Knife Recommedation: What are some good $80-150 Western Style Chef's knives?

[Chemicalkinetics (For the Horde!)]

Hi Tom,

We have a separate thread on this knife.

J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Can Sell Me Anything

I have no resistance. I bought the Anova circulator on Kickstarter. Then the baking steel (which was just delivered but not yet tested), and now the Misen Chef’s Knife. I mean, how bad can it be?

The knife was pretty “thumb down” at Kitchenknifeforum. Kenji himself went over there later and explained and defended his recommendation, so you can read his response.

Misen Kickstarter Knife