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Best Damascus Knife SET for Perfect Gift
December 17, 2016 Damascus KnivesBrands
In response to our customers’ request, we’re pleased to announce our customers that the BEST popular line SETs of Sakai Takayuki 33-Layer Damascus series have get available at a reasonable price for a limited period. Chef Knife, Slicer and Petty SET Chef Knife, Kiritsuke Yanagiba and Petty SET Chef Knife and Petty SET Please don’t miss the Best …
Sword Style Damascus Knife with Saya SET
December 15, 2016 Damascus KnivesSaya (knife cover)
We’re pleased to announce our customers that Sword Style Beautiful Damascus Hammered Knife with Saya SET has get available at a reasonable price for your BEST Gift ! Sakai Takayuki 17-Layer VG10 Damascus Hammered Kiritsuke-Yanagiba(Sashimi) 300mm with Saya SET Sakai Takayuki 33-Layer VG10 Damascus Hammered Kiritsuke-Yanagiba(Sashimi) 270mm with Saya SET The 33-layer and 17-layer Damascus Kiritsuke YANAGIBA(SASHIMI) Knives have …
Highly praised brand in Japan, Glestain
December 14, 2016 Brands
Glestain knives received an enormous amount of support from many professional chefs in the field of Western cuisine in Japan. The name of “Glestain” might sound a name of a maker in Western country but it is an authentic Japanese brand. Norio Negishi, who is the cooking director of the prestigious hotel “Hotel Okura” at …
Sushi & Sashimi Knife Special Coverage
December 8, 2016 TopicsBlade Styles
We’re pleased to announce that the special feature page of Sushi / Sashimi knives has been launched. “Sushi Knife” and “Sashimi Knife” refer to “Wa-bocho” or the traditional Japanese style kitchen knives, like “Yanagiba”, “Fuguhiki”, “Deba” and “Usuba(Nakiri)” in a narrow sense. But now they sometimes mean whole Japanese kitchen knives worldwide outside Japan, including Western …
Antler Handle version of Damascus Knives by Sakai Takayuki
December 5, 2016 Damascus KnivesBrandsSaya (knife cover)
The popular brand, Sakai Takayuki, offers Antler Handle (Deer horn handle) version of Damascus Knife series. This blade is crafted out of a 45-layer Damascus Swedish Stainless steel, that has a seriously sharp edge, excellent edge retention and a light center balanced feel. Each knife is hand sharpened to ensure maximum sharpness out of the box. …
Stylish Damascus, MIYAKO series
December 1, 2016 TopicsDamascus KnivesBrands
“MIYAKO” series, pursuing beautility of chef knife itself, represents the hallmark of Japanese kitchen blades. * The word “MIYAKO” means “the capital” in Japanese. 33 layer Damascus stainless steel is gorgeously used to craft these beautiful cutlery and matte finish is applied after mirror polishing to achieve a subtle luster. The expert’s technique by skilled craftmen …
Sakai Takayuki 45 Layer Damascus with New Handle
November 24, 2016 Damascus Knives
New handle version of Sakai Takayuki 45-Layer Damascus series is now available, and we highly recommend it for your Best Gift in this holiday season ! The 45-layer Damascus Knives are crafted out of a 45-layer Damascus Swedish Stainless steel, having a seriously sharp edge, excellent edge retention and a light center balanced feel. The handles on these …
How to sharpen Double-Edged Knives
November 16, 2016 Knife Sharpening
In the past, we introduced the article of “How to sharpen Double-Edged Knives“. This time, you’re advised how to sharpen Double-Edged Knives by Mr. Ajioka, a traditional craftsman in the Japanese kitchen knife capital, Sakai. He will teach you how to sharpen with Sakai method, “Sakai-Togi”. We guess that it is the first time for …
ISEYA Beautiful Damascus Hammered (Tsuchime) Texture Blades
November 9, 2016 TopicsDamascus Knives
Just announcement. Iseya 33-Layer beautiful Damascus Hammered (Tsuchime) Texture Blades has now limitedly available. This line is very popular because of its popularity, and most type of this series have been out of stock for more than half a year. Thank you for waiting for a long time. But, the stock is very limited, and the …
Sakai Takayuki Damascus Hammered Texture Blades in stock (Limited)
November 9, 2016 Damascus Knives
We’re pleased to announce our customers that … the popular line of Sakai Takayuki 33-Layer Damascus series has got in stock, in a limited quantity. Thank you for waiting for a long time. But, the stock is very limited, and we hope that you don’t miss this rare opportunity. The 33-layer Damascus Knives are crafted …
The Longest-established Japanese Restaurant in Kyoto
October 27, 2016 Japanese Cuisine
Hyo-Tei is said the longest-established restaurant in Kyoto. Eiichi Takahashi, the 14th master of Hyo-tei, has devoted his life to Kyoto dish, carrying on the tradition of the 400 year history. All the select ingredients are the best in the season, and he and his staff enhance them to a fine art. Almost all the …
Wa-gyu, tasty Japanese beef
October 16, 2016 Japanese Cuisine
Today, we’d like to introduce “Wa-gyu” or Japanese beef because it is the very important in Japanese modern cuisine. It is now considered one of the highest quality brands in the world and there are different variety of cow… Kobe, Mishima, Matsuzaka, Ohmi and so on. Do you know how to select the best Japanese …
PARTS of JAPANESE KNIFE
October 10, 2016 about Hocho
We’re sure that you know the parts of a Japanese knife, don’t you? But in this article, we show you the whole picture of the Japanese knife to prevent the confusion. Because the name of the parts is sometimes called in Japanese words when you talk about the Wa-bocho (Japanese traditional kitchen knives) We hope that you’ll check …
Sushi — tradition and taste in bite-sized portions
October 1, 2016 Japanese Cuisine
Now is the worldwide sushi boom as you know, because it is considered one of the representative for tasty and healthy food. Sushi is a Japanese tradition and taste in bite-sized portions, consisting of cooked vinegared rice (sumeshi) combined with other ingredients (or neta). The neta is some kind of seafood, vegetables and sometimes tropical …
Best Guide of Sushi and Sashimi Knives
September 27, 2016 about Hocho
[updated on 21th Jan. 2018] “Sushi Knife” and “Sashimi Knife” are the words that represent Japanese kitchen knives, that is actually called “Hocho” in Japan. The Hocho is considered the most important tool for professional and amateur cooks, and a Japanese proverb says “The Hocho is the soul of the cook”. Here, we’re pleased to …
