Misono UX10 70/30 Grind: Why It Feels Wrong
A Misono UX10 70/30 grind is a right-hand specialist edge: food can drift, left-handed cooks fight the bevel, and a shiny factory finish is not always a working tomato edge—buy it only if you will maintain an asymmetric Japanese geometry.
UX10 is sold as a right-hand laser. The 70/30 grind steers on the board, lefties fight the bevel, and a factory shine is not always a working edge.
Misono UX10 70/30 Grind: Why Food Steers
Left handed chef knife already warns that many Japanese blades are biased. UX10 is the clear example: roughly 70 percent of the bevel sits on one side. On a carrot that bias can feel like the knife is steering. Right-handers who learned on a 50/50 German edge notice it immediately. Left-handers get the worse side of the geometry unless they buy a left grind or live with a fight. See the Misono UX10 guide for steel and sizing. This post is only the grind complaint.
UX10 Factory Edge Not Sharp: Polish vs Bite
Some UX10s leave the factory looking polished and still skating on tomato. A few passes on a stone wake them up. That is not unique to Misono, but it shows up because people pay Swedish-steel money and expect a ready laser. If it still skates after a real sharpening, talk to the dealer. Do not assume the steel is dead because the factory shine was pretty. Hone vs sharpen knife is the difference between a steel and actually setting a bevel.
Is Misono UX10 Overpriced for a First Knife?
Buy UX10 if you want a thin right-hand Japanese profile and you will maintain an asymmetric edge. Skip it as a first knife, a shared-house knife, or a lefty pickup unless the listing is explicitly left-grind. Price complaints are fair: UX10 sits above tojiro vs shun classic and fights sg2 vs vg10 in the is this steel era overpriced debate. You are paying for Misono geometry and steel, not for an easy 50/50 stone job. Thinning toward 50/50 is a choice that spends steel—you will own a different knife.
Quick FAQ
- Can a left-handed cook use a standard UX10?
- You can. It will steer and feel thick on your dominant side. A left-grind UX10 or a 50/50 knife is the sane buy.
- Should I thin the 70/30 to 50/50?
- Only if you want a different knife. You will spend steel and time. Many owners keep the bias and learn it.
- Why is my new UX10 not cutting tomatoes?
- Factory edges vary. A light stone session often fixes it. If it still skates after a real sharpening, talk to the dealer.
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