My sushi knives on a budget

[Melophile]

I've been working at a teppanyaki restaurant as a bus boy to help my parents pay for my college tuiton. Got promoted to a sushi chef not too long ago, probably a month or two ago. I bought myself some knives because I didn't want to use the regular ol' knives from Walmart/the Asian market.

Top: KAI Wasabi Black, 8-inch Chef's Knife (~$25)
Bottom: KAI Seki Magoruku, 240mm yanagiba (imported from Japan; ~$50).

For those who aren't familiar with Japanese knives, a yanagiba is used to slice fish. Its single bevel edge allows the slices of fish to "peel" away from the fish, and the longer blade allows fish to be sliced with one, smooth stroke. I use the chef's knife for all other purposes; cutting vegetables, sushi rolls, etc. KAI is also the same company that makes Kershaw knives.

[captain spaulding]

Beauties! I have the 8" Chef and use it often. KAI makes nice kitchen knives on a budget.

[Sparky415]

Those look nice and very sharp 

[bdAmmo]

Nice looking knives. A big fan of KAI's products, pretty much use Kershaw fillet knives exclusively now to process all my salmon and halibut.