I have several kitchen knives in Aogami and Shirogami. I use them on a regular basis and don't have any rust issues. Of course I always wipe them dry and apply a drop of oil after using them... Shirogami is very easy to sharpen and it gets really scary sharp. What a joy to use the steel in the kitch...
I'd love to see a real kitchen folder from Spyderco. The main point for having a kitchen folder is blade protection in a blade hostile environment (kitchen drawer) and the ease of transportation. There are some out there but they are either way over my budget, crappy made or too much of a compromise...
1. all the Super Blue stuff, I just love it...
2. Native 5 CF S110V (hope it will be available)
3. Native SlipIt (I dream on...)
4. Roc looks interesting
5. Spy-DK of course
6. maybe the Tusk