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Grand Chef, Sophisticated Premier Grade Professional Knives
May 18, 2017 BrandsSteel Qualities
Some professional chefs gave their positive feedback to the “Grand Chef” knives, “For the longer time I use it, I must have more understood the competitive advantage and sharpness durability of the Grand Chef.” The Grand Chef series is a durable razor-sharp knife made in Sakai Japan, using the highest-grade quality material, Swedish stainless steel by …
How to Slice Sashimi ?
May 16, 2017 TopicsHow toJapanese Cuisine
If you have a Japanese sashimi knife like a yanagiba, please try making more beautiful sashimi for your family, friend or customers. But! Do you know there are several type of sashimi as follows? Hira-dukuri Sogi-dukuri Usu-dukuri Ito-dukuri Matsukawa-dukuri Don’t be scared 🙂 We recommended you to learn how to slice sashimi through the following video. Is the …
Kasumi-togi, reasonably priced line of traditional forged knives
May 13, 2017 BrandsSteel Qualities
The Kasumi blade is a reasonably priced line of traditional forged knives which work well for first time users as well as more experienced chefs. It is made to put soft kitchen knife iron on Yasuki’s traditional Nihonko or Hagane — Shiroko / White Paper No.3 Steel — which has been widely used for a …
For Professional chefs among the Professional, Powdered High Speed Steel Knives
May 3, 2017 Steel Qualities
Do you know the material of the Powdered High Speed Steel ? This premium and extremely hard material has been used for production of cemented carbide cutting tool, and recently applied to the kitchen knives especially for professional chefs among the professional. Sabun POWDER PRO 100 Powdered High Speed Steel Knives http://www.hocho-knife.com/sabun-powder-pro-100-powdered-high-speed-steel/ Tojiro R2 SG2 Powdered …
Do you know How to use Japanese Knives for better cooking ?
May 1, 2017 Topics
Recently, more and more Japanese Traditional-type Kitchen Knives or “Wa-bocho” have got used in the world. But we regret to say that few people in the world know correctly how to use them for better cooking. In case that your friends have the three main types of Japanese Knives — Yanagiba, Usuba and Deba — please …
Japanese Stylish Mirror-finished Stainless Functional Sashimi Knives
April 26, 2017 TopicsBlade StylesSteel Qualities
The Japanese Stylish Mirror-finished Stainless Sashimi Yanagiba Knives for skilled chefs as well as for Gift, because the blade is functional, durable and easy to use but beautifully-mirror-finished and traditional-designed as a Japanese sword for look nicer than other knives. The Hakugin is made out of “INOX” Stainless steel AUS8A made-in-Japan steel, that has good sharpness and durability …
JAPAN BLUE handle version of Damascus Knives released
April 19, 2017 Damascus KnivesBrands
Japanese traditional Ai-zome beautiful blue handle version of Damascus Knife series has been released by Sakai Takayuki, one of the cool & popular manufacturer with a long 600-year history by skilled craftsmen in Sakai, Japan. This beautiful version is crafted out of a 45-layer Damascus Swedish Stainless steel with Japanese traditional indigo-dyed (Ai-zome) beautiful blue handle. These knives …
Yaxell Launched JAPAN LIMITED 101 Layer Beautiful Damascus Knives
April 12, 2017 Damascus KnivesBrands
The Yaxell YO-U 101 Layer Damascus knife series, the brother of the globally popular “GOU”, are offered exclusively on the Japanese domestic market in response to quality-demanding customers’ expectation. Needless to say, this JAPAN Limited Version is quite extremely sharp, hard, and durable for professional use. << 101 Layer Damascus Version >> The 101 Layers SG2 …
Homura, Japanese Stylish Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Kengata Knives
We’re pleased to introduce to you the Japanese Stylish Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Kengata Chef Knife & Santoku Knife by Sakai Takayuki. This Homura Aoko is one of the best kitchen knife with more excellent durability of sharpness with special hardness. We recommend any professional chef to use the one in their life. The Aoko or Blue Paper …
Japanese Sword-like Stylish Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Knife by Sakai Takayuki
Japanese Sword-like Stylish Aogami (Blue paper) Steel Yanagiba Knife has been released by Sakai Takayuki, one of the cool & popular manufacturer with a long 600-year history by skilled craftsmen in Sakai, Japan. The “Genbu” special knife, recalling a Japanese sword feature, is made by the skilled blacksmith Itsuo Doi. He is a son of legendary blacksmith …
Get Sakai Takayuki knives before price up by 10%
The retail price is scheduled to go up by approx. 10% for Sakai Takayuki Japanese style handle knives in several days, on April 1st. We recommend you to purchase your desired knife by the end of March, and save yourself 10% before the price increase. 45-Layer Damascus Hammered knife series http://www.hocho-knife.com/sakai-takayuki-45-layer-damascus-hammered/ 45-Layer Damascus Hammered WA knife series http://www.hocho-knife.com/sakai-takayuki-45-layer-damascus-hammered-wa/ …
How to sharpen Misono UX10 at 70/30 ?
March 12, 2017 Knife SharpeningHow to
Some of Misono knives are Semi-Double-Edged at 70/30 unsymmetrically. A customer gave us a question about that. “I’m very interested in purchasing a Misono UX10 gyuto. My question is how difficult will it be for me to sharpen the 70/30 beveled edge? I have no experience hand-sharpening knives. And if it’s better to have a …
“Honyaki” Knife is made by Japanese Katana technique?
March 8, 2017 about HochoSteel Qualities
“Honyaki” knives are true-forged and made of a 100% single material, usually high-carbon steel or “hagane”. The finest Honyaki (mizu-honyaki) knives are then differentially-hardened, the same method used for traditional Japanese sword, “katana”. Honyaki is extremely difficult to forge, requiring a high level of skill and experience. “Mr.Tatsuo Ikeda is a blacksmith in Sakai JAPAN, …
Doll’s Festival and Hocho at historical forging factory in Sakai, JAPAN
March 1, 2017 Topicsabout Hocho
In March and until the beginning of April, an “Hinamatsuri” event was held in Sakai City, JAPAN. Many people visited, enjoyed watching the beautifully decorated hina dolls. Some said that hina dolls decorated with a historical knife forging factory was very beautiful. The event founder was the ex-factory owner who passed away one year ago. Currently, his wife and …
ISEYA 33-Layer Damascus Yanagiba(Sashimi) pre-order available
February 21, 2017 Damascus KnivesBrands
We’re pleased to announce our customers that … the popular Yanagiba(Sashimi) of ISEYA 33-Layer Damascus Knives is to get in stock in a few days ! You can order it right now. >> The product page The available quantity of the item will be very low, and we hope that you don’t miss this rare opportunity. [General Features] ISEYA I series …
