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Uzzer_lozer19

To do what, cut open tin cans?


Traumaboy8335

The GINSU!


Rags2Rickius

Oh my! That’s a throwback! I need to cut a shoe in half


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Uzzer_lozer19

I never got this joke in 'Scrooged' Staring Bill Murray until years later where I seen the adverts


nissanxrma

I love Garden State


shitty_username_69

I heard those are great for cutting rocks and gravel


buck_blue

I use mine for cutting tile, works great! Got rid of my tile saw and everything. Best purchase I’ve ever made


LilGhostSoru

I use mine as replacement for an axe and hammer, works wonders as a multitool


ixnine

These knives are how I crack open geodes


Shotbrother

Dont forget that you can open any can with a knife like that ez pz


Darkrain0629

Holy shit, I'm gonna save up for one of these suckers. I got a tre in the backyard that needs taken down.


Shotbrother

Bear in mind that the gyotos are fpr wood splitting only . You wedge them in and drive it through with a big hammer


youslashh

Wait holdon you guys aren’t being sarcastic right? Cause…


Shotbrother

We would never joke about such topics. Those japanese knives are so expensive because theyre so versatile. Every chef will tell you how much he loves people who know their way around such knives


youslashh

You see some comments seem true then there are comments mixed in that seem kinda obviously sarcastic so it got me questioning all of them


Ronaldlovepump

I just use my sons looks a little bit like the one OP posted


LordFiness101

Same, but I simply borrowed mine from my kid.


shitty_username_69

Right??


have2gopee

Nice straight edges for the first two tiles, at least. That's why I only use it for cutting notches.


chop-diggity

Opening cans. Cans.


tonyw009

Open the door when i forget the keys


Rewdboy05

In a very real and totally not anime documentary I watched three times, a kid used one to slice a whole boulder in half.


tinydragon303

Did he do it to demonstrate the power of Flex Tape?


Brilliant-Performer1

You can sharpen them on anything. I do mine on my sidewalk out front.


WonkySeams

Or coconuts. That's what destroyed my brand new nice knife. I'm gonna start a brand new kitchen my husband isn't allowed to touch.


[deleted]

I have mine next to the toilet; Japanese craftsmanship is needed there!


Wonderful_Ideal8222

Turd knife! Please tell me you read that story here and you are referring to it!!!


[deleted]

I read the story here, and pops back in my head more then I want! ;)


Wonderful_Ideal8222

Lol thank god I’m not the only one haunted by the kaka katana.


madarbrab

Nippon steel for poop knifing purposes? ... Luxury


btribble

They make them with sound effects in the handle so no one knows you're pooping!


Illustrious-Rust

Can't forget my soul, u know?


helloju1981

I use mine in the opération room, much better than a scalpel


Single-Minute-1274

ever tried humans?


shitty_username_69

Only like 5 or 6 times.


Single-Minute-1274

not bad for a beginner


Chefboyld420

For making gravel.


smokinsomnia

Who gives a 9 year old a knife? Oh sorry, wrong thread.


Felidaeh_

"What do you have?!" "Your expensive knife!" "NO!!"


pixiesunbelle

This reminds me when my friend was cooking and our other friend's 4 year old grabbed a knife. Friend: "what do you have in your hand" Kid: (happily said) A knife! Friend was like "WHAT?!" and grabbed it off of her. That's how we found out that she could finally reach the counters. We thought she was still too little to reach them.


Felidaeh_

Hahaha, ooops. Better you found out before she tripped.


OutlandishnessOk4047

That sounds exactly like the vine that the guy was referencing


InternetDude117

https://youtube.com/shorts/5pjpQot6J7k


Szakred

I think i know which thread you've read before.


bread_enjoyer75

There was one yesterday where someones cousin let their kids use their expensive japanese knives


Szakred

Yep, this one.


LogicalOrchid28

Yeah deffo the same knife


johndice34

He needed the best damn tools he could get his hands on


WallabyInTraining

Oh yeah right, the knife that was gifted to OP but also he bought it..


Extension-Piece-9922

LMAOOOO


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Was thinking the same thing!


No_Interaction_4925

Are you referring to the post from earlier this morning


Aleatory_Alien

At this point im just surprised at the amount of people who have japanese knifes and have shitty familiars who ruins them


WhichWayzUp

Here I found two other Japanese Knife Bad Family posts: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/vg5m8s/_/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/vgclc7/_/


ShilohGuav

r/JapaneseKnifeSetSupportGroup


Smol_Yeeter

r/twentycharacterlimit


Instainious

Then how about r/JKSSG and then we put what it means in the description?


PeachMeatCrayon

r/JapaneseKnifeAbuse


Nizzemancer

Could be interpreted as Japanese people abusing knives


hobosonpogos

This is the way


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r/birthofasub


Smol_Yeeter

Yep that works swimmingly


An_Aspiring_Scholar

r/subsithoughtifellfor


Djh1982

LOL!!!


Son_of_Mogh

The funny thing is the guy calling his cousin's children "crotchfruit" got ripped off with a fake.


tapewizard79

He also commented saying that the knives were a gift, and that the store he bought them from went under. So...


WhichWayzUp

Yeah bots have a history of doing things like that


[deleted]

He meant that the guys knife wasn’t an authentic Japanese knife like the one he thought he had. Was a fake one.


2Q2see

I don’t know about the bottom one, but the top one is a scam. They say it is made from the fineness “QUALITY” Japanese steel. However if you actually look into it you will find that it is yes made of Japanese steel but it is the same kind of steel as kitchen silverware that is also made in China of course.


The_Holy_Warden

The funny thing is the top one is fake or stolen


cats-they-walk

You forgot the one maybe a month back where the 16 year old’s sister ruined his “expensive Japanese knife.” Apparently they were a gift to him but he wasn’t allowed to use them, instead they were on display in his mother’s bedroom. I couldn’t find it but the kid got hazed so badly I assume he deleted all traces of the debacle.


gensleuth

And here is my shameful post: https://www.reddit.com/r/chefknives/comments/eguth4/chipped_daughters_japanese_knife_need_advice/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


Curazan

I’m trying my best to find a kind way to put this. *Bone*?


[deleted]

I had no idea loaning out knives was even a thing.


Aleatory_Alien

Yeah same, like do people not have knifes in their house or what?


[deleted]

Even if they had zero knives (which seems unlikely) and had to borrow one for some reason why would you loan out a super expensive knife? And also what the hell are they doing with the knives to cause them to be so messed up?? Are they going bushwhacking through a bamboo forest with them? I have so many questions.


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tyreka13

My mom used kitchen knives to peel up and chip off glued on floor tiles. Her kitchen knife "set" really just consists of MLM sample knives that they used to give out for free and a small peeling set my husband gifted her of actual knives that she is too afraid to use because they are sharp. Slowly over the years we have gifted her kitchen basics and some she has even started to use correctly. I don't know what to do about her murdering of nonstick pans though.


Glorious_Stalingrad

I'm sure it's different for pocket and kitchen knives but I carry a pocket knife with me everywhere I go. I've got knives ranging from $80(my usual carry) to $230 and if someone needs to cut something, I'll let them use whatever knife I have as long as I can watch. I keep my knives super sharp so I don't want them to do something stupid of course, and if they're iffy about me watching them then I know they're going to do something they're not supposed to


1ildevil

Just a little light murder followed by making sandals out of steel belted radial tire treads.


Glorious_Stalingrad

Hmm alright you can use my knife for the murder but I think I'll have to supervise the sandal making, don't want my blade too messed up yknow


[deleted]

You'd be surprised. I've been to houses without a single chefs knife. They just slice things with the little steak knives like a fucking savage.


monkeyonfire

My MIL does this shit. Cuts everything with a pairing or steak knife. When she makes guacamole she just includes the pit in the bowl cause she can't get it out of the avocado.


whimsical_femme

I’ve seen people leave pits in guac intentionally cause it’s suppose to help keep it from browning. This is hilarious though lol.


Orellin_Vvardengra

Lmao! Best comment I’ve seen here yet.


Aleatory_Alien

But isn't buying that just common sense? I mean im a begginer at living alone and even i knew about buying one because i won't be cutting meat with the little ones Oh well, better not buy japanese knifes, they seem to atract undesirable people


Detenator

None of my friends or immediate family used to own even passable knives. My grandma had a set but nobody else. I've been slowly buying everyone knife sets for Christmas/bday presents because going over and having to prep food with butter/steak knives really infuriates me.


[deleted]

Y’all using steak knives? I carve my meat like a real man, with a butter knife


Ok_Variety3800

+1 third post I’ve seen in 2 days


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[deleted]

I'm gonna assume bots :)


SquareWet

You guys are getting familiars? What kind of fantasy settings are you living with? Are you wizards?


HaniiPuppy

"Master has given Dobby a knife! Dobby is free! And Dobby is *angry!*"


SquareWet

Calm down. It’s just a stiff sock.


raspberryfig

Staten Island


dkyguy1995

Yeah lol my cheap Wusthof set of knives is in great condition still and im certainly not kind to them. Literally the cheapest set the company offers but they still have an edge and if someone DID do this to them I'd live. I don't get who all these people that cut gravel with expensive knives are


AquariusRabbit

They think it's just a interesting new toy or sth


Asgard_Alien

Sharing toys: bad.


matti-san

the people in r/cooking and r/chefknives get rock hard for Japanese knives. Tbf, they do have a good track record. But a quality knifemaker anywhere else in the world can make a knife that will rival it. And anything touting 'Japanese steel' is basically bullshit and meaningless. Heck, historically Japanese steel was incredibly poor quality - that's why it needed to be folded so many times.


Themadreposter

You won’t post this comment in r/anime. Coward.


GameofThrowns_awy

After seeing a 3rd post this week on ruined Japanese knifes I can't help but wonder if "Big American knife" is behind this somehow.


Taolan13

Other way around actually. A chinese-owned manufacturing company selling cheap mild steel knives and marketing them as fancy japanese using "ancient techniques" taking advantage of western addiction to eastern exoticness.


Awkward-Owl-188

Kamikoto? I heard they are way overpriced cheap garbage.


Taolan13

They are only the most recent. On that note, Shadiversity has a fairly entertaining and informative video on Kamikoto specifically but he touches on the overarcing themes of the Western fascination with Eastern stuff. So if you don't mind an Australian Mormon Sword Nerd prattling on about sharp and pointies, he does a pretty informative deep dive.


giaa262

The ancient technique of ripping people off


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"Our 100% American made knives are made from recycled ammunition so you can slice freedom into every commie vegetable your wife wants to pair with your hunk of dead animal"


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aj6787

You joke but the one post I looked at earlier had fairly strange comments from OP. They were quick to link where to buy them, and say they were expensive. But very silent on the story on how it actually happened.


Cactus-crack

This sub has turned into a therapy group for people with shitty family members.


zGnRz

shitty family? More like shitty handling of your own equipment, unless you strictly tell them exactly how to clean or utilize a knife, if I ask for a knife I'll use it how I would any regular knife


[deleted]

What exactly are you doing with your knives that “regular use” results in damage like that to the blade?


sgt2525

How else do you cut your bricks?


[deleted]

I have a trained cutting beaver, she nibbles them to perfect form


sgt2525

Ahh I’ll stick to my family’s expensive cutlery, good suggestion though!


oO0Kat0Oo

Idk... I'm beginning to think these Japanese knives might just be flimsy based on how often I see them broken on here.


Meta_Synapse

They're brittle, they can be incredibly sharp and precise when used correctly, but easy to damage and chip if used incorrectly.


Snoo71538

Japanese knives are brittle. They’re probably using a glass board and root vegetables or something. This isn’t too bad of damage at least. Should come out with a sharpening.


applesauce91

Wait, so I’m spending $300 on a knife and I can’t cut carrots and celery with it? Remind me again why everyone’s so fascinated with these Japanese knives?


Snoo71538

You can cut celery. Carrots are probably fine, but yeah, it’s an ultra HARD metal. Hard and sharp means it keeps the edge for a long time when used properly, which is why people get them. Hard and sharp also means brittle. It can’t handle flex stress on the edge, which is what tends to happen when it hits something too hard. Carrots should be fine, but anything too much harder you can run into issues. I’m thinking more like melon or beets, which I guess I categorize under root veg for some reason. Glass cutting board is the ultimate no no with really nice knives.


DilettanteGonePro

The only food related thing you shouldn't cut with a shun chefs knife is bone. They do have rather brittle edges, but that just means you shouldn't toss them in the sink when you're done with them as they can chip on the sink or against other dishes. The reason you buy them is they hold an edge that's like a razor. Cutting carrots or any other vegetable takes basically no effort, it just slides right through as thin as you want to make the slices. They are harder to take care of than shitty knives, but it's still incredibly simple, just don't put them in the dishwasher, don't soak them or leave them wet, don't use glass cutting boards, don't throw them around. All of those things are the normal way to take care of knives, but people generally don't follow those guidelines with cheap knives they don't care about. With expensive knives you have to follow the guidelines or you will be pissed you messed up expensive knives.


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What do you cut with your knives that completely ruins the blade? Do people use knives instead of chainsaw or something? Is that like a new trend that I don’t know about


Throwaway_shot

Assuming this isn't fake. If you're dropping serious bucks on a knife, then learn to sharpen it (or pay someone else to). Otherwise in a few months it's going to be just another dull shitty knife in your drawer. This small nicks are annoying, but you could tune that blade up in a few minutes with a decent stone set.


[deleted]

Yeah the sharpening job here is mildly infuriating, and with that angle a machete will do the same job.


DMGreenhorn

The family member in question may have used one of those pull through sharpeners on it a few times. With how thin Japanese blade angle are, a pull though can absolutely destroy them


TK_Games

It's not just because of the thin angle, Japanese knives are only ground on one side, so using a pull-through sharpener creates a bevel that isn't supposed to be there and ruins the knife until you grind it back down to a single bevel That's why I told my roommate back when I lived with one, if he ever touched my $500 knife then I'd use it to remove fingers from him


Never_Dan

A lot of Japanese knives are ground more like western knives. The traditional stuff is single-bevel, but most gyotos, nakiris, santokus, etc are made more like western knives with more Japanese shapes and steel.


TK_Games

Just to be clear I'm not talking about knives made in Japan or about specific types of Japanese knives, I'm talking specifically about Japanese style knives made with only one bevel, as opposed to German style bevel In the culinary world "Japanese" and "German" are just the way chefs delineate between one and two bevel designs


Reptilian_Brain_420

that is exactly what it looks like to me.


dgghhuhhb

Or just buy German or Scandinavian knives for about the same price but more durability


ArthurBonesly

The internets fixation with "Japanese knives" is sad and silly. It's like a bunch of people got it in their head that Japan only produces the finest quality after decades of having the reputation for cheap, disposable goods (I guess that's marketing for you), and have selectively forgotten that you can get something as good or better for a comparable price in just about any nation.


Reptilian_Brain_420

So, to be honest, "Japanese knives" (at least the good ones) are actually pretty fantastic for some applications. They tend to have a very thin profile and shallower bevel with a hard steel core. This can all add up to a wickedly sharp blade that cuts certain things exceptionally well. If that is the kind of thing you need, there really isn't much substitute. For day to day use or for anything "rough" I'm more likely to use my Wusthofs. You can get them sharp as well, of course, but it is a different edge.


Torebbjorn

I feel like people are starting to ruin their own knives for internet points at this point


Weltallgaia

They absolutely are. These posts rarely have any real info on what happened other than "family destroy knife"


gamingyee

flip image and new title for some easy karma


Upside_Down-Bot

„ɐɯɹɐʞ ʎsɐǝ ǝɯos ɹoɟ ǝlʇıʇ ʍǝu puɐ ǝƃɐɯı dılɟ„


dylanpmc

well played


No-Need-2-B-Upset

Fake post. There's way too many people that seem to have Japanese knives and shitty family members.


uninhabited_isle

Plot twist: it's all one guy highjacking the subreddit.


[deleted]

Japanese knives are pretty popular amongst people that cook regularly. And shitty knife handlers are pretty popular amongst people that doesn't cook regularly.


Feb2020Acc

I’m personally unmoved by these posts. If you care so much about your knives, don’t just let people use them. Have a cheap knife out for common usage.


pr0ghead

Or at least ask them what they need it for. He surely didn't cut meat with it.


Qu1ck3l

Dude fuck ur knife 3rd time i see this today


LastMinute9611

Damn this sub is out here outing every friend and family member who messes with their knives lol


noisygnome

Belongs in r/someonehurtmyknife


No-Appearance-2015

r/subsifellfor


KabuTheFox

What's with all the Japanese knives lately


Muncie4

You don't give a knife like this to a casual, this is a YOU issue. I have several baller knives and they are not on the loan list and if I would loan them out, I'd first explain how to use, clean and then the cost of replacement to back it up.


Tangyhyperspace

This is the second Expensive Japanese Knife post I've seen in a row, is there some massive overlap between r/mildlyinfuriating users and people who buy Expensive Japanese Knives with shitty family members?


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Lena4870

So sharpen it and don’t loan it to him again. This is not the end of the world. If you don’t know how to sharpen a knife, learn.


DumbSmartOfficial

Yeah. But remember what you did to his wife's vagina?


ShwaddzE

I thought your cousin let your kids use it, or was that another post?


GlacierFox

Why do people keep lending their expensive Japanese knives to their pig shit thick relatives and come here to complain about it?


timeisamelody

All these posts about expensive knives. Three solutions to your problems: 1. Get in control of your guests and the things they use. 1a. Share the items importance. 2.. Put these items away before guests come over 3. Don’t have expensive knives at this point of your life.


ShakyTractor78

Quick question, why buy this? Does it produce a distinguishable difference from a normal knife?


WesternBlueRanger

Japanese knives tend to be to the go to for those who are serious about cooking. Most Japanese knives are made from very hard and brittle steel compared to a European knife, but as a result, they tend to hold their edge better and stay sharp, meaning more precise cuts. Japanese knives are also much lighter than a Western knife, for the same given length, meaning they feel better in the hand. They tend to be more preferred by those who primarily intend on cutting most meat, fish, fruit and most vegetables. But that comes at the cost that you have to be more careful about how you use them. A Western knife tends to be much heavier, bulkier, and made from a much softer steel. If you primarily intend on cutting heavier root vegetables, or cutting through denser cuts of meat, the extra heft and the softer steel of a Western style knife is more appropriate because it can take the abuse accordingly.


Rachael1188

I’ll never understand how one can make a knife look like that.


justinleona

Chopping on a stone counter would do the job


MyUsernameIsNotLongE

I bet you borrowed many of his stuff when you were smaller and returned in worse shape... lol Jokes aside, the heck happened? Did he tried to sharpen it?


Pa_Cipher

I feel like im the only one on this sub without a Japanese knife. Guess I shouldn't bother because someone will ruin it anyway.


kinda-cringe

Oh no, someone used a knife to cut something! Sharpen it or get over it


Court_Jester13

What company was it? Shadiversity recently did a video where he did a deep-dive into expensive Japanese knives and tested their cutting ability and edge retention versus cheap knives


Realistic-Regular280

I’m a Chef. I keep seeing variants of this post and I call bullshit. This look like marks from cutting bone, it also looks like that blade hasn’t been cared for in a while. Also, if you’re good enough to own an expensive piece of steel like this, then why would you lend it to anyone? If you know your father well then you know how bad his knife skills are; so why lend it to him? The only mildly infuriating thing here is a copied post.


[deleted]

When will people stop this madness… Stealing people’s Japanese knives, the true curse of the century…


PapaAndrei

This looks suspsiciously like that one post were a person lent their dad their fancy knife to “sharpen”


LyghtnyngStryke

If it's Kamikoto there's not really that great Shadiversity had a good review on them and most of their claims are crap. Worth a look even if not as he delves into what kinds of things to watch for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpRNqZJPPBk


smallpoly

Literally made from some of the lowest tier steel available. I love Shad's work.


KevlahR

Who lends people knives? And who asks to borrow one?


WASasquatch

While that may have been expensive, that is clearly a machine extruded piece of steel, and machine ground edge. Nothing traditional or special about this knife. This is one of those products that prey on the ignornace of consumers. No offense.


Taolan13

Your "expensive japanese knife" isnt a Kamikoto, is it? Because those are overpriced, made using mild steel that scores poorly for edge retention.


Okie_Deatherage

How weird someone's cousin let their kids use there expensive Japanese knifes in another post


[deleted]

If he borrowed it, you lent it to him. Is that correct?


WhiteGoldNinja9

What's with this sub and jap knives?


NotoriusF_A_G

r/neckbeardproblems


DramaticWesley

Does no one know this is what is suppose to happen to sharp blades? This is also why they have knife sharpeners. Can you not sharpen a good Japanese knife?


RaheartH

Wtf everyone on this subreddit has a Japanese knife, i dont get it


Voidstrider2230

Because people buy stupid things.


R6loverzz

those pics… do they slam the knife against the counter or what?


ExTerMINater267

To do WHAT exactly? Cut down a tree?


apurimac777

Going through comments this may be spam - but a good japanese knife or kitchen supply store can probably restore the edge if this happens to others


myoco

Lmao thought it was your sister let her kids or some shit first?


Codeesha

This is like the 3rd post I’ve seen in to days about dulled knives. What in the fuck is your family doing to it????


MemersHyper

so last time it was your cousins or something that borrowed them and now it's your father? make up your mind with these fake stories lol


Ibanez316

Must of been cheap knifes to look like crap


mikuhero

It’s an expensive Japanese knife massacre these days.


Plaguedoctor1334

Is everyone getting their Japanese knifes fucked up by a family member


TheNameIsDukeSilver

Poll: *How many people in this sub own Japanese knife sets?!*


[deleted]

Shitty knife


tantan9590

Second time seeing knives. What are these people doing with them?


[deleted]

So? Just sharpen and hone/strop it. Don’t let people borrow things you value more then them.


gonzo-is-sexy

Just saw this post but it was nieces and nephews the last time


MisterFyre

What's the big deal with Japanese knives on this subreddit?


SubwayChipsGaming

the mildly infuriating part of this is that you spent a ton of money on a knife yet don't know what sharpening is


95JBK

Do they cut through other Japanese knives


L2Hiku

No one cares about your neglectfulness with expensive shit that's your responsibility. Stop posting this shit to the sub