same geometry and a bit more robustness. Would be interesting to see.

[Seb]

I'm going to wait until I read loadsa rave reviews about the DT and then I'll order one. If I have to wait for the 12th or 22nd batch, so be it. I want one, I'm just not in any hurry. It's also more fun to wait until I've read enough to get worked into a lather.

[kcma]

I'm curious to hear what a good Japanese chef would say. Unfortunately this isn't something they'd care to try...

[pressure cooker]

Tadatsuna is my favorite knife. But not because of steel. Ginsanko at 60-ish is great, but if we're talking just steel, there are many that are better. What's so great about tadatsuna is how incredibly thin they are. And this is beyond something that could easily be expressed in numbers. Grand chef is supposedly just as thin if not thinner. But in reality it's a fat elephant next to suisin/tadatsuna.

On paper at least. DT is definitely a superior steel. Better steel at higher hrc. Would it be as thin as tadatsuna? I don't know.

So only you can answer this question for yourself. What is it about tadatsuna you like so much?

KC which Tad are refering to? The Inox or the White.

[thombrogan]

Thanks, KC! Thought you were still just extrapolating from the GC Yo. Also glad I didn't trust my memory with GC/Suisin comparisons.

Thanks, Seb! Now we know!

[thombrogan]

KC which Tad are refering to? The Inox or the White.

Inox. Just like mom used to make.

[kcma]

Yo is a beasty knife wa is much smaller. But not quite thin like the Kate moss twins.

[Jaime Cazador]

Thanks all : KC is on point. The tad has an aesthetic thinness that is incomparable and Seb has the best direction: wait for a bunch more reviews before considering the dt. I'm happy to have the tad. jaime