My first carbon steel knife...

[Xerophthalmia]

I've been a long time user of Zwilling J.A.Henckels Five Star knives. They're okay, but a bit thick and clunky. I've never gotten to replacing them so now I think it's high time. I would like to try out a thinner, sharper and more nimble knife. Since I like spending time caring for my knives I would like to try out a carbon steel knife. Carbon steel knives are a bit hard to come by in Denmark where I live. There is an online shop that sells high quality japanese knives but only stainless steel knives as far as I can see. I will probably try one of these knives too but in the meantime I would like to get a carbon steel knife.

I checked out Korin and two knives caught my eye. The Togiharu Virgin Carbon Steel Gyutou and the Misono Swedish Carbon Steel Gyutou. I like the western handles with the japanese blades. I've read a lot of good things about both knives. The Togi seems like a good value for money knife and the Miso isn't very expensive either. Anyone tried both knives and can give me an opinion? I'm obviously not able to try any of them out so I kind of have to make an informed decision based on the information I can find online. Feel free to suggest other knives.

Thanks in advance!

 

[jdm61]

From what I have seen, the Misoni carbon knives are a fair bit cheaper than their top VX-10 AEB-L knives, which get very good reviews.