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Does anyone happen to know of any vendor that might still have a Yang kitchen knife available, and at a reasonable price? I'm guessing not, but figured I'd give it a try.

Thanks,

Andrew

I looked when I was putting mine up for trade (to get an idea of trade value) but didn't find any in stock, not even ebay has it (thou lots of NIB s90v military). The MSRP is only $75, how expensive could people sell it for?

I was just googling it. I think 9000 dollars for the pair is fair.

http://69.94.107.111/webcat/yinyang.shtml

Free Radical wrote:I was just googling it. I think 9000 dollars for the pair is fair.

http://69.94.107.111/webcat/yinyang.shtml

Thanks for the lead, FR. At that price, I'll have to pick up the pair. :eek:

Andrew

jzmtl wrote:I looked when I was putting mine up for trade (to get an idea of trade value) but didn't find any in stock, not even ebay has it (thou lots of NIB s90v military). The MSRP is only $75, how expensive could people sell it for?

jzmtl, thanks for your post. So, how do you like yours?

Andrew

If you don't want the Yin for 9000, I'll sell you my Yang only for 4500 dollars...I'll even throw in free shipping.

A lot of cooks say one only needs a pairing knife and a large chef's knife and I find this to be true. After I got my set of Shun kitchen knives, my Ying and Yang have been left in my kitchen drawer. sniff

I would have liked to have a set of Spyderco kitchen knives but the choice was not there at the time.

Here are mine the day I brought them home...ahhh the memories

( was only kidding about selling)

AJF wrote:jzmtl, thanks for your post. So, how do you like yours?

Andrew

I feel the same as Free Radical, the size of yang is neither here nor there, any task you can do with it you can do just as well or better with a paring knife or a chef's knife. Mine's still NIB for this reason.

I got a set at the 2nds sale last year....in my kitchen now cuttin stuff up.

The Yin and the Yang are great knives and wicked sharp, but I find the handles a bit smelly, maybe from the chemical used to stabilize the wood.

Thanks for the posts. You guys are educating me, as usual.

Andrew

I use my Yang everyday.Great kitchen slicer. My handle is not smelly. I wish I could find another one.

Free Radical wrote:A lot of cooks say one only needs a pairing knife and a large chef's knife and I find this to be true. After I got my set of Shun kitchen knives, my Ying and Yang have been left in my kitchen drawer. sniff

I understand this and also have a large and a paring Shun Elite. They are great but I still find myself reaching for the Spydie pair several times a day. Could I do everything I need with just the Shuns? Sure. But the Yin/Yang fill a nice void in between. Wouldn't be without them.

Ken

(I told my wife about that listing. Her immediate response was "sell them!". Not gonna happen!)

Doc Pyres wrote:The Yin and the Yang are great knives and wicked sharp, but I find the handles a bit smelly, maybe from the chemical used to stabilize the wood.

Really? Either you have a way better sense of smell (which is likely ) or they need washed (jk, of course!)

Ken

kbuzbee wrote: they need washed

Ahhhh, I thought it might be something like that. But my worry is, if I wash them after turkey carving, raw fish slicing, and whatnot, I won't be able to sell them later on ebay as NIB. :D

Doc Pyres wrote:Ahhhh, I thought it might be something like that. But my worry is, if I wash them after turkey carving, raw fish slicing, and whatnot, I won't be able to sell them later on ebay as NIB. :D

Great point, Doc! I wasn't factoring in resale value. Best to leave them untouched!

Cheers!

Ken

Free Radical wrote:A lot of cooks say one only needs a pairing knife and a large chef's knife and I find this to be true. After I got my set of Shun kitchen knives, my Ying and Yang have been left in my kitchen drawer. sniff

I would have liked to have a set of Spyderco kitchen knives but the choice was not there at the time.

+1

Yang was my first good kitchen knife. It is still a good knife, especially considering that I bought them for less than 50% of MSRP. But after I bought my 8" Guyto (Japanese Chef's knife) Kanetsune KC-102, Yang doesn't see as much use as it used to be. I would never spend $75 for Yang. For a little more you can get Guyto.
http://www.japanesechefsknife.com/products.html