Kitchen Cutlery Gift For Girlfriend

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Yaje

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Hi BladeForums!

My girlfriend is a fabulous cook, cooks daily, and does so in great variety (mostly Asian cuisine, though). Despite this, her knives are awful, plastic, dull piles of metal. Her birthday is coming up, and I thought it a fabulous idea to improve her knife game.

Here is the thing, I have a budget of ~$200, I want a knife (or two; longer; shorter) that is aesthetically wowing, and also usable. Right now, I am leaning toward the Eastern style (Jap.) blades. Some of the producers I am looking at are Miyabi, Konosuke, and Tojiro. Also, she is meticulous with just about everything, and I think she would quite enjoy learning the proper way of sharpening a knife using a whetstone.

I am personally getting very excited about all I am learning, so I may be sticking around on this forum, but as a start, can I get some suggestions based on the above criteria?

Thanks!
 
Have to tell you, it's NEVER worked out for me giving a GF any king of kitchen appliance/tool as a gift:D
 
A Toijiro DP gyuto, petty knife, and paring knife with a King 1k/6k stone would fit the bill nicely.
 
Those are great options to start with, to which I'd add mac pro 8" dimpled or the 8 1/2" chefs or fujiwara's stainless FKM series of similar length, you should have enough left over for a paring knife too. Easy to maintain and learn on a whetstone.
 
you are looking to spend enough to get something handmade here in USA. there are makers combining the best of Japan(high hardness, low edge angles) at reasonable prices. and the money stays here.
 
Miyabi is poor bang for the buck and not a real legit J-Knife. Konosuke (the lasers as well as the fujiyama line) are not for noobs. Tojoro DP is a solid choice but will not blow anyone away.

IMO, if you want to wow her with aesthetics, give her a solid performer, and not give her something ordinary, go with this:

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http://korin.com/Togiharu-Hammered-Damascus-Gyutou?sc=27&category=280059
 
Take a look at the knifemaker's sale area. If you want to get her something truly special, get her something that none of her friends will have and that she won't see in the stores.
 
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