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2:01 supports Barney Lund speaking on J. Kenji López-Alt works for this brand
the the chef knife is the first one we made it's the king of the knives it's an eight inch chef knife and we switched the the metal we upgraded it to vg10 as the core instead of aust10 so it's a little bit harder it'll retain the edge a little bit longer still balanced at the bolster and we've rounded the spine so…

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  • best in class about KAN chef knife Uses it professionally
  • handling about KAN chef knife Uses it professionally cites ergonomics
  • performance about KAN chef knife Uses it professionally cites edge retention

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Barney Lund works for this brand. Stated in the source: “he is the um the guy who makes these knives the con knives that you've seen in my kitchen” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

5:32 objects Barney Lund speaking on J. Kenji López-Alt works for this brand
one thing one thing i do want to make sure that everybody knows is these are these are hand wash knives yeah generally like if it's handmade it's hand wash and don't put this on a dishwasher even if it's the the g10 composite handle

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Barney Lund works for this brand. Stated in the source: “he is the um the guy who makes these knives the con knives that you've seen in my kitchen” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

3:01 supports Barney Lund speaking on J. Kenji López-Alt works for this brand
we've got this one i'm particularly happy with um these are all kind of prototypes so we've still got a couple little tweaks left to do on the final versions but the six inch santoku um this is a pleasure to use like this one

recommendation about KAN santoku Uses it professionally Here Are Some Great Knives (For a Great Cause!)

Barney Lund works for this brand. Stated in the source: “he is the um the guy who makes these knives the con knives that you've seen in my kitchen” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

3:00 supports Barney Lund speaking on J. Kenji López-Alt works for this brand
So, this knife balances right at the bolster, which is where a knife should balance, so that you're sort of getting the most work with minimal effort. And then it also goes up at the tip. Yeah, so having the balance there for a pinch grip or a chef grip, like the way Kenji's holding it, that's the way it's designed.…

handling about KAN Shitoku Uses it professionally I Designed A Knife! Introducing the KAN x Kenji Shitoku四徳, a brand new shape for all home cooks

Cites ergonomics

Barney Lund works for this brand. Stated in the source: “and my friend Barney runs a company called Kaan, and they make some excellent home cook knives” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

Yeah, I mean, we wanted to make a knife that feels comfortable for like all hand sizes with a more uh traditional western shape, you might end up doing a rock chop like that to to cut through here.
2:31 supports Barney Lund speaking on J. Kenji López-Alt works for this brand
but also we worked on the pattern because that we took some of the feedback from our kickstarter backers they got our first knives and we've implemented a lot of that and the very first thing you'll notice is how much more you can see the layers yeah it's real so the damascus layering looks we're really happy with…

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4:00 supports Barney Lund speaking on J. Kenji López-Alt works for this brand
These santoku knives are designed that so that you can do that rock chop, because we have that curve there. Um but you can also do a more sort of standard Japanese style cut, which is more of like a chop like that. Yeah. Cuz it's got that flat area. So, it gives you a lot of options.

use-case fit about KAN Shitoku Uses it professionally I Designed A Knife! Introducing the KAN x Kenji Shitoku四徳, a brand new shape for all home cooks

Cites versatility

Barney Lund works for this brand. Stated in the source: “and my friend Barney runs a company called Kaan, and they make some excellent home cook knives” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

0:30 supports Barney Lund speaking on J. Kenji López-Alt works for this brand
Our goal was to try to get a really nice knife into the hands of like aspiring home chefs >> Mhm. >> without having to pay the price of really expensive knives.

value about KAN knives Uses it professionally I Designed A Knife! Introducing the KAN x Kenji Shitoku四徳, a brand new shape for all home cooks

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Barney Lund works for this brand. Stated in the source: “and my friend Barney runs a company called Kaan, and they make some excellent home cook knives” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

2:01 supports Barney Lund speaking on J. Kenji López-Alt works for this brand
we took a lot of the lessons that we learned and there were plenty to learn from the first kickstarter uh both in manufacturing and in logistics and we're applying it to all these other new knives and uh i think you're really gonna like the improvements so we'll leave you with a nice new version of the concord chef…

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Barney Lund works for this brand. Stated in the source: “he is the um the guy who makes these knives the con knives that you've seen in my kitchen” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

3:01 notes Barney Lund speaking on J. Kenji López-Alt works for this brand
oh yeah yeah the balance is gonna be just slightly closer to the front right

handling about KAN santoku Uses it professionally Here Are Some Great Knives (For a Great Cause!)

Cites ergonomics

Barney Lund works for this brand. Stated in the source: “he is the um the guy who makes these knives the con knives that you've seen in my kitchen” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.