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Miyabi Shotoh Paring Knife 13cm $59.99 (Was $174.99) Delivered @ House via Catch

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Miyabi Shotoh Paring Knife 13cm $59.99 (Was $174.99) Delivered @ House via Catch
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Pricebeat on 29/10/2020 - 13:48 catch.com.au (1315 clicks)
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Slice and dice like a pro with the Miyabi Shotoh 13cm Paring Knife! Part of Miyabis 5000FCD Series, the Miyabi Shotoh 13cm Paring Knife is made with premium quality Japanese steel that is ice hardened and Rockwell 61 tested for durability and strength. The core of the Miyabi Shotoh 13cm Paring Knife is constructed from ultra-fine carbide steel and surrounded by 48 layers of damask steel for an unrivalled quality. Featuring a stunning floral pattern set into the blade, the Miyabi Shotoh 13cm Paring Knife will look so good in your hand youll never want to leave the kitchen!
* Part of Miyabi's 5000FCD series
* Perfectly balanced for comfortable use
* Super sharp blades for expert cutting
* Ice hardened for extra strength
* 62 Rockwell rating
* Floral damask pattern on the blade
* Traditional Japanese Honbazuke blade edge
L:13cm (Blade)

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  • Joker042 on 29/10/2020 - 13:50

    You'd normally call a knife that big a "utility knife", and they're notorious for not getting used. I don't think a 13cm knife would really be useful for the kind of work you normally do with a paring knife like working with stuff in your hand, peeling, etc…

    If you're in the market for a 13cm utility knife, it's amazing for the price. If you're not sure, you're unlikely to need it.

  • AuzzieGumtree on 29/10/2020 - 13:54

    Possibly wait for the cashrewards 20% deal tonight.

  • tnarg on 29/10/2020 - 13:55
    +1

    Awesome deal - ordered - Thanks OP

  • TheChief on 29/10/2020 - 14:05
    +2

    Still showing $174.99!

  • thrillho on 29/10/2020 - 14:05

    I've wanted a set of the Miyabi Birchwood knives for years, but the price is outrageous.

    I've pulled the trigger on this as a "well done for getting through lockdown" gift to myself. They're stunning and this is a steal. I'll use this to slice tomatoes, cube chicken, anything. Just looks so damn pretty.

    • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 30/10/2020 - 09:01

      Miyabi birchwood knives should be good, but definitely not the price that it retails for.
      I see myer trying to pawn off the birchwood chefs knife for $970+….are you kidding me????

      Can get a masamoto KS for that money, and then some.

      Or a beautiful piece by Takeshi Saji

  • sortius on 29/10/2020 - 14:05
    +1

    While this knife looks good, one caveat with all "Damascus" blades is that they are clad in a Damascus-like steel; the true recipe has been lost to time.

    If you want a nice looking knife, go with one, sure, but if you want a blade you can pass down to your kids, get a proper Japanese knife with VG-10 steel. The reason I say this is as you sharpen your knife, you will damage the "Damascus" plating and eventually the laminating will start to fail. I say this as someone who has owned a few.

    As for the usefulness of a 13cm pairing/utility knife, well, it depends on how much you like to cook, and how good your knife techniques are. I use my pairing and utility knives almost daily, because an 18cm gyuto doesn't always fit the job.

    • Joker042 on 29/10/2020 - 14:11
      +1

      Wootz steel is a thing again, there's a great doco on the guys (mainly one guy, Al Pendry) that recreated / rediscovered it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP8PCkcBZU4

      Meanwhiel, pattern welded steel (which is what is now called Damascus steel by marketers) is not inherently a cladding, but can be used as one when a softer steel is used for the cutting edge. Knives that use different steel for cladding and core will note that. That said, the cladding is almost always a significant portion of the blade, and is unlikely to be an issue.

      If a damascus pattern rubbed away or was damaged by anything short of a lot of work with a stone, then it was a knife with a printed on or etched on pattern. This is typical of $15 chinese Damascus knives.

      I guess delamination between the core and the cladding could happen, but I've never heard of anyone who uses a sharpening stone correctly experiencing it. Pattern welded clad knives can last a lifetime, and usually will for a home cook if you buy a good one and treat them right.

      • sortius on 29/10/2020 - 14:22

        For sure, there are more "genuine" Damascus-like blades out there, but they aren't going to sell for cheap. Good old Bob Kramer does them, but I don't have US$50k to spring on a knife. :D

        Most of the knives that use cladding, like this one, will hide the fact they use cladding with deceptive marketing language like "100 layers" or the like. It's still clad around a hard steel core. Not that clad blades are inherently bad, they just don't do so well when this fake Damascus-like stuff is used. As I said, they have a tendency to delaminate, which shortens the life of the blade.

        • Joker042 on 29/10/2020 - 14:58
          -1

          Softer, more uniform cutting edges with harder pattern welded cladding are not worse or less expensive. They're harder to manufacture and they are generally regarded as an improvement, giving the strength and corosion resistance from the cladding, but the ease of sharpening and ability to put a finer edge on the core steel. There's a few hundred years of metalurgy that goes into it, and it's a pretty interesting way of designing knives and swords.

    • incipient on 29/10/2020 - 15:24

      TLDR: the demascus pattern is a junky gimmick to sell knives.

      Unfortunately the knife game isn't immune to vanity sales lol. Give me a good, simple, chunk of ginsan any day of the week.

      • thrillho on 29/10/2020 - 15:28

        Yes but at $60 this is a good buy

  • RtN on 29/10/2020 - 14:06

    Yes same.. was it price error?

    • Pricebeat on 29/10/2020 - 14:59

      It's back

      • tnarg on 29/10/2020 - 15:07

        Went to buy a second for a friend but it is gone again

        • Pricebeat on 29/10/2020 - 15:08

          That was quick. I guess that confirms it wasn't a price error?

          • tnarg on 29/10/2020 - 15:09
            +1

            @Pricebeat: Happy i snagged one in the first place - thanks again

            • Pricebeat on 29/10/2020 - 15:09
              +1

              @tnarg: No worries, hopefully they will ship it for you even if it was a price error

              • tnarg on 03/11/2020 - 15:58

                @Pricebeat: I think the others that bought for $9.99 will receive the cheap knife - That most likely is the error.
                Those of us that purchased at $59.95 will receive the real product. I can see mine is in transit and it specifically states the Miyabi

    • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 29/10/2020 - 16:21

      They had it at $9.99 as a price error yesterday. House had it for $59.99, it wasnt a price error. Once House sold out, the other retailers minimum selling it at $179.

      Catch is turning a little bit into an Amazon.

      • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 30/10/2020 - 09:05
        +1

        My knives got dispatched, purchased at $9.99. Had to buy 5 to qualify for free shipping.

  • LuisT on 29/10/2020 - 15:00

    Seems to be back to $59.99.

  • chinaman on 29/10/2020 - 15:00

    They say was $329!

    • Pricebeat on 29/10/2020 - 15:01

      I only used the price on their website.

      • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 29/10/2020 - 16:54

        I understand this, imo this knife has never been worth $329 just letting you know.

        This price is the neighborhood of true handmade artisan made knives.

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 29/10/2020 - 16:20
    +1

    The steel Miyabi uses here is a bit vague, I have heard it is their own proprietary steel. It could be a variant of VG10, but usually Miyabi label it CrMoVa60 if its VG10.
    It's not SG2 as well. I will have a closer inspection when I get this.

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 29/10/2020 - 16:25
    +2

    For those of you guys wondering whether at $60 this is a good buy, the TLDR is:

    If you are willing to spend $60 on a paring knife, this is a good buy.
    Cutting small things and including it in beauty shots for plating? Quite suitable

    Do you need to spend $60 on a paring knife? Questionable. That totally depends what you plan to do with it.

    Peeling fruit in the palm of your hand? Definitely overkill, you can get yourself a Victorinox paring knife for about $7 to do that.

    I personally paid around $60 in japan for Tojiro DP3 15cm utility/petty knife. It pretty much never gets used, in hindsight probably wasnt the wisest purchase.

  • uraha on 30/10/2020 - 09:56

    I just received my knife. It’s a completely different product.

  • thrillho on 04/11/2020 - 14:15

    I've received my package - also not the knife. Its a set of microwave safe glassware… Wtf?

    • destroyerx on 04/11/2020 - 14:56

      They must be dumping all their crap! I just got mine and it was the pink knives linked in a comment above.

      • thrillho on 04/11/2020 - 17:13

        I messages them through Catch and they've already responded saying it was an error (to send the wrong item). I have a new order number, supposedly, with the knife on the way.

        • destroyerx on 04/11/2020 - 18:29

          Nice! I tried earlier today but they told me there was no stock left and they'd process a refund :(. Must have gotten one of the last ones!

          • LuisT on 04/11/2020 - 21:23

            @destroyerx: I received some food containers. Have messaged house through the catch website, but no respoonse yet…

  • thrillho on 09/11/2020 - 13:46

    My knife arrived today after the above issue I had. Hopefully others managed to get theirs.

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