Looking for a laser Nakiri!
- Budget: Up to $500 in US (around $300 preference)
- Looking for a WA handle. Optimally I would love a tall nakiri but performance and fit and finish are more important.
- Looking to be my go to knife. I currently cut 95% vegetables and would love something that allows for extremely clean and precise cuts on onions specifically.
- I am looking for a laser, I have a takamura petty and I would love something as performant in the nakiri form factor.
- I am open to any steel type. I like the sound of R2 or even the Swedish steels seem great. No expert here at all so open to any recommendations.
- My 3 primary knives right now are a Tsunehisa AS Gyuto, a Takamura petty, and a custom handled (Damascus vg10) nakiri. I find myself gravitating towards the nakiri the most as I love the geometry and actually seems to perform better than my gyuto in a lot of situation. Anything the smaller side the Takamura is a dream to work with and love the performance on smaller onions, and shallots.
- I would love a high performing Nakiri and ideally would like to love the look - it is part performance and part over all experience for me - that each time I pull the knife out I say wow, this is beautiful and a joy to work with (also open to re-handling if necessary to get my one knife to rule them all XD ) Would love a taller knife but I have been unable to find any that meet the criteria and are available for purchase right now.
- Some options I like the look of: Ryusen Blazen Ryu Wa Nakiri 165mm Shiro Kamo SG2 Damscus Nakiri Nihei SLD Nashiji masakage koishi Nakiri - this seems like something id be interested but I can’t find it in stock anywhere.
Posted Dec 1, 2025, 8:13 PM UTC
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