Crafted in Seki-Gifu, Japan, KH knives are well balanced, light and sharp out of the box. A clean, laser-esq. knife that will out-perform many costing much more. The Olivewood or Walnut handle on these variants are a lovely addition.
- Hitohira KH Japanese Kitchen Knife
- 180mm Nakiri Knife
- Right-Hand Micro-Bevel - still ok for Left-Handed use
- Mono Stainless Steel
- Japanese (WA) Handle (Please Select):
- Mono Olivewood
- Mono Walnut
- Crafted in Japan
- Edge Length: 182mm | Overall Length: 335mm | Blade Height: 48mm | Weight: 161g
- Blade Thickness: (A) 2.2 (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.