Can you use a Gyuto knife on this as well?
1115066
I am not familiar with the Gyuto knife, however, according to the directions on the Chef's Choice Santoku knife sharpener it can be used on knives with both sides cutting edge but not on knives that are designed to be sharpened on only one side of the blade. If your knife can be sharpened on both sides, this is a great product.
1115067
Yes. If the bolster goes all the way to the blade then you will not be able to sharpen all the way to the heel of the knife (perhaps the last 1/4 to 1/2 inch). Most Santuko knifes are not fully bolstered and its no problem to sharpen the entire blade, whereas its my understanding a Gyuto is usually fully bolstered (like a French Chef's knife). I have not found that it affects performance at all to have that tiny but of virtually unusable blade unsharpened anyways.
1115068
You need to know the proper edge angle for your Gyuto knife as this sharpener is designed for the 15 degree Asian style edge which is thinner and sharper than say the traditional American blade. I know Cook's Illustrated rated this Chef's Choice Pronto the very best of it's type, but I don't recall what month the article was in nor if they mentioned using it on other style knifes. Perhaps someone can do a search for you if you ask the question again. Sorry...Ron
1115069
It would work very well, and actually should be used for a Gyuto knife. Because the blade is thinner and stronger than most, the 15 degree angle of the Asian sharpener is perfect. If you've used any other sharpener, again it will take awhile to get the blade to a 15 degree angle. Be patient.
1446027
Don't see why not .... but then I'm not familiar on any special requirements for making a tamagoyaki.
1086662
You could but I would not because you could damage the surface of the bread pal. I ordered a long bread knife from Amazon and it works perfect. The bread pal is great and takes no room when you are done.
1012111
you can still use the knife but the handle will be uncomfortable, because of its asymmetrical D-shaped design. you are spending over $100 on a quality knife don't worry about $30, get the one that will fit your hand. this is a double-bevel knife with a 16 degree angle on each side, so the cutting wouldn't be affected by using the wrong hand
590771
I believe you can, but you might have to get a different blade than the stock one.
1185726
Yes, you can use any of those tools, but you may find that the light sabre will warp the edges. What I use id a rotary cutter.see http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=41729&cat;=1,250,43298,43314
752675
I would think it would be okay depending on what you plan on cutting, smaller diameter stuff would be okay. If you don't have a solid shaft you may want to stay away from running blades all together though. As far as blades go the the one I bought has too many teeth and didn't cut nearly as good as the Japanese blade I had with 40 teeth or so.
1920574
I don't, I guess you would if you were trying to death grip the knife and chop? When I cut my knuckles aren't directly under the knife handle though. This is one of my family's favorite knives, my parents, my brother, and I each have one at our homes. If you want a smoother more expensive smaller handle they do make it out of wood and metal but it's like four times the price and the blade is the same.
901992
You should be able to as this was designed to be cut with the tiny blade. I just tested this with my whale punch with no problems ;-)
643718
im sure you could if you really wanted to, I I have never thought about using this to do so. I would recommend using the seal pup or a deer dressing knife.
267189
I don't know - apparently you can, but it has Japanese on it and I can't tell which one fits. As is in my review, I just got an extra saw because the majority of the purchase by far is the blade anyway.
994862
Yes I do but I wouldn't unless necessary. It is still a folding knife and you might damage locking system. I did use it that way once and still works fine.
929000
Yes, you could. It's thick enough. The only thing is you would need to use an exacto knife or other blade to get a a good cut, since scissors don't work well (it will crumble on the ends.)
324224
Yes, you can. I have different brands I use. So far, no problems. I just have to work on my technique. Getting better each time.
1924770
Never tried, but I don't think so... unless you plan on snapping the blade using it as leverage
1210598
I think that would depend on your primary use for the knife. If the ferro rod is more inportant than the tools then it would be a good idea. You might even be able to replace one of the bits with a ferro rod.
1372523
I've never tried it, but, I don't believe you can. There are two different blades, one on each side of the slicer, but, you only use one side at a time.