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Feb 15, 2018

*psa* I am completely new to knives and know nothing.
What's so special about the atsu deba that makes it so much more expensive than the vast majority of the other knives?

greyworlder

Feb 15, 2018

saumilktIf I had to guess, I would say it is probably due to the thickness of the blade stock. The spine of a deba is usually very thick because it's used for prep work like cracking lobster or crabshells and such, where you pound the crap out of the knife. Here's a good reference. If you want to see a deba from a good camera angle on the spine thickness, pause at about 3:51. If you want to see it in action you can watch the rest, but don't go beyond that if you are squeamish about live food prep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuBrYztrOOs

Fukuro

Feb 15, 2018

saumilkthttps://www.mtckitchen.com/knife-styles/ google is our friend when it comes to looking up stuff

Igork

Feb 21, 2018

saumilktgenerally, deba knives are thicker than other knives. its spine is almost 3 times thicker than a yanagiba knive, therefore it uses more steel. that is why deba costs $60 more.

saumilkt

Feb 21, 2018

IgorkThanks!

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saumilkt

Feb 21, 2018

greyworlderThank you! That was very helpful!

Fuzz

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Jul 27, 2018

greyworlderGood points about the Deba,
I don't know so much about this series of videos though...they are not a great representation of Japanese cuisines and knife skills to say the least.

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greyworlder

Jul 27, 2018

FuzzHe is a pretty well-known chef who was trained up the traditional way in Japan, and tends to be lauded for his knife skills (though not with the deba specifically), so I think he's probably doing alright at least. You're free to disagree of course, but the man's abilities as a sushi chef are pretty well established by sources other than myself. As an anecdote though, I have actually met him, and what you see in the videos is certainly not all he's capable of. That really wasn't why I used it though. Honestly, it was just the first video that came to mind of a person handling a deba where the knife was extremely visible.

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