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What is Kiritsuke Yanagiba ?
June 7, 2015 Damascus KnivesBrandsBlade Styles
The Kiritsuke Yanagiba is a Sushi knife (or Sashimi knife), designed in Japan between a Western chef’s knife and Japanese yanagiba, it has a single-edged blade with a Western-style handle, combining both Japanese and Western function and practicality in one knife. Traditionally Japanese knife, Hocho, have been crafted for Japanese cuisine, but in accordance with …
Have you ever Looked for Saya ?
May 29, 2015 Saya (knife cover)
Some customers look for a kitchen knife with its original wooden saya. The following is one of the examples, —————— Q & A —————— <A customer’s question> “Hello, I’d like to ask if Sakai Takayuki single-bevel Ginsanko series come with wooden saya? As well as Suisin Inox Honyaki series? Regards” <our answer> “Dear xxxxx, We …
Why SAKAI ?
May 18, 2015 Topicsabout Hocho
Much high-quality Japanese knives originates from SAKAI in Osaka, Japan, the capital of samurai sword manufacturing since the 14th century.The Sakai sushi knives industry started in the 16th century and nowadays enhanced its reputation for quality worldwide. You know, it is said that around “90%” of the professional Japanese-style-ood chefs in Japan use the knives …
HOW TO EAT SUSHI in the right manner
May 10, 2015 TopicsHow toJapanese Cuisine
Mr.Yasuda, a three-star restaurant chef, explains HOW TO EAT SUSHI in the right manner. Is the article helpful for you? If you have any question, please feel free to contact us. Thank you and best regards ! All the Hocho-Knife staff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Hocho” represents Made-in-Japan (Sushi / Sashimi) Kitchen Knives, that is the …
Kitchen-knife mound, “Hocho-Zuka”
May 4, 2015 Topicsabout Hocho
“Hocho-Zuka” is a kitchen-knife mound in Japan to pray for prosperity of your business and thankfulness for the knife you have used. People dedicate their used kitchen knives into it, and make a commitment in front of the mound that they strive to study more and more of the cooling skill in future. Thank …
Do you know what fish is the most popular in Japan?
April 27, 2015 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Do you know what fish is the most popular in Japan? Of course Tuna is one of the most popular in the world. But for a long time from Edo era, TAI (Sea Bream) is the king of fish for Sushi and Sashimi in Japan.The TAI in the picture is around 80cm long! Of course it is …
Complaint about Japanese traditional-style blade
April 12, 2015 TopicsBlade Styles
A customer had unfortunately been angry at the appearance of a Japanese traditional-style blade and gave a complaint, “I recently bought a knife through your online store, which I just received. On inspecting the product, I was disappointed with its quality. The blade was badly fitted to the handle and there was some rust on the tip …
Feature on LEFT handed kitchen knives
March 30, 2015 TopicsEventsLeft-Handed Knives
A lot of LEFT-handed persons have given us their serious voice for kitchen knives with special blades that are finished for LEFT-handed. To answer for them, we’ve develop a special page for LEFT-handed kitchen knives. We’d appreciate it if you could advise us about the feature. Thank you and best regards, All the Hocho-Knife staff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ …
Oil grindstone v.s. Water grindstone
March 24, 2015 Knife Sharpening
A whetstone is usually used to actually sharpen the blade. Generally speaking, there are two types of grindstone. Sharpening a blade needs water on the whetstone especially in Japan, but people sometimes used to use oil on a in other areas that have not enough water. Oil whetstone was developed in countries such as the United States …
What is Big Merits of purchasing in Hocho-Knife store?
Why do you feel the Big Merits when you visit to purchase in Hocho-Knife store? We always give this question to ourselves, to think about and realize customer benefits, because you, our customer, take the time to visit our store to see the contents.The following 3 reasons are our strengths, we believe, comparing to other …
Hocho-Knife site design Updated
March 2, 2015 Topics
We’re pleased to announce that our Japanese Kitchen Knife specialized site has been updated with a graphical slide. We’d much appreciate it if you could visit the updated page to give us your advice / comment. Please feel free to contact us anytime if you have any question. Thank you so much and best regards, …
Hocho-Knife Official Newsletter
February 24, 2015 TopicsWelcome
*Don’t miss a special present for Limited new subscribers by the end of February! Our Official Newsletter delivers Limited & Hidden Topics of the Made-in-Japan kitchen knives, Unknown Japanese food culture and Other unmissable information for You SPECIALLY! Don’t hesitate to subscribe to the Official Newsletter. >>Read More IMPORT JAPAN.COM, INC. Hocho-Knife …
What angle I should sharpen the knife at?
February 14, 2015 Knife Sharpening
Some customers have asked so far, “Just wondering what angle I should sharpen the knives I bought at?” The sharpening angle depends on the intended use,of course. Generally speaking, approx. 10 degrees between the surface of the blade and whetstone would be recommended if you cut only soft things. 12~15 degrees would be recommended if you …
Concern upon Sushi Preparation Techniques
January 30, 2015 Topics
Today, we’re pleased to introduce the “Sushi Skills Institute”. More than 50,000 sushi restaurants are said outside Japan. And it is concerned that sushi preparation techniques have not kept pace with the rapid sushi boom and market expansion, and many accidents are caused by incorrectly prepared and handled raw fish. No matter which country, it …
Any Knife for Left-Handed Person? (2)
January 21, 2015 Left-Handed KnivesBrandsBlade Styles
The other day, we described an article for kitchen knives for a Left-handed cook. This time, we’re pleased to announce to you that one of the excellent brands has successfully been added to our listing. >> details Misono UX10 Swedish Stainless Series (for Left-Handed Person) We’re sure that many left-handed persons will be glad to use the line. Because it is so Stylish and High-Quality that …
