Soooo, I'm switching careers from IT manager and strategist to chef, it's been wild for the past 3 years, but something really clicked with the cooking thing and I decided to pursue it full time and full on. I've been educating myself on various food related things, working in kitchen full time and a TON of experimentation at home.

Now for the past 2-3 months I feel like I need some proper tools to execute on my ideas and I started researching and shopping for everything. I came to a knife part, and after some time I decided my style of cooking deserves a Japanese all-rounder.

I asked older chefs and a few other friends and ALL of them suggested I check out Oster Rob. So I dived in. First of, their website is great, optimized and a bunch of good content in here, really helped me with a bunch of questions I had even before stepping into the store which to me spells professionalism and dedication to the craft and not just another generic reseller store front for Slovenian market. All good so far. I found the knife I really liked, and I did a lot of research on it which just reaffirmed my opinion and I made a decision to go to the physical store and buy this knife.

I never owned a Japanese knife, nor did I have any idea what to expect in terms of quality but also overall experience in the store, so I had my morning coffee, and headed out to buy my first professional knife.

I walk in and I see walls of similar looking knives, a small office area behind, also a workshop looking area and everyone seemed really cozy, store gave a high end and specialized feel with a touch of nonchalance that comes from knowing your craft. It was alive, briming with expertise and sort of passion not just for knives but for every step of the process. Saw people debating on packaging ideas, others trying to figure out the best way to make that engravement possible.

I felt safe and excited.

I greeted the guy at the counter with my broken Slovenian and told him pretty much everything above (just shorter lol) and I said I had my eye out on this knife. He casually strolled and brought me all 3 knives from the Elegancia set and left me with them. It felt respectful.

While I was going over the knives he would casually mention some of the details about it, but he saw that I was determined and after I decided he just went in to the office, came back with that fancy wrap (free of charge) and brought the knife to me with a smile. I asked if he could recommend a knife sharpening set and we immediately went to that section where he recommended everything I need to keep this baby sharp.

What I'm trying to say here is that this guy kept up, he saw that I did my research, he saw that I was determined and casually filled the gaps with practical tips along the way, without sounding pushy or condescending or anything. He was listening and reacting not trying to oversell but at the same time confidently answering every question I had. It was such a refreshing take on sales. At checkout I realized he even applied an additional 10% discount (without saying a word) which was a really nice gesture and a mark of a true salesman.

I highly recommend these guys!!!

About the knife itself, well what can I say, It's the best piece of steel I EVER held in my hand! Clinically precise, really REALLY well balanced at the right spot.
I genuinely had no idea that knives can be this sharp. This is next level.
It opens a whole new way of cooking for me and I'm grateful I was able to grab one of the last few remaining knives of this series.

Thanks again guys and I'll definitely see you soon for some specialized knives.

PS: After completing a purchase as I was heading out he just said take care of it and watch your fingers....WATCH YOUR FINGERS....lol, I found it so fun and again I can't recommend this store enough :)

Cheers and see you soon!!!

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