Japanese Kitchen Knife Nakiri | Shitan Octagonal handle | Hammered AUS10

If you are interested in this knife, please send e-mail for pre-order at sumie@j-okini.com

Nakiri bocho knives are mainly used for cutting vegetables.

The blade is thinner than other knives, and you can cut vegetables without crushing them.

It is suitable for cutting large vegetables such as cabbage and Chinese cabbage.

It is useful for ‘千切り Sengiri – shredding’ and ‘桂むき Katsuramuki‘ – a method of cutting vegetables into julienne strips.

Hard and large ingredients such as pumpkin and radish also can be cut smoothly.

About this knife

This is a hand-crafted high quality Japanese kitchen knife with a beautiful design called ‘槌目 Tsuchime’ which means ‘hammered’.

The 165mm blade has the core material of AUS10 stainless steel. 

AUS10 is a high-grade stainless cutlery steel with improved hardness and wear resistance by adding chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, etc. to stainless steel.

Since it is a material with a large amount of carbon, high hardness can be achieved by proper quenching, and it has the great sharpness and long-lasting cutting.

Another feature is the beautiful octagonal handle made of Rose wood.

The brand is ‘源久秀 Minamoto no Hisahide’ and it is engraved in the knife.

What we like about this knife

– Great sharpness using AUS10 core material

– Beautiful surface design

– Beautiful Rose wood handle