Summary
When it comes to selecting a new knife, a professional chef has several attributes to decide upon. When browsing a website that hosts more than a thousand knives, being able to make an informed decision about the relative prices of different knife constructions is a big advantage.
By breaking down the price distributions of each class of knives we can improve the buying experience for chefs looking to make their next purchase
Chef Knives To Go (written CKTG henceforth) is one of the most popular knife vendors among professional chefs. They have a catalog of more than 1000 knives across 23 styles and 18 varieties of steel. Coming to an informed decision on the price range for just one combination of style and steel can be time-consuming work, so an analysis of the dataset will greatly improve the shopping experience for any chef.
Catalog Breakdown
The following images show the number of knives in each form factor and each steel group
Form factors:
Steel groups:
While there are 18 varities of steel, these can be broken down into 4 major categories: High Carbon, Carbon, Stainless, and Powdered
These breakdowns give us the insight that CKTG mainly specializes in Carbon Steel blades (represent 60% of the steels), and Gyutos (represent 30% of the form factors).
Price analysis
The following boxplot displays the 8 most populous knife steels in the catalog by their median price
