First budget quality Japanese knife

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lonestar1979

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I dont have too much experience with Japanese kitchen knives and am looking for budget Japanese forged 4-5 inch blade that doesnt cost too much.Would be used for basic food prep,cutting meat etc.I have many western knives,and would like to try out Japanese forged kitchen knives,have seen many videos online and like the sharpness of those.Sharpening isnt problem and have 2waterstones .I wouldnt want to spend more than 100$.I dont know if theres any nice forged knife for that price .
 
Tojiro DP 210mm gyuto. $79 shipped USA from CKTG. That's longer than you want, but it's a great Japanese-profile chef's knife.

A shorter alternative is the Tojiro DP 180mm gyuto, $67 shipped from the same place. There are options for a 170mm Santoku and some shorter utility and petty knives from the same maker and vendor.

They are stamped 3-layer knives with a VG10 core. The whole forged-vs-stamped thing is a remnant from the past. There's not that much difference these days unless you are talking about completely made from hand by a bladesmith.
 
Actually CKTG should have a number of forged bano bunkas and santokus for less than $100. They won't be 5" though. The length is actually the hardest parameter you set. That's assuming you want a main kitchen knife that replaces a chef's knife.
If you want something like a long paring knife, look at petty knives in the 100mm and 125 mm sizes.
There should be a number of quality options, so sorry for not naming one.
 
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