This is the perfect knife for me. I love the taste of black paint on my food, I hate money, and I'm not even entirely sure what a knife is or what it's used for. Thanks Pete!
the only cooking I do is slicing open instant Ramen packages whilst contemplating what an otherworldly pussy-magnet I'd be in feudal Japan. So, this knife is perfect for me.
I just got one of the Husk adds and noticed they just used stock footage of chefs cutting things and not a single chef on the add was even using the Husk knife.
18/8 and 18/10 are both names for the same alloy, being 304. 304 is the "intro/basic" stainless steel of the 300 series. They are all austenitic. This makes them comparably good against corrosion and are thus often used in pots, forks and breadknives but also non cooking stuff like handrails and so on. (just a side note. They have terrible heat transfer properties. Much worse than regular steel.) 304 is also the cheapest steel in the 300 series with 316 being a slight improvement with a higher molybdenum content. Since they are austenitic they have a few disadvantages for knife making. Normal knives are hardened. This means they lose their edge slower. This is achieved by turning a ferritic matrix into a (partly) martensitic one. Austenitic stainless steels don't cross a transition line and cannot be hardened regardeles of how fast you cool it after heating. A martensitic stainless (or non stainless) would be preferred here. Only in certain situations are knives made of 304. Eg: diving. Dive knives are often made from 304 and 316. They resist corrosion much better than their martensitic counterpart. (same reason titanium knives are also found. Last long in corrosive environments but has terrible edge properties.)
A lot of these Instagram knives have the same exact “forged” finish on them. By that, I mean if you look at two knives side by side, you’ll notice that the dimples are all in the exact same places. Their blade-smiths are so talented that they were able to leave the exact same hammer marks on every single knife!
@@andrewmcgibbon9785 Hot rolling sounds expensive, maybe it's just stamped or pressed with a die? Perhaps at the same time the whole shape is stamped out of a stock?
@@Pentti_Hilkuri hot rolling is done at the mill. The steel arives at the factory already textured. Pressing marks into. The steel cold would require enormous stamping presses. Doing it hot would be prohibitively expensive. First this is stainless steel. Stainless steel dissipates heat extremely fast. Second, they aren't heat treating the steel. If they were going to go to the trouble of texturing the steel themselves, they might as well heat treat it. Ordering the steel textured from the mill would add pennies to the cost of the blade.
I've never quite understood how people get to the mental space of "I must have supreme Japanese quality handed down through hundreds of generations, fired in a tatara and forged by aged masters" while simultaneously being like "I'm sure they would only want $29.95 for something like that".
Might find it in a high dollar auction? And that is if you get lucky, and it wasn't handed down to a child or grandchild or close friend. Certainly not for 30ish bucks.
I got a cheap had crafted Damascus 36 fold from Japan, cost 180.00 sharpest knife I've had, was going to see if it's good and maybe get a more expensive one. But.... The knife is so sharp and durable I think I will have it forever. Gotta love that Japanese craftsmanship
@@captainhakob814 Damascus???!!!! why? why do people keep doing this??? 99% of "Damascus" steel isn't. It's patterned welded. Their has only been once that i know of, where a blacksmith got close to making Damascus. It requires special ore and "added" materials plus a special forging technique. To quote Princess Bride... "I don't think that word means what you think it does."
The Japanese are VERY proud and will always tell you what town the knife was made and who the knife was made by if hand forged. They proudly give you DETAILS.
As will the Chinese, if it is a quality blade (they taught the Japanese sword smithing after all). I'm just wondering whether this was machine-cut from blanks like some blades. It's not from Longquan but from the highly mechanized Shenzhen, apparently.
Thank you for making this video. I am a Japanese who found out about this knife through a youtube ad. High quality knives made in Japan can cost around $100 at the cheapest. I hope fewer people will be fooled by this.
I used to be a chef and my knives were not expensive ,they were just good knives from victorinox and other cheap brands , looking after your knives is the key , I’ve had the same large cooks knife for 25+ years and it was from a supermarket , it still holds its edge
Victorinox definitely decent my story is similar to yours as a child my mum and dad took us to Switzerland every year to visit there friends and my dad purchased some victoronix from a co op supermarket over 40 years ago and they was dirt cheap too obviously as the company is Swiss and my 82 year old dad still uses them , ok they are not razor sharp anymore as he doesn’t know how to sharpen them but he still loves to use them and they don’t look to bad still !
@@peterolley7159 funny enough it is not hard to sharpen anything. Trick to that is don't over think the angle and just slide all around until it's as sharp as you need.
If there ever was a knife that needed a good trashcanning... Not sure this is it. Would hate to damage a product of such high quality metal like that bin.
@@whynottalklikeapirat Doubt the knife would even dent it...but I would worry about the bin absolutely obliterating the blade and making shards of metal. Dust is hard to clean after all.
Indeed. You could write an entire book just about all the fantastical-yet-mundane sounding brand and company names they come up with for what are extremely basic products shutting out all the competition.
Yeah gotta love searching for something and finding 100 of the exact same thing with different brand names on all of it. All of the same pictures. Then you check reviews and there are a ton of bad ones but there are 10 good ones for every 1 bad one.
It's awful. Sometimes I'll search for something very specific with an actual product or brand name and the thing I want isn't even on the first page because of all these shit products sold under five different names with a dozen keywords jumbled together in the title.
The second I saw POS being shilled, I prayed to the knife gods that you would do this very vid. Truly Pete, you're not the knife hero we deserve, you're the one we need. 🥺
As a chef it has pained me immensely that lately there's been a whole load of weirdly shaped, really terrible, self appointed best knives floating around social media. These Huusks, those Serbian chef knife ones, the ones peddled by thise Men With Pot guys. All trash. If you want a good knife, don't be a cheapskate, go to a decent purveyor of quality chefs knives like Chef's Armoury and get something that'll last you a lifetime. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
The worst thing is they’re asking 60 bucks for that piece of shit, you can get a nice kitchen knife for the same money or even less if you do your research.
Fiskars kitchen knives. Cheap. Come absolutely scalpel sharp. Easy to sharpen. Last forever. They're even properly balanced regardless of blade length. It's the Mora knife of kitchen knives.
18/10 steel is actually an alloy for cutlery, including table knifes, forks and spoons. Table knifes are not really known for sharpest sharpness. You can put 18/10 in the dishwasher!
Saw this knife advertised and from the stock videos they had playing I knew it couldn't be as good as it was making out. Love the use of Undertale music too!
I watched this video when it came out, but I just saw a RUclips ad for this knife that claimed it was “banned for being too sharp”….just wanted to mention that and I hope Pete gets a laugh out of it
I work as a cook and my grandfather heard that and gifted me one of these, I liked the idea of the hole for better manipulation. After some attempts to make it work it lives in the cabinet while my cheap knives continue on.
I'm actually glad I stumbled upon this video. While I wouldn't consider myself a knife "enthusiast", I do like a good knife, and I was interested after watching the video ads for this knife. I actually considered buying one, but never did... now I'm glad I didn't. Thanks for the honest input!
Great review! Because of your evaluation of this fine cutting tool , I threw out all my kitchen knives. Then proceeded to order this fine Japanese work of art. Thanks buddy!
Thanks, I almost bought these knives because of the advertisement and I wanted to upgrade my kitchen gear. I was cautious because the hammer forged finish looked cheap and cosmetic. I did not purchase because of this. After your video, I realized this was the right decision. Thank you!
Thank You so much. As a small knife collector I get ads from these things all of the time, One half price while supplies last $29.95 buy a Japanese Samurai maker, slicing with ease through any food product into onion skin thin pieces. I almost caved into buying one. There is so many get rich quick schemes, drones for $99.00 that will carry a nuclear warhead for you. I am 68 yrs. old and I used to fall for these kinds of deals in magazines when I was in my 20's so much. I think it is the part in me that wants to believe that people are honest, and they are not. SIGH!!!!!
i'd use a cleaver or regular "chefs knife" over a curved bladed wedge any day of the week. Also, only an idiot puts a brand name on the cutting edge of a tool, if it's a fraction of what it's claimed then it would still need de-burring and re-sharpening on occasion. only good thing about it is the idea behind the wooden handle design (lightly curved wood fixed over a longer piece of steel). thought the black mess on the thick end of the wedge looked a bit iffy but PAINT? sheesh.
A friend brought one of these and showed it to me proudly as it was handmade. I pointed out the ‘forged’ finish was machined and so was the edge. They said again it was handmade and I said no more, but thought about fools and their money
A good knife review for a bad knife and a philosophy lesson all in one. Good vid! I had a co-worker once who bought a good looking wrist watch from one of those beautiful, glossy well photographed magazine adds. The same company also sold highly decorated knives. The watch worked for a few months and then quit. He took it to a local watch repair guy and the guy glanced at the watch and laughed. He said those watches are made in China and the parts are so soft they must be made from some lead alloy. Said the watch was not repairable!
Had a colleague buy this crap and he brought it to work to show me. He was legitimately happy and proud with his purchase, so no, most people don't get scammed they just have really low standards because they don't know any better and have never experienced proper knives. I was actually surprised at how sharp it was tho because I have experienced similar products before, and I had a knife get instantly blunt and have large pieces come of when hitting a wooden pole.
That's always a hard thing for me. Good friends came to me so often with similar crap or some other utter bs and them being friends obviously means I won't lie to them. It can be really heartbreaking to burst someone's bubble and tell them they were f'd over or that the plans they're so enthusiastic about are just nonsense and won't ever happen etc. So at some point many of them didn't ask me for my opinion, present their new purchases to me anymore and all that sht. But now, as time got on and everyone finally grew up it kind of 180ed. My opinion is worth way more than others to them and I'm usually the one to ask about important stuff. Because they know that they'll always get a straight, honest answer even if it hurts. Still really hard at times though.
@@Berberien that isn’t true really, a really good Japanese kitchen knife would chip if you struck a pole with it. Because they are incredibly thin as a rule.
What you are saying does not make any sense what so ever. Just because they are happy with there purchase doesnt mean they did not get scammed wich they obviously was since they thougt they were buying a "GREAT JAPANESE STEEL KNIFE"..... So either way they were scammed. And i get what you are saying about low standards and thats true for most people who dont know shit but when this knifes dulls faster than the cheapest quality chinese knife you can get of 440stainlessteel for 5$ in the closest supermarket you got scammed..
Inspired by centuries of japanese hole making tradition, the flawless, durable, beautiful and carefully crafted 138-steps design hole in the blade is undoubtedly the most valuable part of this wondrous knife.
For beginner knife people like me this is an extremely helpful video. Answered a lot of basic questions about steel properties and underscores phrases like 'geometry cuts'. Great job, Pete!
As a new person getting into knives, let the steel be your guide. If a company gives you the steel they use, look up that steel. It's not a guarantee of quality, the heat treat can ruin a good steel or make an absolute beast out of a nominal steel, but it's a good starting point on what to expect. And if a company doesn't list the steel they use, be afraid. As you get more experience on what you like in a knife, and how to recognize every you're looking at, you can take risks on mystery knives as your budget and comfort level allow. But not until you have enough experience to know what you're potentially buying. In your "beginner" phase, stick to companies that give you the materials, are honest about COM, and are easily within your budget. There are a metric ton of great knives out there for 100 bucks or less per, play there before you take a chance on a cheap mystery knife or dump a car payment on a high end wall hanger than can't outperform a 30 dollar Asian market beater. I don't know if you're more an outdoor knife guy, pocket knife guy or kitchen knife guy, but between 30 and 80 bucks will get you some outstanding hard use blades if you shop smart. The supersteels are great, but they're not in any sense necessary for 99.9% of the scenarios of knife use.
@@kiltedcripple I really appreciate your advice! I'm currently into pocket knives and have a cheap Ganzo in D2, but not one of their 'homage' designs, but I'm looking for my next serious performing steel. I'm thinking 14c28n, but if i can afford it I'd like to try s30v and see what the hype is all about.
@@DullPoints good luck with that. I can't testify to that steel, but I have an old Benchmade Griptilian which they now make in s30v. I named the knife the Crocodile, as is was the partially serrated version and those teeth were SHARP. It's a beautiful, functional knife, and I'd bet it's even better in a premium steel. Pocket knives are dangerous territory for a young knife geek, they can get extremely costly for minimal difference in function. Be smart, be patient.
@@jirobeylavis4490 you should buy one. Then make one out of 5160 or 1095, and do a comparison video of the husk and a true handforged knife. Or go absolutely crazy and do a Patern weld demascus version.
I like how on their video, they ask, "Can your knife do this?" and show a red hot blade (not even the knife being sold) burning through a rubber ball. The back edge of a butter knife can do that if it's red hot. I love how they imply red hot=sharp.
After delays in delivery of the knife, I investigated more and learned that the company Huusk Japan is situated in Kaunas, Lithuania! ... More research showed that the knife is actually made in a factory in central China, and when we eventually did get the knife the package said “Made In China.”Jul 3, 2021
I've seen the advertisements for those knives online, and I thought it must be a scam. Thank you for proving my suspicions correct. An excellent review.
I ordered 3 knives on line earlier this year, one tor me and 2 for Christmas gifts for my kids. I changed my mind and cancelled my order the same day. Long story short my credit card was charged even though the order hadn't been shipped. I sent copies of my emails to show cancelation and trying to contact HUUSK to my credit card company to indicate no response to my emails. Credit card refunded my purchase and several months later I received my knives with no way of returning them. Credit card company said the issue was closed with no further contact from HUUSK. FYI don't order things on line in the middle of the night while watching RUclips!
Their scam website is set up to trick you into doubling your order too when you think you’re just viewing the offer. I tried canceling it within MAYBE 5 minutes of realizing what they had done but somehow they had magically already shipped and couldn’t cancel……
This knife is made from worse steel with worse or no heat treat, and worse ergonomics, plus it weighs more so the Z-hunter would actually be the better option in almost every way.
I specifically searched the comments for a Z Hunter reference cuz I knew there would be one. Nick will now have to stop being so hard on his Z Hunter critique.
I have one for aesthetic reasons, it is pattern welded, and definitely isn't hardened. I don't know if the seller was honest about what steels were used, but I have been thinking about trying to heat treat it in order to find out.
There is a knife maker on RUclips that bought one of the Pakistani Damascus knives from ebay and tried it out. It was every bit as bad as you imagine it might be. Similar to this, it was not hardened steel.
Well, I'm glad someone did a review on this terrible knife. I saw this on a RUclips ad calling them 'Jappa Knives' with demonstrations of them cutting through meat and bones that are apparently still somehow sharp enough slice a grape into paper thin sheets. I knew this was BS when I saw this but I had some hope that it somehow it would be ok but now I know how terrible it is. I feel bad for those who fell for this scam but if you fell for it in the first place, I've got a great piece of waterfront property to sell on the Thames
I saw an ad for the "huusk" and called bullshit when I saw the price. Immediately googled it, found your video, and watched the whole thing. Now I can start my workday. Glad I discovered your channel!
I use opinel carbon steel knives in my kitchen, they hold a decent egde, are super easy to sharpen, they can be folded for travel, the handles I can shape exact for my hand to be comfortable and they cost 13 dollars per knife.
@@lynnmeese55 I spent my working life as a blacksmith in Yorkshire, but it wasn´t until I retired to southern Spain and started carving spoons that I found out about getting a knife really sharp. There are two ways to go with cooking knives, stainless or carbon steel. Stainless will sharpen with a coarse stone and get a serrated edge that will slice a tomato nicely, but soon go dull. Carbon steel will rust if not properly tended, but can easily be cleaned up. It will hold a sharp edge and be a joy to use. You will find all the information you need on RUclips videos relating to sharpening carving tools. You will then be able to tell a good blade from a poor one, and keep them sharp. When I´m carving a spoon, and the knife begins to tear rather than cut cleanly, it is very satisfying to restore the edge and feel it cutting again. Every blade goes blunt, once you can sharpen them, you´re in control.
I bought one of these knives last year and ended up giving it to my son. I thought it would be a good all around camping knife. Essentially, (1) it is too thick and heavy to cut food with, (2) it is not shaped properly to use as a cleaver (even though it is as heavy as a cleaver), and (3) the blade is too short to use for anything else. There are other issues that make this knife clumsy and awkward to use. I tried using it anyway and it just never felt right in my hand. I think the makers tried to make this an all-around utility knife but ended up with just the opposite effect - it is not useful for anything.
Thanks for this review, just saw this advert on youtube and thought "i wonder if this is a good knife.... hmmm". You saved me some hassles. Well done. The point that this knife is stainless tells the whole story for me, and was all i needed. Japanese do not use stainless for forging LOL. I have a sword collection and are all carbon steel of sorts, and 1 Damascus. NONE STAINLESS hahaha. Stainless is ok for knives, as in easy clean, less maintenance, mostly dishwasher safe, but is in no way something you should expect to be high quality, or of "Forged" origin.
I still use the old Sabatier carbon steel knife that my parents used when I was a kid. My dad is always happy to see it pop up at family dinners even though I have less worn kitchen knives that are easier to use. It has been used so much it looks more like a fillet knife these days 😅
Horrendous knife! Chinese knives can be cheap and good (Chinese supermarkets used to be a good source. I've bought a cleaver and a triple laminated chef knife for under £10 for the two, and am still using them 30 years later......perhaps the people who go to Chinese supermarkets are Chinese mostly, and they won't put up with being scammed). Good video. The 18/10 steel info is useful to know!
Those cheap Chinese (not just Chinese) knives aren't "good", but they are quite functional. They are made of dirt cheap but somewhat appropriate material... you need to take care of them to a degree and sharpen them fairly often. The idea of a knife you have to sharpen, much less one that you should oil so it doesn't turn into a block of rust; That's far too inconvenient for most people, apparently. I can't be too harsh though, since I've long since moved on to using super cheap stainless kitchen knives myself... Though they are the restaurant supply sort of honest cheap, not the trick-people-who-don't-know-anything sort of cheap ;)
Fun fact time! I was watching Virtuovice's video once called "A Japanese survival knife" and he reviews a traditional japanese hunting knife with a hammer finish. And to my surprise the hammer marked blade portion didin't have raw forged finish but it was also painted black for rust corrosion. So maybe Huusk did one thing right, albeit i doubt you need to protect pot metal from rusting.
I love seeing things like this advertised on RUclips as well. I always just assume they are a scam because anything I have gone "OMG I want it" then researched it just to find out it was a scam.
My father, who is a woodworker, got scammed online with some "authentic" Japanese wood chisels. They were even branded with a knockoff logo that resembled a real boutique Japanese tool company. The metal was so low quality that it would only hold an edge for about 15 minutes of chiseling. Eventually one cracked while sharpening.
I'm pretty sure my wife broke the marriage covenant when she ordered one of these without consulting me! I bought her two frost mora's to make up for the betrayal.
My Old Hickory chef knife cost $15(a few years ago) & actually IS a knife. One of two I reach for in the kitchen. Glad I knew to be suspicious of the huusk.
Thats crazy I literally never saw marketing for this and im always looking up edc knives and what not. Its like the algorithm is purposefully looking for non knife people
I seen this video in my recommendeds for a couple days, didn’t really care. Then I got a RUclips ad for it. And figured I’d track this down. Reported the ad as inappropriate btw
Their ads is constantly popping up since I binge-watched Kitchen Nightmares on YT. It makes me furious to hear the weirdly auto-generated Japanese narration, also to see the obvious fake forged texture on the blade. But now I appreciate such honest conviction telling it's actually Japanese inspired stuff. Thanks a lot!
As a physicist who loves cooking and made a couple knives, thank you xD I own two japanese knives that were like medium price 50$-ish and with little touchups on the wetstone they have held up with no issue for 5 years. No issues and still as sharp and true as they day i got them. Putting "japan" on a knife that could as well be made from tin just makes me sad.
I bought some spoons from the dollar store and they’re made from 18/10 stainless steel. They probably hold an edge better than that movie prop of a “knife”. I’m glad this video was recommended because one of these knives caught my eye on Amazon the other day and I almost bought it. But now I have a better understanding.
Your reviews offer quality and humor. It’s much better than most American reviewers who just talk about the looks of the knife, price, steel, and a couple of other items but never even cut anything.
I bought a package of #2 Exacto knife blades that were made in China. I was surprised that I could get so many blades at such a low price. Once I got them home, I found they could only be used as disposable putty spatula tips.
Thank you so much for this. I had honestly never seen this knife until recently, and thought that it looked interesting, and I need a new cutting knife. Thanks to you, it won't be this chunk of fake-Japanese pot-steel with a paint job. I usually do my due dilligence but somehow felt that they wouldn't DARE spam Japan all over the place without actually being a Japanese-made knife. Welp, good reminder to keep cynical at ALL times. Great job.
1. Thanks to RUclips for putting real content in my recommended. Although I don’t use Instagram, I do appreciate the realism and absence of censorship being displayed by RUclips here. 2. This knife is obviously made of Unobtanium straight from Pandora, quit dissing this space-age product XD
I have rewatched this video numerous times just for that sweet, flying trashcan action. Incidentally, the steel in the trash can is better than the steel in the "knife". This is also a great video to demonstrate the difference between a knife and a KSO (a knife shaped object).
Huusk "Japan" is actually a Lithuanian company...based in...you guessed it... Lithuania. Their current website ( November 2022) is blocked by Norton 360 as "A Known Dangerous Website". It seems the exact same (unbranded) knives can be purchased on Ali Express (made in China) for less than a third of the cost..with fee shipping. You can also buy a drop-ship lot of a couple thousand of them and bring the cost down to maybe a couple of dollars per knife... which is probably what "Huusk Japan" did; and branded them with their logo and then sell them at 10 times their cost... nice profit ... ((cough-scam-cough )).. I wish I had gone into this just a "bit" more, before I spent my money on 2 of these... Yeah more fool, me.
I’m going to troll Huusk Japan until they change their marketing scheme. That’s really not fair to quality knives made in China that say they’re made in Japan. They are not even trying. Also, I could literally hear your KME screaming at you. Sheer torture.
Crap! I was originally looking for a nikiri knife, then this popped up, and I got oooh and aaaah'd with the videos etc.... oh well. I got BAMBOOZLED!!! 🤣🤣🤣 This review cracked me up even though throughout I was feeling like a dum dum 🤪
Yeah, I bought a few thinking they were made of Damascus steel. I tried to contact Husk but to no avail. They're nothing more than a novelty for a knife collector knife not for someone that intends to use it.
I have come to the conclusion that anything advertised on RUclips is a scam. One of the things I'm surprised you didn't do was compare the pattern on the upper black section between the two knives. I bet they have the same pattern!
Bought one of these in the Viking configuration for $20 and was shocked at its sharpness. It was so sharp it cut the premium pleather sheath it came in!!! Why was this not sold for more? I'm just amazed!! But for reals, tested it out, and tried the throwing test. It hit a tree and went into the brush where Evil lives. Evil is this possum that is possessed by the Devil.. Didn't think the knife was worth fighting the Devil for so I left it. Stupid possum dragged it out and left it on my front porch. Threw it on the brush and again, it ended up on my porch. How bad does it have to be when a possum won't even keep the damn thing?
Yep I got scammed, thanks for your review. The adds were so convincing, I was a little surprised when the knife arrived not that sharp. I have learnt my lesson, always check reviews.
I bought one of these, happily buying into the marketing. It wasn't until I wanted advice for how to sharpen the hollow-grind edge did I find comments like this which showed all too quickly that I have an interestingly shaped piece of metal with no proper skill in forging or crafting it. I did think I'd found something that I'd have for many many, years. I have definitely been reminded to do more than 5min of looking before handing money over. Thanks for the step-by-step breakdown of how dodgy the company is in trying to pass these off as quality knives.
As a professional knife sharpener the first red flag I often see is when a knife is advertised as “Japanese Steel”. Steel is an international commodity. If the company has a post office box in Japan, they can call it Japanese steel. I lived in Kobe Japan for six years and one of my students was a port inspector and he explained it to me. The famous Kobe beef company bought all of its export beef from Australia and because the company was called Kobe Beef, everything it sold was automatically Kobe Beef and sold in the states for top dollar . They never actually sold the real Kobe beef abroad, that was for the Japanese market. Japan imports most of its steel as well. Origin of the basic metal is pretty immaterial. It’s how it’s forged, tempered, and finished that makes it special. If it doesn’t say “made in Japan”, it isn’t. In fact, even if it does say that, sometimes it isn’t. By the way, people bring me the Husk knives and ones like it all the time for sharpening … yes, they are junk.
It's fitting Japan imports most of its steel, there's not a lot to mine in Japan and their historical steelmaking processes were almost entirely constructed around the relatively low carbon iron in the area.
you were 100% correct in your review, but I would recommend using the shave test for testing a knife's sharpness since a completely dull knife can still slice through paper if you inadvertently use the right technique which is really common since said technique is pulling the knife while cutting.
uhm..no, that's just no true. prove me that i'm wrong, make a video, show the reflecting edge as proof that it is actually dull and then slice paper with it.
Thanks for the detailed explanation Cederic . My question is where can I buy the device with the diamond stone to sharpen the blades. Seems like a great tool
I mean did they advertise it as a "kitchen samuri" knife or something, Ugh. Glad people like you are here to steer us away from such obvious and frankly, infuriating ads.
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These knives are really good. They aren't made in Japan, though. They are made in Africa. Mine was gifted to me by a Nigerian prince.
You had me in the first half not gonna lie
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This is the perfect knife for me. I love the taste of black paint on my food, I hate money, and I'm not even entirely sure what a knife is or what it's used for. Thanks Pete!
the only cooking I do is slicing open instant Ramen packages whilst contemplating what an otherworldly pussy-magnet I'd be in feudal Japan. So, this knife is perfect for me.
nice comment
heck, I dont know why, but this comment is the one that did it for me! Ty for the chuckle!
I'd wager that paint isn't even food safe.
Probably lead based.
@@Rob_h_floridaman George Costanza: of course it's -cashmere- lead based
yup, i thought the same
Excellent observation
Shit no !!!!,.... I dont reckon the steel is either, even cutting a tomato would leave residue in your tucker.
I’ve never heard of these knives or this channel but watching this guy throw shade at a knife for 18:00 minutes is entertaining as hell.
It is rage against the machine! And so needed!
I just got one of the Husk adds and noticed they just used stock footage of chefs cutting things and not a single chef on the add was even using the Husk knife.
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Hahaha so glad we all came to this same place
Dude I just met this channel too. This guy is such a s*** talker and I love it. 😂
18/8 and 18/10 are both names for the same alloy, being 304. 304 is the "intro/basic" stainless steel of the 300 series. They are all austenitic.
This makes them comparably good against corrosion and are thus often used in pots, forks and breadknives but also non cooking stuff like handrails and so on. (just a side note. They have terrible heat transfer properties. Much worse than regular steel.)
304 is also the cheapest steel in the 300 series with 316 being a slight improvement with a higher molybdenum content.
Since they are austenitic they have a few disadvantages for knife making. Normal knives are hardened. This means they lose their edge slower. This is achieved by turning a ferritic matrix into a (partly) martensitic one.
Austenitic stainless steels don't cross a transition line and cannot be hardened regardeles of how fast you cool it after heating. A martensitic stainless (or non stainless) would be preferred here.
Only in certain situations are knives made of 304. Eg: diving. Dive knives are often made from 304 and 316. They resist corrosion much better than their martensitic counterpart. (same reason titanium knives are also found. Last long in corrosive environments but has terrible edge properties.)
Hey.. uh what do you do for a living?
@@justinyearing3489 Something tells me it involves metallurgy lol
@@justinyearing3489 Reads and quotes Wikipedia.
@@justinyearing3489 I'm a welding engineer. It's quite fun.
The screws and bolts, and thru hull fittings on my boat are also 18/10 to resist corrosion. I can't imagine it making much of a knife though.
A lot of these Instagram knives have the same exact “forged” finish on them. By that, I mean if you look at two knives side by side, you’ll notice that the dimples are all in the exact same places. Their blade-smiths are so talented that they were able to leave the exact same hammer marks on every single knife!
I've noticed the same thing. I guarantee its not done with a hammer. Its hot rolled into the sheet
@@andrewmcgibbon9785 Hot rolling sounds expensive, maybe it's just stamped or pressed with a die? Perhaps at the same time the whole shape is stamped out of a stock?
@@Pentti_Hilkuri hot rolling is done at the mill. The steel arives at the factory already textured. Pressing marks into. The steel cold would require enormous stamping presses. Doing it hot would be prohibitively expensive. First this is stainless steel. Stainless steel dissipates heat extremely fast.
Second, they aren't heat treating the steel. If they were going to go to the trouble of texturing the steel themselves, they might as well heat treat it.
Ordering the steel textured from the mill would add pennies to the cost of the blade.
I suspect that they are using a blank pressing machine. Big sheet of steel in, knife-shaped objects out.
Shitty looking dimples that would NEVER pass a Japanese Quality Check for anything supposed to be anywhere NEAR "Quality"
I've never quite understood how people get to the mental space of "I must have supreme Japanese quality handed down through hundreds of generations, fired in a tatara and forged by aged masters" while simultaneously being like "I'm sure they would only want $29.95 for something like that".
Logic is not their strong suit. 😂
Might find it in a high dollar auction? And that is if you get lucky, and it wasn't handed down to a child or grandchild or close friend. Certainly not for 30ish bucks.
I got a cheap had crafted Damascus 36 fold from Japan, cost 180.00 sharpest knife I've had, was going to see if it's good and maybe get a more expensive one. But.... The knife is so sharp and durable I think I will have it forever. Gotta love that Japanese craftsmanship
If the price was $299.5 i can beliveible.
@@captainhakob814 Damascus???!!!! why? why do people keep doing this??? 99% of "Damascus" steel isn't. It's patterned welded. Their has only been once that i know of, where a blacksmith got close to making Damascus. It requires special ore and "added" materials plus a special forging technique. To quote Princess Bride... "I don't think that word means what you think it does."
The Japanese are VERY proud and will always tell you what town the knife was made and who the knife was made by if hand forged. They proudly give you DETAILS.
AND IT TAKES 2 MONTHS TO FORGE BUT YOU CAN GET IT FOR $34
If its mass produced its not made by traditional techniques, such things are an anathema to a skilled blade maker.
To Aussie Hardwood: "Remember Pearl Harbor".
stop lying
As will the Chinese, if it is a quality blade (they taught the Japanese sword smithing after all). I'm just wondering whether this was machine-cut from blanks like some blades. It's not from Longquan but from the highly mechanized Shenzhen, apparently.
Thank you for making this video.
I am a Japanese who found out about this knife through a youtube ad.
High quality knives made in Japan can cost around $100 at the cheapest.
I hope fewer people will be fooled by this.
箱の日本語も変だし、100円ショップで売ってるレベルでしょうね。
販売サイトがリトアニアで製造が中国
日本を騙るのは止めて欲しいですね。
Of course this is a "knock-off"... What can you expect for $29.95?
I used to be a chef and my knives were not expensive ,they were just good knives from victorinox and other cheap brands , looking after your knives is the key , I’ve had the same large cooks knife for 25+ years and it was from a supermarket , it still holds its edge
Victorinox definitely decent my story is similar to yours as a child my mum and dad took us to Switzerland every year to visit there friends and my dad purchased some victoronix from a co op supermarket over 40 years ago and they was dirt cheap too obviously as the company is Swiss and my 82 year old dad still uses them , ok they are not razor sharp anymore as he doesn’t know how to sharpen them but he still loves to use them and they don’t look to bad still !
@@peterolley7159 funny enough it is not hard to sharpen anything. Trick to that is don't over think the angle and just slide all around until it's as sharp as you need.
If there ever was a knife that needed a good trashcanning... Not sure this is it. Would hate to damage a product of such high quality metal like that bin.
With this knife - no risk of any harm coming to any products soft or hard ,,,
@@whynottalklikeapirat Doubt the knife would even dent it...but I would worry about the bin absolutely obliterating the blade and making shards of metal. Dust is hard to clean after all.
@@robocart9253 Worst risk is the dust will feed your allergies ...
@@whynottalklikeapirat Damn don't wan't to spend 3 knives worth of cash on benadryl cause of that. Need to save money.
@@robocart9253 Ah yes - the benadryl spiral ... bane of many good men ...
It's these kinds of products that have made browsing through Amazon such a pain in the ass
Indeed. You could write an entire book just about all the fantastical-yet-mundane sounding brand and company names they come up with for what are extremely basic products shutting out all the competition.
Haven't seen that zoom monocular for a while.
Yeah gotta love searching for something and finding 100 of the exact same thing with different brand names on all of it. All of the same pictures. Then you check reviews and there are a ton of bad ones but there are 10 good ones for every 1 bad one.
It's awful. Sometimes I'll search for something very specific with an actual product or brand name and the thing I want isn't even on the first page because of all these shit products sold under five different names with a dozen keywords jumbled together in the title.
The second I saw POS being shilled, I prayed to the knife gods that you would do this very vid.
Truly Pete, you're not the knife hero we deserve, you're the one we need. 🥺
Wow, thank you for the time you spent on this video. That's a good and admirable thing you did, warning people about a blatant scam. Thanks again! 👊
"These knives are great, they have a hole in them!"
"How does that make them great though?"
"There's a hole in the knife!"
Excellent observation!
Okay, but why is it great?
They're speed holes duh
That way when it breaks you get to keep one of your fingers.
Every knives with holes: Half the material and double the price.
As a chef it has pained me immensely that lately there's been a whole load of weirdly shaped, really terrible, self appointed best knives floating around social media. These Huusks, those Serbian chef knife ones, the ones peddled by thise Men With Pot guys. All trash. If you want a good knife, don't be a cheapskate, go to a decent purveyor of quality chefs knives like Chef's Armoury and get something that'll last you a lifetime. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
The worst thing is they’re asking 60 bucks for that piece of shit, you can get a nice kitchen knife for the same money or even less if you do your research.
I got an ikea knife and i am quite happy with it.
Fiskars kitchen knives. Cheap. Come absolutely scalpel sharp. Easy to sharpen. Last forever. They're even properly balanced regardless of blade length. It's the Mora knife of kitchen knives.
@@utrak well the mora of kitchen knives is frosts since they are moras brand of kitchen knives but i get what you mean
@@ulvschmidt7174 haha yeah you know what I mean
18/10 steel is actually an alloy for cutlery, including table knifes, forks and spoons.
Table knifes are not really known for sharpest sharpness.
You can put 18/10 in the dishwasher!
The knife might survive but the black paint and untreated handle won't!
I'm a machinist and all 18/xx steels are 300 series stainless steel. These steels have high corrosion resistance but cannot be heat treated.
been waiting for this
that image search!
ps ad i got served after this video was a serbian chef knife
I'm sure you, me and every other maker that exists get asked all the time to make knives like these because someone seen it on social media. I refuse.
Saw this knife advertised and from the stock videos they had playing I knew it couldn't be as good as it was making out.
Love the use of Undertale music too!
I watched this video when it came out, but I just saw a RUclips ad for this knife that claimed it was “banned for being too sharp”….just wanted to mention that and I hope Pete gets a laugh out of it
There is far too much blind puff piece knife reviewing happening on RUclips. You're fighting the good fight, Pete!
There's far too much blind puff piece reviewing of anything all over social media in general lmao
But.... it has a spydiehole. That means it's good.
moar like a LIE-diehole amirite
So does your wife, that doesn't mean she is any good either
Spyderco called. They want their hole back.
no blade with a finger hole is worth having.
@@lukewarmwater6412 😡😭😭
I work as a cook and my grandfather heard that and gifted me one of these, I liked the idea of the hole for better manipulation. After some attempts to make it work it lives in the cabinet while my cheap knives continue on.
I'm actually glad I stumbled upon this video. While I wouldn't consider myself a knife "enthusiast", I do like a good knife, and I was interested after watching the video ads for this knife. I actually considered buying one, but never did... now I'm glad I didn't. Thanks for the honest input!
Yeah, ditto.
You know, I love the look of that knife. AND, I have an old leaf spring in my garage.
I could probably make a real one with little effort.
how’s that working out for you
And it would be a better knife too.
Do it
Delete the finger hole and ad a small gaurd.
I was thinking a San Mai mild steel spine and 1095 or 1085 edge would do well
Great review! Because of your evaluation of this fine cutting tool , I threw out all my kitchen knives. Then proceeded to order this fine Japanese work of art. Thanks buddy!
Thanks, I almost bought these knives because of the advertisement and I wanted to upgrade my kitchen gear. I was cautious because the hammer forged finish looked cheap and cosmetic. I did not purchase because of this. After your video, I realized this was the right decision. Thank you!
Thank You so much. As a small knife collector I get ads from these things all of the time, One half price while supplies last $29.95 buy a Japanese Samurai maker, slicing with ease through any food product into onion skin thin pieces. I almost caved into buying one. There is so many get rich quick schemes, drones for $99.00 that will carry a nuclear warhead for you. I am 68 yrs. old and I used to fall for these kinds of deals in magazines when I was in my 20's so much. I think it is the part in me that wants to believe that people are honest, and they are not. SIGH!!!!!
Still, it is good to have the heart of a child, I hope this means you're a happy soul. 🌈
i'd use a cleaver or regular "chefs knife" over a curved bladed wedge any day of the week. Also, only an idiot puts a brand name on the cutting edge of a tool, if it's a fraction of what it's claimed then it would still need de-burring and re-sharpening on occasion.
only good thing about it is the idea behind the wooden handle design (lightly curved wood fixed over a longer piece of steel).
thought the black mess on the thick end of the wedge looked a bit iffy but PAINT? sheesh.
A friend brought one of these and showed it to me proudly as it was handmade. I pointed out the ‘forged’ finish was machined and so was the edge. They said again it was handmade and I said no more, but thought about fools and their money
A good knife review for a bad knife and a philosophy lesson all in one. Good vid!
I had a co-worker once who bought a good looking wrist watch from one of those beautiful, glossy well photographed magazine adds. The same company also sold highly decorated knives.
The watch worked for a few months and then quit.
He took it to a local watch repair guy and the guy glanced at the watch and laughed. He said those watches are made in China and the parts are so soft they must be made from some lead alloy. Said the watch was not repairable!
Had a colleague buy this crap and he brought it to work to show me. He was legitimately happy and proud with his purchase, so no, most people don't get scammed they just have really low standards because they don't know any better and have never experienced proper knives. I was actually surprised at how sharp it was tho because I have experienced similar products before, and I had a knife get instantly blunt and have large pieces come of when hitting a wooden pole.
That's always a hard thing for me.
Good friends came to me so often with similar crap or some other utter bs and them being friends obviously means I won't lie to them. It can be really heartbreaking to burst someone's bubble and tell them they were f'd over or that the plans they're so enthusiastic about are just nonsense and won't ever happen etc.
So at some point many of them didn't ask me for my opinion, present their new purchases to me anymore and all that sht.
But now, as time got on and everyone finally grew up it kind of 180ed. My opinion is worth way more than others to them and I'm usually the one to ask about important stuff.
Because they know that they'll always get a straight, honest answer even if it hurts.
Still really hard at times though.
I hope you don't do that pole test with real kitchen knives
@@evias9943 ofc not, I don't test good products, but they would hold up since there is no danger in chipping them.
@@Berberien that isn’t true really, a really good Japanese kitchen knife would chip if you struck a pole with it. Because they are incredibly thin as a rule.
What you are saying does not make any sense what so ever. Just because they are happy with there purchase doesnt mean they did not get scammed wich they obviously was since they thougt they were buying a "GREAT JAPANESE STEEL KNIFE"..... So either way they were scammed. And i get what you are saying about low standards and thats true for most people who dont know shit but when this knifes dulls faster than the cheapest quality chinese knife you can get of 440stainlessteel for 5$ in the closest supermarket you got scammed..
Inspired by centuries of japanese hole making tradition, the flawless, durable, beautiful and carefully crafted 138-steps design hole in the blade is undoubtedly the most valuable part of this wondrous knife.
You should do more of these their great and it's always good seeing the scammers getting called out.
For beginner knife people like me this is an extremely helpful video. Answered a lot of basic questions about steel properties and underscores phrases like 'geometry cuts'. Great job, Pete!
DONT GET INTO KNIVES
@@groundless1238 Pfff you sound just like my juggling teacher.
As a new person getting into knives, let the steel be your guide. If a company gives you the steel they use, look up that steel. It's not a guarantee of quality, the heat treat can ruin a good steel or make an absolute beast out of a nominal steel, but it's a good starting point on what to expect.
And if a company doesn't list the steel they use, be afraid. As you get more experience on what you like in a knife, and how to recognize every you're looking at, you can take risks on mystery knives as your budget and comfort level allow. But not until you have enough experience to know what you're potentially buying. In your "beginner" phase, stick to companies that give you the materials, are honest about COM, and are easily within your budget. There are a metric ton of great knives out there for 100 bucks or less per, play there before you take a chance on a cheap mystery knife or dump a car payment on a high end wall hanger than can't outperform a 30 dollar Asian market beater. I don't know if you're more an outdoor knife guy, pocket knife guy or kitchen knife guy, but between 30 and 80 bucks will get you some outstanding hard use blades if you shop smart. The supersteels are great, but they're not in any sense necessary for 99.9% of the scenarios of knife use.
@@kiltedcripple I really appreciate your advice! I'm currently into pocket knives and have a cheap Ganzo in D2, but not one of their 'homage' designs, but I'm looking for my next serious performing steel. I'm thinking 14c28n, but if i can afford it I'd like to try s30v and see what the hype is all about.
@@DullPoints good luck with that. I can't testify to that steel, but I have an old Benchmade Griptilian which they now make in s30v. I named the knife the Crocodile, as is was the partially serrated version and those teeth were SHARP. It's a beautiful, functional knife, and I'd bet it's even better in a premium steel. Pocket knives are dangerous territory for a young knife geek, they can get extremely costly for minimal difference in function. Be smart, be patient.
as a blacksmith this knife makes me crack up whenever I see it online.
Are you really a bs first congratulations I love a admire your craft deeply and I just bought this thing...... damn damn damn
As a guy who likes cooking this knife makes my hand scared whenever i see a finger in that hole
@@jirobeylavis4490 thanks! and also remember you can always return it:)
@@jirobeylavis4490 you should buy one. Then make one out of 5160 or 1095, and do a comparison video of the husk and a true handforged knife. Or go absolutely crazy and do a Patern weld demascus version.
@@samuelgarrison1952 Some called Green Beetle did that
I like how on their video, they ask, "Can your knife do this?" and show a red hot blade (not even the knife being sold) burning through a rubber ball. The back edge of a butter knife can do that if it's red hot. I love how they imply red hot=sharp.
saw that also and thought out its a scam and the knife is shait
After delays in delivery of the knife, I investigated more and learned that the company Huusk Japan is situated in Kaunas, Lithuania! ... More research showed that the knife is actually made in a factory in central China, and when we eventually did get the knife the package said “Made In China.”Jul 3, 2021
I was about to order this knife for a month ago, then i started to check the reviews of it and yeah.. :) Sharpened my old knifes and im happy :)
I've seen the advertisements for those knives online, and I thought it must be a scam. Thank you for proving my suspicions correct. An excellent review.
I can't wait for the upcoming comparison video of Pete's toenail vs the Huusk.
His toenail will cut through 20% more rope
Pete is the most underrated comedian I have ever seen
I ordered 3 knives on line earlier this year, one tor me and 2 for Christmas gifts for my kids. I changed my mind and cancelled my order the same day. Long story short my credit card was charged even though the order hadn't been shipped. I sent copies of my emails to show cancelation and trying to contact HUUSK to my credit card company to indicate no response to my emails. Credit card refunded my purchase and several months later I received my knives with no way of returning them. Credit card company said the issue was closed with no further contact from HUUSK. FYI don't order things on line in the middle of the night while watching RUclips!
And don’t do it under the influence either… lol Or in my situation, while having a manic episode.😬
Their scam website is set up to trick you into doubling your order too when you think you’re just viewing the offer. I tried canceling it within MAYBE 5 minutes of realizing what they had done but somehow they had magically already shipped and couldn’t cancel……
That last part is how I met my wife.
I seriously saw the add and was thinking about ordering one for 40 bucks including shipping. Thx!
Z-hunter: "Finally a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!"
the z-hunter's high-end 3cr13 blade eats this cast iron trash alive!
This knife is made from worse steel with worse or no heat treat, and worse ergonomics, plus it weighs more so the Z-hunter would actually be the better option in almost every way.
"So, you think your edge retention is good, eh? Now, cut me!"
The Z-Hunter feels comparatively respectable.
I specifically searched the comments for a Z Hunter reference cuz I knew there would be one. Nick will now have to stop being so hard on his Z Hunter critique.
Id love to see same type video for those Ebay "damascus" blades, you can get plenty of them for cheap
yes! cuz Damascus is a super steel by default lol
Someone from Pakistan offers to sell me "high quality" handmade damascus knives about every day on Instagram lol
I have one for aesthetic reasons, it is pattern welded, and definitely isn't hardened. I don't know if the seller was honest about what steels were used, but I have been thinking about trying to heat treat it in order to find out.
There is a knife maker on RUclips that bought one of the Pakistani Damascus knives from ebay and tried it out. It was every bit as bad as you imagine it might be. Similar to this, it was not hardened steel.
Bought one out of curiosity that claimed to be vg10. It was most definitely not vg10...
Well, I'm glad someone did a review on this terrible knife. I saw this on a RUclips ad calling them 'Jappa Knives' with demonstrations of them cutting through meat and bones that are apparently still somehow sharp enough slice a grape into paper thin sheets. I knew this was BS when I saw this but I had some hope that it somehow it would be ok but now I know how terrible it is. I feel bad for those who fell for this scam but if you fell for it in the first place, I've got a great piece of waterfront property to sell on the Thames
I actually dont know anything about knives but this is really eye opening
Idk if this knife is sharp enough to open an eye.
Idk if this knife is sharp enough to open an eye.
I saw an ad for the "huusk" and called bullshit when I saw the price. Immediately googled it, found your video, and watched the whole thing. Now I can start my workday. Glad I discovered your channel!
I use opinel carbon steel knives in my kitchen, they hold a decent egde, are super easy to sharpen, they can be folded for travel, the handles I can shape exact for my hand to be comfortable and they cost 13 dollars per knife.
I shape my Opinel handles as well, the original design feels uncomfortable in my palm.
I love a really sharp knife. Where can I get a good one?
@@lynnmeese55 I spent my working life as a blacksmith in Yorkshire, but it wasn´t until I retired to southern Spain and started carving spoons that I found out about getting a knife really sharp. There are two ways to go with cooking knives, stainless or carbon steel. Stainless will sharpen with a coarse stone and get a serrated edge that will slice a tomato nicely, but soon go dull.
Carbon steel will rust if not properly tended, but can easily be cleaned up. It will hold a sharp edge and be a joy to use. You will find all the information you need on RUclips videos relating to sharpening carving tools. You will then be able to tell a good blade from a poor one, and keep them sharp.
When I´m carving a spoon, and the knife begins to tear rather than cut cleanly, it is very satisfying to restore the edge and feel it cutting again. Every blade goes blunt, once you can sharpen them, you´re in control.
Thank you Kerry Burns for the info. I can at least tell a good knife from a bad one.
@@lynnmeese55 a good knife is one that serves your needs (probably finnish proverb, they are kinda big on knifes)
I remember seeing an advertisement. You know a knife is good when they don't even use their own knives in the cooks shots.
I bought one of these knives last year and ended up giving it to my son. I thought it would be a good all around camping knife. Essentially, (1) it is too thick and heavy to cut food with, (2) it is not shaped properly to use as a cleaver (even though it is as heavy as a cleaver), and (3) the blade is too short to use for anything else. There are other issues that make this knife clumsy and awkward to use. I tried using it anyway and it just never felt right in my hand. I think the makers tried to make this an all-around utility knife but ended up with just the opposite effect - it is not useful for anything.
Why do you hate your son this much?
@@nakedbeekeeper9610 Lol. You have a point. I should surprise him with a Spyderco Delica and demand the knife back that I gave him.
The makers just wanted to make it look cool.
@@dolam you could destroy it with some heavy bushcraft work together in a father-son moment 😁
I beg to differ... It is very useful for something.
Teaching your son a life lesson to not believe anything advertised to them on Instagram.
Thanks for this review, just saw this advert on youtube and thought "i wonder if this is a good knife.... hmmm". You saved me some hassles.
Well done. The point that this knife is stainless tells the whole story for me, and was all i needed. Japanese do not use stainless for forging LOL. I have a sword collection and are all carbon steel of sorts, and 1 Damascus. NONE STAINLESS hahaha.
Stainless is ok for knives, as in easy clean, less maintenance, mostly dishwasher safe, but is in no way something you should expect to be high quality, or of "Forged" origin.
I still use the old Sabatier carbon steel knife that my parents used when I was a kid. My dad is always happy to see it pop up at family dinners even though I have less worn kitchen knives that are easier to use. It has been used so much it looks more like a fillet knife these days 😅
Horrendous knife!
Chinese knives can be cheap and good (Chinese supermarkets used to be a good source. I've bought a cleaver and a triple laminated chef knife for under £10 for the two, and am still using them 30 years later......perhaps the people who go to Chinese supermarkets are Chinese mostly, and they won't put up with being scammed).
Good video. The 18/10 steel info is useful to know!
Those cheap Chinese (not just Chinese) knives aren't "good", but they are quite functional. They are made of dirt cheap but somewhat appropriate material... you need to take care of them to a degree and sharpen them fairly often.
The idea of a knife you have to sharpen, much less one that you should oil so it doesn't turn into a block of rust; That's far too inconvenient for most people, apparently. I can't be too harsh though, since I've long since moved on to using super cheap stainless kitchen knives myself... Though they are the restaurant supply sort of honest cheap, not the trick-people-who-don't-know-anything sort of cheap ;)
Fun fact time! I was watching Virtuovice's video once called "A Japanese survival knife" and he reviews a traditional japanese hunting knife with a hammer finish. And to my surprise the hammer marked blade portion didin't have raw forged finish but it was also painted black for rust corrosion. So maybe Huusk did one thing right, albeit i doubt you need to protect pot metal from rusting.
Just don't confuse stainless metal
For pots with "pot metal" which is a highly refined iron
ABSOLUTELY LOVED the ending Pete 💚💚
I love seeing things like this advertised on RUclips as well. I always just assume they are a scam because anything I have gone "OMG I want it" then researched it just to find out it was a scam.
My father, who is a woodworker, got scammed online with some "authentic" Japanese wood chisels. They were even branded with a knockoff logo that resembled a real boutique Japanese tool company. The metal was so low quality that it would only hold an edge for about 15 minutes of chiseling. Eventually one cracked while sharpening.
@@art47430 Then you buy these USA chisels (made in china).
Pete...If you want that floppy tip to straighten, you have to stroke it!
I'm pretty sure my wife broke the marriage covenant when she ordered one of these without consulting me! I bought her two frost mora's to make up for the betrayal.
If making a bad purchase is breaking a marriage covenant, I wonder how many times you've done so yourself.
The horti hanzo pot actually had me crying...
I collect knives and use my best ones for work and mistakenly purchased 3 of these. Great video, loads of information on top of a good personality.
I like the fact you can SEE the edge failing from the rope in the light reflection... subtle, but obvious once you see it...
My Old Hickory chef knife cost $15(a few years ago) & actually IS a knife. One of two I reach for in the kitchen. Glad I knew to be suspicious of the huusk.
"My toe nail would hold an edge better" LOL That was funny. Classic!
Thats crazy I literally never saw marketing for this and im always looking up edc knives and what not. Its like the algorithm is purposefully looking for non knife people
I seen this video in my recommendeds for a couple days, didn’t really care. Then I got a RUclips ad for it. And figured I’d track this down. Reported the ad as inappropriate btw
Their ads is constantly popping up since I binge-watched Kitchen Nightmares on YT. It makes me furious to hear the weirdly auto-generated Japanese narration, also to see the obvious fake forged texture on the blade. But now I appreciate such honest conviction telling it's actually Japanese inspired stuff. Thanks a lot!
So I’m seeing that despite the material used, this knife like object really doesn’t have any POT-ential
Indeed. Huusk "Japan" is just pandering to the willfully ignorant.
“From fuckin pot metal” made me lose it. Bloody gold mate
As a physicist who loves cooking and made a couple knives, thank you xD I own two japanese knives that were like medium price 50$-ish and with little touchups on the wetstone they have held up with no issue for 5 years. No issues and still as sharp and true as they day i got them. Putting "japan" on a knife that could as well be made from tin just makes me sad.
As a physicist who is a Michelin 5 star chef, and has made masterwork Damascus knives, I agree.
The internet is an amazing place.
I bought some spoons from the dollar store and they’re made from 18/10 stainless steel. They probably hold an edge better than that movie prop of a “knife”. I’m glad this video was recommended because one of these knives caught my eye on Amazon the other day and I almost bought it. But now I have a better understanding.
Your reviews offer quality and humor. It’s much better than most American reviewers who just talk about the looks of the knife, price, steel, and a couple of other items but never even cut anything.
I bought a package of #2 Exacto knife blades that were made in China. I was surprised that I could get so many blades at such a low price. Once I got them home, I found they could only be used as disposable putty spatula tips.
😂😂😂😂
Thank you so much for this. I had honestly never seen this knife until recently, and thought that it looked interesting, and I need a new cutting knife. Thanks to you, it won't be this chunk of fake-Japanese pot-steel with a paint job. I usually do my due dilligence but somehow felt that they wouldn't DARE spam Japan all over the place without actually being a Japanese-made knife. Welp, good reminder to keep cynical at ALL times. Great job.
Yea, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
1. Thanks to RUclips for putting real content in my recommended. Although I don’t use Instagram, I do appreciate the realism and absence of censorship being displayed by RUclips here.
2. This knife is obviously made of Unobtanium straight from Pandora, quit dissing this space-age product XD
I have rewatched this video numerous times just for that sweet, flying trashcan action. Incidentally, the steel in the trash can is better than the steel in the "knife".
This is also a great video to demonstrate the difference between a knife and a KSO (a knife shaped object).
Huusk "Japan" is actually a Lithuanian company...based in...you guessed it... Lithuania. Their current website ( November 2022) is blocked by Norton 360 as "A Known Dangerous Website".
It seems the exact same (unbranded) knives can be purchased on Ali Express (made in China) for less than a third of the cost..with fee shipping. You can also buy a drop-ship lot of a couple thousand of them and bring the cost down to maybe a couple of dollars per knife... which is probably what "Huusk Japan" did; and branded them with their logo and then sell them at 10 times their cost... nice profit ... ((cough-scam-cough ))..
I wish I had gone into this just a "bit" more, before I spent my money on 2 of these... Yeah more fool, me.
I’m going to troll Huusk Japan until they change their marketing scheme. That’s really not fair to quality knives made in China that say they’re made in Japan. They are not even trying. Also, I could literally hear your KME screaming at you. Sheer torture.
That diamond plate was like: "I'm so full of this mush, I need to wash my teeth."
Shhhhh.. Don't anger the CCP, they don't want you to know they're made there.
When i first saw these as the viking knife on Facebook i started asking questions in the reply and they never responded.
@@andrewmcgibbon9785 Well that's because they were too busy making knives, obviously.
It's pot steel, not pot metal. Pot metal is non-specific mixture of low melting point metals, such as zinc, tin, lead, magnesium, etc.
You should do a review of one of those knives made out of Files where they are marketed for grinding up garlic
Crap! I was originally looking for a nikiri knife, then this popped up, and I got oooh and aaaah'd with the videos etc.... oh well. I got BAMBOOZLED!!! 🤣🤣🤣
This review cracked me up even though throughout I was feeling like a dum dum 🤪
Ive been bombarded with adverts for these knives, and nearly fell for them❗Thank you for saving my money 👍🏼
Yeah, I bought a few thinking they were made of Damascus steel. I tried to contact Husk but to no avail. They're nothing more than a novelty for a knife collector knife not for someone that intends to use it.
"Using" the knife is not covered by the warrantee.
I have come to the conclusion that anything advertised on RUclips is a scam.
One of the things I'm surprised you didn't do was compare the pattern on the upper black section between the two knives. I bet they have the same pattern!
Bought one of these in the Viking configuration for $20 and was shocked at its sharpness. It was so sharp it cut the premium pleather sheath it came in!!!
Why was this not sold for more? I'm just amazed!!
But for reals, tested it out, and tried the throwing test. It hit a tree and went into the brush where Evil lives. Evil is this possum that is possessed by the Devil.. Didn't think the knife was worth fighting the Devil for so I left it. Stupid possum dragged it out and left it on my front porch. Threw it on the brush and again, it ended up on my porch. How bad does it have to be when a possum won't even keep the damn thing?
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Yep I got scammed, thanks for your review. The adds were so convincing, I was a little surprised when the knife arrived not that sharp. I have learnt my lesson, always check reviews.
I bought one of these, happily buying into the marketing. It wasn't until I wanted advice for how to sharpen the hollow-grind edge did I find comments like this which showed all too quickly that I have an interestingly shaped piece of metal with no proper skill in forging or crafting it.
I did think I'd found something that I'd have for many many, years. I have definitely been reminded to do more than 5min of looking before handing money over.
Thanks for the step-by-step breakdown of how dodgy the company is in trying to pass these off as quality knives.
As a professional knife sharpener the first red flag I often see is when a knife is advertised as “Japanese Steel”.
Steel is an international commodity. If the company has a post office box in Japan, they can call it Japanese steel. I lived in Kobe Japan for six years and one of my students was a port inspector and he explained it to me.
The famous Kobe beef company bought all of its export beef from Australia and because the company was called Kobe Beef, everything it sold was automatically Kobe Beef and sold in the states for top dollar .
They never actually sold the real Kobe beef abroad, that was for the Japanese market.
Japan imports most of its steel as well. Origin of the basic metal is pretty immaterial. It’s how it’s forged, tempered, and finished that makes it special.
If it doesn’t say “made in Japan”, it isn’t. In fact, even if it does say that, sometimes it isn’t.
By the way, people bring me the Husk knives and ones like it all the time for sharpening … yes, they are junk.
It's fitting Japan imports most of its steel, there's not a lot to mine in Japan and their historical steelmaking processes were almost entirely constructed around the relatively low carbon iron in the area.
You know it's bad when the rope test starts and there's no music and it isn't sped up.
you were 100% correct in your review, but I would recommend using the shave test for testing a knife's sharpness since a completely dull knife can still slice through paper if you inadvertently use the right technique which is really common since said technique is pulling the knife while cutting.
uhm..no, that's just no true. prove me that i'm wrong, make a video, show the reflecting edge as proof that it is actually dull and then slice paper with it.
Thanks for the detailed explanation Cederic .
My question is where can I buy the device with the diamond stone to sharpen the blades. Seems like a great tool
Love this video. I’ve been using an overland chef knife from Messermeiser made in Italy with Nitro B steel which I thought was interesting.
"They think you're a dum-dum."
Well yes, pretty sure that's a marketing term :D
Throwing it in the fire probably gave it a better heat treat
"Bet my toe nail could hold a edge better than this substance" haha
I mean did they advertise it as a "kitchen samuri" knife or something, Ugh. Glad people like you are here to steer us away from such obvious and frankly, infuriating ads.
Thank You for Calling Shenanigans on this advertising foolishness. Be Well and Good Journey. Richie