Today is market day and I went to check out the knives at the sharpening truck. A 8" Yata santouku is $110. He also has a Yaxell Dragon 8" santouku that uses the same steel for $140. According to him, Yata is not a Chinese brand (designed somewhere else, but I forgot what he said) but is made in the Chinese capital of knives in Yangjiang, Guangdong. Even though I wasn’t looking to buy, the white corian put me off a bit as the transition between the corian and the rivets weren’t as smooth as it should be. And perhaps the white semi-shiny color/ texture didn’t quite sing to me, so the workmanship felt a little lacking at that price point. Compared to my Wusthof santouku, the handle felt a little light.
Didn’t bring a phone book to test. Chem. Should have thrown a peach in the air and try to see if it sliced clean through. I am just kidding.
