





One of the most comfortable high-end handles we've seen on a knife of this level. A slightly heavier, premium ebony wood, matched to a well-crafted, stainless steel blade.
- Sakai Takayuki Japanese Knife
- 160mm Nakiri Knife
- VG-10 Stainless Steel
- Mono Ebony Wood Handle
- Nashiji Finish
- Crafted in Japan
- Edge Length: 161mm | Overall Length: 310mm | Blade Height: 44mm | Weight: 166g
- Blade Thickness: (A) 2.1 (B) 2.0 (C) 1.9 (at spine)

* As our Japanese chef knives are hand-made, small variations in size and appearance may occur, and measurements and images are a guide only

Japanese Kitchen Knife | Nakiri (Vegetable Knife)
Nakiri knives are a specialist Japanese vegetable cutting knife that can also be used as your primary kitchen knife, depending on your cutting style.
Nakiri knives have a flat profile and tall blade height which aids in push chopping but does make rock style cutting a little uncomfortable. The Nakiri, like many western style chef knives has a double bevel grind, in contrast to the Japanese style vegetable knife, the Usuba, which is single bevel. Whilst a Gyuto or Santoku does do a good job at cutting vegetables, the larger flat bottom of a Nakiri or Usuba make the task much easier. The Nakiri is one of our favourite profiles, highly recommended.
Nakiri knives have a flat profile and tall blade height which aids in push chopping but does make rock style cutting a little uncomfortable. The Nakiri, like many western style chef knives has a double bevel grind, in contrast to the Japanese style vegetable knife, the Usuba, which is single bevel. Whilst a Gyuto or Santoku does do a good job at cutting vegetables, the larger flat bottom of a Nakiri or Usuba make the task much easier. The Nakiri is one of our favourite profiles, highly recommended.