Knives-n'-Cabbages

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I've had almost no bad experiences with Konos, save the ginsan, but I'm 49.5+mm heel kind of guy
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Used this beauty to cut some cabbage to go with unagi don tonight, as we're trying to cut down on carbs and wanted to pad out the rice. A gift from family and a joy every time I use it. Konosuke SKD tsuchime kurouchi nashiji 240.

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Making the weekly slaw . . .

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With only one cabbage to process, it was a pleasure from beginning to end. Still, this was a big boy; just over 1100g after coring, trimming and slicing.
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Once again, the weekly slaw . . .

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Green Cabbage & Takamura Migaki SG2 Gyuto, 210mm

Not even close to a fair fight. This was a big cabbage, too. The Migaki is just so slicey, though. It felt frictionless through the cabbage, even when removing the core. And the 'shredding' was also a pleasure. Later, I was trimming a carrot and I honestly thought it had gone bad/soft because of how easily the knife went through it. I touched the carrot to double-check and couldn't believe, given how easily the knife cut it, how firm it was. Fun, fun knife.
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Knives-n'-Cabbages still alive after two+ years, who'da thunk it! :geek: :mrgreen:
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Jeff B wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:53 pm Knives-n'-Cabbages still alive after two+ years, who'da thunk it! :geek: :mrgreen:
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Happily, just as last week's slaw was coming to an end, a new slaw was born . . .

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I feel like Sisyphus with the slaw around here but it is great always having it on hand. :)
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As always (or so it feels), the weekly slaw . . .

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Green Cabbage & Kanehide PS60 Gyuto, 210mm
Going with the usual dressing, mayo and apple cider vinegar-based, with a touch of yellow mustard, some finely grated sweet onion and some other business.
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My new love; Spicy Sriracha honey slaw!
Brewpub chain in Sac we go has a root beer rib appetizer, and it comes with this small coleslaw dressed with a spicy hot but sweet slaw that I have taken a fancy to. So 3 kinds of cabbage, shredded carrots, dash of celery seeds and some black sesame seeds for color, and you dress it just before serving.

Basically (by weight) 3 parts mayo, .5 -.75 parts honey and 1 part Sriracha (maybe a bit less depending on your taste).
It could probaby use some fresh apple slivers or other embellishments but its fast and easy and tasty!
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Bob Z wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 10:00 pm My new love; Spicy Sriracha honey slaw!
Nice, Bob! Somehow, I missed this when you posted it. That looks great.

Me and my new friend working on the weekly slaw . . .

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A few naughty carrot shreds snuck into the shot, too! :lol:
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ronnie_suburban wrote: Sat Jun 19, 2021 2:29 pm
Bob Z wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 10:00 pm My new love; Spicy Sriracha honey slaw!
Nice, Bob! Somehow, I missed this when you posted it. That looks great.

Me and my new friend working on the weekly slaw . . .

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Green Cabbage & Nigara SG2 Damascus Gyuto, 210mm
A few naughty carrot shreds snuck into the shot, too! :lol:
Nice addition Ronnie.

Tell me, you wouldn't happen to own a 210 Shigeki Tanaka R2, would you?
The Nigara looks so similar, and they're pricing (iirc) is quite similar too, that in mind a side-by-side comparison is really really in order. What say you?
Or at the very least, a "Customer Review" write up for the Nigara, perhaps with an invitation in the title for a Tanaka R2 owner to submit his own under yours. Hm?
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MajorMajor wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:07 pm I've had almost no bad experiences with Konos, save the ginsan, but I'm 49.5+mm heel kind of guy
I only just noticed this now :shock:
What sort of experience did you have? Was it a MM Ginsan, or the older Kono Ginsan?
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More weekly slaw, this time with a couple of knives and a couple of different types of cabbages . . .

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Still working the extended comparison between these two knives over on this thread. Can't take credit for the neat cuts on the carrot. Those were done with a new julienne peeler that worked great.
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ronnie_suburban wrote: Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:33 pm More weekly slaw, this time with a couple of knives and a couple of different types of cabbages . . .

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Well?
How was the experience through cabbage? Subjective feelings count!
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Made some cabbage for fish tacos today.
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Still undecided on the exact prep but another weekly slaw takes form . . .

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Conehead Cabbage, Napa Cabbage & Michael Rader 52100 Gyuto, 240mm

Like a cool breeze through the cabbage. :D
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Ronnie if I've learned nothing else from you it's that I need to make slaw much more often! :D
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Jeff B wrote: Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:40 pm Ronnie if I've learned nothing else from you it's that I need to make slaw much more often! :D
LOL - it's a lazy man's dish, which is why it suits me quite well.:D Make it once, eat it all week. E-Z.
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Inaugural trip with this new guy . . .

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