What to look for at a kitchen knife choil + spine taper + profile taper (Double bevel)

The Choil of a kitchen knife can tell you a lot, but at the same time, it does not mean a lot without considering everything else. In this video, I will tell you what I look for and how I judge a knife's choil. Knives used in this video: 🛒S H O P: Shi Ba Zi Zuo Vegetable Cleaver (F208): Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feaXHT4yuLM 🛒 AliExpress (EU/NA) (Reseller store): The store I bought the Shi Ba Zi Zuo Chinese Cleaver F208 (They have 2 sizes): https://bit.ly/38NonfB​ Above stores is a reseller store, Shi Ba Zi Zuo has closed their official AliExpress store and opened an official Amazon.com store: 🛒 Amazon (NA) (Official ShiBaZi Zuo store): https://amzn.to/3aVqStm​ Shi Ba Shi Zou F208-1 (9 inches): https://amzn.to/3aUarhd​ Shi Ba Shi Zou F208-2 (8 inches): https://amzn.to/2SsamKW​ Complete Stainless Steel welded handle: 🛒 AliExpress (EU/NA) (Reseller store): https://bit.ly/2IrMple Dengjia Vegetable Cleaver JCD-904: Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM9lM-YVi-U&t 🛒S H O P: Dengjia JCD-904 Vegetable Cleaver (185mm): https://bit.ly/3p0r0PR​ Note: This is the same version as in the video from the official Dengjia store. Other handles great for pinch grip at the blade same blade core material: JCD-901: https://bit.ly/3oYIY5l​ TM-9050: https://bit.ly/3nvuR7l​ Dengjia Vegetable Cleaver TM9080: Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMmaK4JDBkg 🛒S H O P: TM-9080 (180mm): https://bit.ly/36pOg2c​ Dengjia Amazon Store: NA: https://amzn.to/2KxzYoC​ Manufacturer Dengjia Official Store: https://bit.ly/2JT239G Dengjia Chinese Bone Cleaver Review (BZ-4401): Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsp6e02pLU 🛒S H O P: Dengjia BZ4401 Bone Cleaver: (185mm*): https://bit.ly/3n8ZYF4​ Dengjia Amazon Store: NA: https://amzn.to/2KxzYoC​ Manufacturer Dengjia Official Store: https://bit.ly/2JT239G​ 🛒S H O P: Leshan (Tiejiangshijia) Dual-purpose Cleaver (Custom order is also possible): https://bit.ly/36tBhwf​ Reseller: https://bit.ly/3lzPIFA​ Kotai Kitchen Kiritsuke Chef Knife: Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfjITO7TOiM 🛒S H O P: NA: https://amzn.to/3nHCYyw​ EU: https://amzn.to/3e6sbuE Shibata Kotetsu Type III Gyuto: Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh-NPygQUwo&t Retailers: https://shibataknives.com/retailers/ Yu Kurosaki Shizuku Gyuto: Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuYEvF9zd9M Makoto Kurosaki Gyuto: Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMNWV4J71aM N O T E S: All knives shown are for reference only. FULL DISCLOSURE If you purchase from these links, I get a small commission that goes towards supporting the channel. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support :) ★ F O L L O W ChefPanko 😊 👍🏼 S U B S C R I B E: http://bit.ly/chefpanko/ 🔪 G E A R: https://kit.co/ChefPanko/ 📸 I N S TA G R A M: https://instagram.com/chefpanko/ 🌎 W E B S I T E: https://www.chefpanko.com/ 📬 B U S I N E S S: https://www.chefpanko.com/contact/ 🍱 C O O K I N G: https://www.chefpanko.com/cooking-guide/ T I M E S T A M P S 00:00 - Video introduction 00:14 - Disclosures 00:27 - Why do we look at a knife choil? 00:53 - How to look at the kitchen knife, Choil? 01:15 - Different Choils + Shibata Takayuki and Yu Kurosaki Choils. 01:44 - Makoto Kurosaki vs Kotai Kitchen Choil 02:12 - Further investigation 02:31 - Does it need some thinning? 03:10 - Knife style has a significant role in evaluating the Choil.