The Futana S3 gyuto is fast becoming our favourite stainless steel kitchen knife. Crafted in high performance stainless Ginsan steel with a comfortable WA handle, they are one of the sharpest and well balanced stainless knives we have anywhere near this price.
Exceedingly good value for a knife of this quality.
- Hitohira Futana S3 Nashiji Japanese Knife
- 165mm Nakiri Knife
- Ginsan Silver #3 (Stainless)
- Soft Stainless Clad
- Sakura (Cherry) Wood Japanese Style Handle
- Ebony Ferrule
- Crafted in Japan
- 166mm Blade Edge Length / 314mm Overall Length / 1.7mm Blade Thickness / 47mm Height / 123g
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.