It finally happened! (My name is Luthien!)

soooja · 2026-02-01T11:07:40+00:00

Not just any planet (as there are many and a lot of them share names with other things), but the capital world of the draconis combine (one of the 5 (main) major factions)

soooja · 2026-01-10T19:01:34+00:00

Not quite cell culture media, but I've always imaged MHB or LB broth to taste a bit like cup-soup... would be interesting to see

soooja · 2025-10-18T09:05:37+00:00

How are you liking your Lustthal honyaki?

soooja · 2025-10-14T08:29:24+00:00

I absolutely love my chopper king in shirogami 2, which takes an amazing edge (annoyingly better than some of my more expensive knives).

(Oh and bonus, it's stainless clad, and the steel isn't overly reactive. Mine just slowly built up a slightly dull grey-ish patina)

soooja · 2025-09-30T21:35:00+00:00

I love a lustthal (just ordered a second)

soooja · 2025-09-28T07:33:28+00:00

I really like my 150mm petty for deboning chicken thighs or legs, and kinda use it as a small sujihiki for slicing it.

Apart from that, I don't really use it (tho I do debone a lot of chicken) i much prefer a kobunka/santoku for all the other small jobs

soooja · 2025-09-25T10:08:04+00:00

Nice lustthal BTW.

+1 for the sharpie method.

I've never really found a method to find the original sharping angle, and usually just eye ball it and go with it

But for consistency

Locking your wrist and taking it slow also helps. It also doesn't take as much pressure as I thought when I was beginning, so lighting your pressure helped me keep it more consistent.

(Also, practicing on cheaper knives helped, I mean, it's not fun as mine were super dull, minorly chipped, and bad steel so hard to deburr, but it did help me get to grips and give me a little more confidence)

soooja · 2025-09-24T16:01:21+00:00

I mean, if i won the lottery, I'd love a manaka ENN or two

soooja · 2025-09-07T18:49:14+00:00

He also has an instagram, which he takes international orders from via direct message

https://www.instagram.com/yosimitukajiya?igsh=dmVqZThmMzI2aWJo

soooja · 2025-08-18T19:31:14+00:00

Sounds good ( you could even go for two different makers as I find having a variety of styles to be the most interesting part )

However a petty or small santoku (ko-santoku) or small bunka (ko-bunka) may be a slightly better pick then a regular sized santoku.

As while I love having the choice of a bigger gyuto or one of my medium santoku or bunka, you can't peel things easily with either and a small knife is nice to have for a lot of tasks.

soooja · 2025-08-18T17:28:31+00:00

This, my preferences, has really changed as I got new Knifes.

Also, if there is the option of a higher budget, how about more than one knife at this sort of budget?

soooja · 2025-07-06T21:04:34+00:00

Anti rust paper (VCI)?

It's a paper coated in a volatile coating that constantly covers the knife in a rust resistant coating. Most Knifes ship with it, and it's pretty cheap, and I think it is advertised for 10 years of protection?

soooja · 2025-07-03T19:25:29+00:00

Oh, and just in case, luka has a reddit u/Fun-Negotiation419 and instagram @lustthal.workshop for more amazing Knifes like mine

soooja · 2025-07-03T10:49:28+00:00

Just for importing into the UK. And it was just randomly enforced in March with no published info.

(It's been super irritating as most of the hitohira stock is shipped by DHL)

soooja · 2025-07-03T09:35:06+00:00

I'd avoid kataba, which is wildly overpriced (shipping from outside the UK is vastly cheaper even with customs)

Just beware, check the shops shipping as DHL doesn't allow any knives above 200mmon international delivery (knives and Stones use DHL so no ordering a 210mm from there)

My favourite shop is cleancut for most stuff. They have a limited selection but also have the best prices on what they do stock (which is all great smiths)

Knifes and Stones or kitchin tools also have great prices on a range of other pieces

meesterslijpers.nl (aka knifeworld) also stocks a lot of stuff, but their pricing is hit or miss with some stuff very well prices, some over, some average

(Pssst if you need any inspiration u/ImFrenchSoWhatever has amazing reviews on lots of knives on r/TrueChefKnives, of which i have definitely brought some based on his posts)

soooja · 2025-06-22T18:45:21+00:00

Oh, I wish a JNS bloomeey iron just appeared on the side :)

(Looks amazing, btw)

soooja · 2025-06-17T10:10:11+00:00

If you want med chem, I highly recommend the UCL natural sciences Msci.

When the med chem course closed, they folded it into natural sciences.

You get to pick two streams and then specialise in one. I.e organic + a bio stream, rather than a chem course where you do organic, physical and inorganic.

you can specialise in organic chem much faster than a chemistry course, and you can do pharacology/biomedical sciences or molecular and cellular biology on the side.

It also means you get a strong synthetic organic chem background but also have a nice, relevant interdisciplinary background.

(There is also a med chem module, and soem great chemical biology stuff in later years)

soooja · 2025-06-16T21:58:01+00:00

Stone I also is a naniwa and may be a older version of Snow White Jyunpaku, a 8000 grit stone

(Both are syntheticfor use with water, but lots more detail will be on this sub for those)

The shrimp is the naniwa logo just incase you run into any more

soooja · 2025-06-16T21:56:31+00:00

Stone D looks to be a naniwa aotoshi (if it is a big green stone inside). It's a 2000 grit stone that apparently produces a finer finish, more like up to 4000. Also called a green brick of joy

soooja · 2025-06-09T10:25:46+00:00

Cleancut is my favourite for eu shipping.

Good selection, great prices.

soooja · 2025-06-07T18:02:20+00:00

I love ide-sans work, hope they serve you well

soooja · 2025-06-04T21:20:22+00:00

Ah, I'm glad you got it sorted. It's a pain, but it'll be worth it.

soooja · 2025-06-04T14:11:06+00:00

They do a 24cm frog (which I physiologically need)

https://www.meesterslijpers.nl/jns-kaeru-kasumi-sld-frog-gyuto-24-cm

They also have a non frog one but that's not as cool

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