Review of the Cutting Board but my entire purchase experience!
This is a review of not only the Hasegawa soft cutting board, but my entire purchase at Knifewear and the amazing knowledge and experience I received.
Sam is the Man! Upon first entering the shop in Calgary, Sam greeted me with a friendly hello! All the Knifewear associates behind the counter were friendly! They work as a team, they share funny stories, helpful tips and knowledge. You can tell they are all passionate about knives.
Sam saw me pick up some Tojiro kitchen shears he mentioned that they could sharpen the shears as he was working on a sperate sharpening order. He then helped me with the other items I was looking to purchase.
At first I thought I wanted a gyuto and he asked me specific questions about what Knives I currently have, how I hold my knife, what I cook. He showed me an array of gyuto’s another team member popped by and expressed what her favourite gyuto was.
I realized it wasn’t a gyuto I wanted but a Nakiri. So Sam put away all the gyuto’s and brought out an array of Nakiri’s I was expecting a Japanese knife to be very expensive, but Sam showed me three Nakiri’s between the $120 - $175 mark. He explained the pros and cons of each knife and with his advice, I decided to pick the Masutani VG10 Damascus Western Nakiri. I love it!
I then picked up the Hasegawa Pro-Soft cutting Board and Sam also had really good advice about how the cutting board is excellent for Japanese knives, that it is dishwasher safe, to not put deep fried food fresh from the fryer onto the cutting board as it could stain the cutting board. Here is a pic of me pulling out the cutting board from my dishwasher. It withstood the dishwasher.
Overall Sam provided such good knowledge in a very friendly and humble way. He was a great communicator asking the right questions. Knifewear is the Best
Aaron L.
