# Tojiro DP F-808 8.2-Inch Gyuto

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/tojiro-dp-f-808-8-2-inch-gyuto
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/chefs-knives
- Placement: #4 of 18 in Chef's Knives, A tier
- Brand: Tojiro
- LP on this board: 680
- Last researched: 2026-09-01T11:34:24.790Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
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## Verdict

VG-10 edge life at a budget price with enough cladding toughness to avoid the hard-steel chipping epidemic. Demands more careful ownership than the knives above it.

## For

- VG-10 core delivers hard-steel edge life at a value price
- Softer stainless cladding gives a measure of protection against catastrophic chipping
- Laminated construction proven durable in pro and home kitchens for over a decade

## Against

- Requires more careful ownership than a German knife

## Evidence

Consolidated from 10 cited sources across 8 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChefPanko | ChefPanko | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CVBAk_ow40 | fetched and confirmed |
| Bon Appétit | Jesse Raub | B | https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-japanese-knives?srsltid=AfmBOopdI_TIMfSHcfa2WWmK5_hOLObevCeDuplCf7kWdDTxCJNrH_tN | fetched and confirmed |
| Nothingbutknives | nothingbutknives.com | B | https://www.nothingbutknives.com/best-kitchen-knives-from-japan/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Nothing But Knives | nothingbutknives.com | B | https://www.nothingbutknives.com/misen-chef-knife-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| ChefPanko | ChefPanko | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYeCGU7skIU | fetched and confirmed |
| r/chefknives | u/Rawrzore | B | https://www.reddit.com/r/chefknives/comments/1s737m2/got_the_tojiro_dp_f808_and_wanted_to_know_if/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Kiichin - The #1 Place for Japanese Goods in Your Hand! | DG Kaitori | B | https://kiichin.com/en-au/blogs/news/tojiro-knives-review | fetched and confirmed |
| Bon Appétit | Jesse Raub | B | https://www.bonappetit.com/story/tojiro-dp-knife-set-review?srsltid=AfmBOopPBhJpvY2DMn0uv0MVh-5bTmbtSQxgTrjWZlrA2AELyiylj-x_ | fetched and confirmed |
| knifeknowledge.com | Chris Turner | C | https://knifeknowledge.com/tojiro-dp-gyuto-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Fogama | Fogama | C | https://fogama.com/2026/06/02/best-japanese-knife-for-home-use/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8-Inch Chef's Knife | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/victorinox-fibrox-pro-8-inch-chef-s-knife |
| 2 | Mac Mighty MTH-80 Professional 8-Inch Chef's Knife | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/mac-mighty-mth-80-professional-8-inch-chef-s-knife |
| 3 | Wüsthof Classic 8-Inch Chef's Knife | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/w-sthof-classic-8-inch-chef-s-knife |
| 5 | Misen 8-Inch Chef's Knife | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/misen-8-inch-chef-s-knife |
| 6 | Shun Classic 8-Inch Chef's Knife | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/shun-classic-8-inch-chef-s-knife |
| 7 | Mercer Culinary Millennia 8-Inch Chef's Knife | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/mercer-culinary-millennia-8-inch-chef-s-knife |
| 8 | Zwilling Pro 8-Inch Chef's Knife | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/zwilling-pro-8-inch-chef-s-knife |
| 9 | Victorinox Swiss Classic 8-Inch Chef's Knife | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/victorinox-swiss-classic-8-inch-chef-s-knife |
| 17 | Dalstrong Gladiator Series 8-Inch Chef's Knife | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dalstrong-gladiator-series-8-inch-chef-s-knife |
| 18 | Kamikoto Kanpeki Knife Set | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/kamikoto-kanpeki-knife-set |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/chefs-knives.

## What this tier means

- A: Excellent. Strongly recommended, beaten only by the very best.

## How to read this

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- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

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