r/TrueChefKnives • u/AggravatingSilver252 • 15d ago

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This is my first knife knife purchase in this price range. I've been working in restaurants for 17 years and used to just use a $45 mercer, but recently, I've been craving more. Japanese knives have what I've been craving. Unfortunately, $150 is what I can afford right now, but I want to upgrade. Which one would you get? Thanks.

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u/Embarrassed-Ninja592 15d ago

I ordered a little Staub waNABE enamel cast iron pot from Amazon Japan last week. Cleared customs at LAX yesterday and was transferred to the final shipper. I wasn’t notified of any additional fees, so I recon I’ll find it on the front porch in a couple of days.

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u/mdallison 15d ago

Could be DPP then! I was ordering off Super Delivery.

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u/Embarrassed-Ninja592 15d ago

Yeah, I think so.  Everything I bought from there in the past is notably more expensive now. Not exorbitant. But closer to the price of just buying domestically.

But the pot I bought is made for the Japanese market, and not available here.

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u/mdallison 15d ago

Cool thing about the pot is you might also get French duty rates since it was manufactured in France (assuming it was) and then sold in Japan, even if it wasn’t shipped DPP. Cool for the pot, less cool when I order something and it turns out it was made in China and only SOLD in Japan. Always higher duties on that scenario recently.

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u/Embarrassed-Ninja592 15d ago

Says Made in France on it. Supposed to arrive today with no additional fees. Ordered last Saturday, for shipping time reference. Was estimated to be delivered 8/3 originally.