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Imagine the Life Without Blades
October 6, 2015 Topics
This is the PR movie produced by SEKI city, 800-year historical blade capital in Japan.You might see very strange world if there were no blades such as knives, shave and scissors … a mother chops a carrot, a man gets beards out of his face by packing tape, a hairdresser bites off hairs of his customer …
ISEYA Damascus Family Updated
September 29, 2015 Damascus KnivesBrands
We’re pleased to announce that new family of Iseya “I” Series has newly listed in the Hocho-Knife online store!The “I” series features 33 Layer Damascus-Hammered(Tsuchime) texture blades with a core of high carbon VG-10 stainless steel, that provide excellent rust resistance and a long-lasting edge as well as its beauty.Gyuto(Chef Knife)Yanagiba(Sashimi)Vegetable KnifeISEYA brand by SETO Cutlery MFG Co.,Ltd. has …
Who is the First Sushi Chef to Receive THREE MICHELIN STARS ?
September 21, 2015 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed President Barack Obama to Tokyo in April,2015 by taking him to the greatest sushi restaurant in the world, “Sukiyabashi Jiro”.The master of the restaurant is 90 years old — Jiro Ono — who is the first sushi chef to receive THREE MICHELIN STARS as you may know.He has been …
What’s TSUKIMI ?
September 15, 2015 TopicsEvents
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (moon-viewing) is known an annual Japanese festival in appreciation of the autumn moon. It falls on the night of August 15 (of the lunar calendar), as the full moon in the clear autumn sky is quite beautiful. These days normally fall in September and October of the modern solar calendar. Tsukimi refers …
Sharpening Knife by Master Sushi Chef Hiro Terada
September 1, 2015 Knife Sharpening
“Yo Bocho” or Western-Style Kitchen Knives are very popular around the world.Mr.Terada, a Master Sushi Chef, explains How to Sharpen a double-edged Western-Style Kitchen Knife on a whetstone.Almost all the “Yo Bocho” are double-edged for both right and left handed persons.On the other hand, “Wa Bocho” or Japanese Traditional-type Kitchen Knives are mostly single-edged.Regarding the single-edged and double-edged, please refer to …
Essential beautility, ISEYA knives
August 26, 2015 TopicsDamascus KnivesBrands
ISEYA brand by SETO Cutlery MFG Co.,Ltd. has been cultivated in the 800-year historical blade capital of SEKI city, Japan. The company was established in 1908, and they have been manufacturing and trading excellent knives more than 100 years.All the knives by SETO Cutlery have the sharp-durable edge made by careful forging and polishing by Japanese …
Daimonji Bonfire in Kyoto (Daimonji Gozan Okuribi)
August 24, 2015 Topics
The Daimonji Bonfire, or Daimonji Gozan Okuribi, is a traditional event and was held on the evening of August 16th in Kyoto JAPAN.Large Chinese characters and other motifs are drawn by fires on the slopes of the mountains surrounding the Kyoto Basin in the evening. It is a famous for evoking the image of a …
Stainless steel or High-carbon steel ?
August 11, 2015 Topics
An entry level sushi chef was looking for a sushi knife, Yanagiba,and asked which one he should pick up from our lineup for his job. “Sorry for disturbing,I see u have 2 types of sabun knife :high carbon stainless steel and high carbon steel MV…Can you please tell me what’s the difference between them? I …
How to handle an Aogami (Blue paper) Steel knife ?
August 4, 2015 Knife SharpeningSteel Qualities
Aogami or Blue paper steel is high-grade carbon steel, containing more Chrome and Tungsten than Shirogami or White paper steel. The blade made of Aogami has a very hard edge — HRC: 60~65 or higher — and long-term sharpness once you sharpen it rightly. When you use an Aogami kitchen knife, you can cut food …
Need Knives, Hard to chip and Holding the edge for long time
July 28, 2015 Steel Qualities
Do you need kitchen knives which are hard to chip and hold the edge for long time ? The features (to be hard to chip and hold the edge for long time) normally contradict the others such as sharpness and hardness of the blade.So, it needs a certain balance to optimize your purpose.(Please be noted that this …
How to care the soul of Japanese cuisine
July 22, 2015 Knife SharpeningJapanese Cuisine
“Wa Bocho” or Japanese Traditional-type Kitchen Knives are referred to as the soul of Japanese cuisine.They are popular with chefs and ordinary people around the world in recent years. However, even if you have some great Japanese Knives, it seems that many of them have been wasted due to a lack of knowledge of how to …
I would like to have the knife hardness 64-65 up !
July 12, 2015 about HochoSteel Qualities
Some customers seek kitchen knives with very high degree of hardness, for example, “I would like to know about you knife I would like to get 1 yanagiba and 1 deba. I would like to know the scale of Rockwell hardness please let me know, thank you very much. I would like to have the …
Need a knife for both all-purpose and for de-boning !
July 8, 2015 Types & PurposesBlade Styles
Recently, a customer asked us, “I want an all purpose knife and which i don’t have to sharpen regularly. Can you please advice. I cut vegetable chicken and mostly cooked meat at times de boning chicken.” Of course the question is very good and natural. The customer needs just a knife for both all purpose and for …
Culture of Japanese Kitchen Knives
June 21, 2015 Topicsabout Hocho
This is a documentary of Sushi Knives by NHK, The Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Its narration is in English, so very useful for you to understand in detail. If you have any question, please feel free to contact us anytime. Thank you for reading and best regards! All the Hocho-Knife staff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Hocho” represents Made-in-Japan (Sushi …
Unique design, MCUSTA ZANMAI
June 11, 2015 Topics
Mcusta Zanmai brand by MARUSHO Inc. has been cultivated in the 800-year historical blade capital of SEKI city, Japan. It is at the top of the synthesis between traditional Japanese craftsmanship and modern cutting edge technology. Each knife design is meticulously evaluated and refined. Only the finest materials are chosen for supreme durability, function and …
