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Why Honyaki Knives Developed in Japan?

Other than Western-style kitchen knives generally made in Western countries and Honyaki knives in Japan, most of Japanese kitchen knives are often composite knives forged with Hagane(steel) steel and Jigane(soft iron). This composite structure is ideal for knives that will be sharpened on a whetstone. But one specific problem – which does not occur with …

Professional Attache Case for Kitchen Knives (Made in Japan)

This Large Knife Case is a secure way to store and carry your knives. This case will allow the chef to bring even their longest knives up to 360mm blade length (14.2inches) such as Yanagiba’s and Slicers to work.  The interior lining is a luxurious red soft fabric and the built-in wooden dividers hold up …

Why honyaki knives so expensive, even if made with a single steel like cheap stainless knives ?

A customer asked about the wave line on a popular kitchen knife, “Hello, i have a question and can´t find the answer at the tutorials. There are two blade structures of traditional japanese knives.   Kasumi (cheaper)   Honyaki (very expensive) There are some cheaper japaneses knives made with stainless steel. I think they are …

Glad to hear a lot of voice from Customers

We’d like to thank you to all of our customers who visited Hocho-Knife store and who used our products.   >>Check the details   If you have any question, please feel free to contact us anytime. Thank you http://www.hocho-knife.com/contact-us/for reading and best regards, All the Hocho-Knife staff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Hocho” represents Made-in-Japan (Sushi / Sashimi) Kitchen …

“Honyaki” Knife is made by Japanese Katana technique?

“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

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 …

Traditional Japanese knife ceremony, Seiwa Shijyo-ryu Shiki-bocho

In the past, we introduced “Shiki-bocho“, a traditional Japanese knife ceremony which is said started 1200 years ago. This time we’re pleased to let you know another important style of Shiki-bocho, “Seiwa Shijyo-ryu”. “Seiwa” comes from the name of Seiwa emperor (a.D. 859~876). The formula of a kitchen knife ceremony, “Shiki-bocho”, was established as an imperial command around …

Why do TOP chefs in New York use Japanese knives?

Reuters reported that Mr. Michael Romano, a joint owner of the high-end restaurant in New York “Union Square Cafe”, reveals that many top chefs use Wa-bocho or Japanese traditional style kitchen knives. The restaurant has been awarded “No.1 Favorite New York Restaurant” by Zagat Survey in 2008, “Best of Award of Excellence” by Wine Spectator 2012-2013 and so on. He …

PARTS of JAPANESE KNIFE

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 …

Best Guide of Sushi and Sashimi Knives

[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 …

How to prevent rust on your knife during stock

It is likely to get rust on the blade made of steel if you do not care for it. Especially most of Japanese traditional style knives are made of carbon steel, that is very sharp but easy to get rust. To prevent rust, you need to do some adequate maintenance. Don’t mind! It is very …

Shiki-bocho, very traditional Japanese food ceremony

“Shiki-bocho” is a traditional Japanese food ceremony which is said started 1200 years ago.The chef, who wears Kariginu with Eboshi and Hakama, uses a kitchen knife to cook without touching any fish and birds on the cutting board, to make auspicious-arranged dish.Shiki-bocho is representatively held on “Sechie”, which is Janyary 1, March 3, May 5, …

Can you ship Japanese Kitchen Knives to my Country?

Some customers are concerned about whether we can ship to their countries, because customs offices in several countries are often very strict.This time, we’ve made a country list for them according to our experience, that shows countries which we have shipped to so far.     We’d be happy if you would refer to it for your best GIFT, Japanese …

What are the best knife set in my cooking school?

A new cooking school owner was looking for her best knives. “I am about to pull the trigger on a few knives. However, I’ve started cooking school, though I’ve been cooking for a while, and I am still unsure on which would be the best tools for me. I mean I know which types of knives …

I would like to have the knife hardness 64-65 up !

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 …

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