I hope this will help to answer the knife grip discussion. Most of the time, Chef Macro uses pinch grip – only occasionally use the pointer finger grip (put his index finger on the spine).
The fact that a poster here keep brining in Panko as an excuse to fault Chef Macro is sad. Pinch grip is a great knife grip. However, it is not the only grip. Great chefs know when to switch their grips. The talk about Panko as a sushi chef with extensive training simply shows how little knowledge it is about sushi. Pointer finger grip is far more adapted in the world of sushi than in Western culinary. Let’s look at some of the most respected sushi itamae today. Anyone criticizes Chef Marco knife grip as not being multicultural enough or not understand the world of sushi training… make you wonder if that person has been to a sushi restaurant.
Ono Yoshikazu (小野 禎一). The elder son, the true force behind his father Ono Jiro (小野 二郎) success. Jiro of course is widely known as God of Sushi. (We can debate if he is the best, but he certainly is not inexperience)
Saito Takashi (斉藤孝司 ), known as the best sushi itamae from Tokyo.
Masuda Rei (増田励)
