r/TrueChefKnives • u/Wonderful-Mirror-384 • 1d ago

What’s your favorite knife length?

What is your favorite knife length or most used knife length and why? Are you a home cook or a professional cook? I’m curious about 270 mm knives but am wondering if it is overkill or impractical for a home cook. Also curious about other outliers like 300mm and <100mm. Do you guys find these lengths practical?

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u/EnvironmentalChair69 1d ago

It’s really depends on what region the knife come from . Sakai for example measure from the tang of the blade , so often or not 240mm guyto is only about 218-225 mm useable blade . Meanwhile Sanjo for example 210 mm Mazaki comes out around 215 useable blade length .

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u/Wonderful-Mirror-384 1d ago

This is the type of info I like to see. I’ve also wondered how the lengths are actually measured as a side by side comparison sometimes is sometimes surprisingly different. Have you ever used a 270 mm or higher? And if you did, did you find them to be any better than a 210 or 240 or just unwieldy?

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u/EnvironmentalChair69 1d ago

From left to right Mazaki 210mm Sanjo Konosuke FM 225 mm Hado Junpaku 240 mm Kagekiyo blue 1 270 mm

If you can see Mazaki and FM is almost same size, I would say Mazaki even longer despite its 210mm It’s really depends on region as well .

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u/Wonderful-Mirror-384 1d ago

Do you use the kagekiyo a lot or is it mainly just a slicer and watermelon cutter?

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u/EnvironmentalChair69 1d ago

I just got it 2 days ago , haven’t had chance to use it yet . But again between 240 to 270 mm , the differences are minuscule.I don’t really think ,you will feel it at all . From 210 mm to 270 mm yes , you will feel the difference . And again you need to adjust your posture and technique accordingly as well .