Specialising in one of the most advanced stainless steels in the knife industry, the Yoshida Hamono ZDP-189 collection provides a range of long lasting, easy to maintain knives with extreme sharpness potential.
These extraordinarily rare ZDP189 Honyaki knives are something special, with one of the finest mirror polish finishes we have seen.
The latest batch (received September 2024), has a thinner grind to our 2023 allocation. These will cut even better.
- Yoshida Hamono Stainless Steel Honyaki Japanese Knife
- 240mm Gyuto Knife
- ZDP189 Stainless Steel
- Mirrored Finish
- Western Style handle
- Micarta Handle, Stainless Bolster
- Hand-Crafted in Japan
- Edge Length: 240mm |Overall Length: 373mm | Blade Height: 51mm | Weight: 300g
- Blade Thickness: (A) 2.9 (B) 2.7 (C) 0.6
* As our Japanese chef knives are hand-made, small variations in size and appearance may occur, and measurements and images are a guide only.
* There were 3 honyaki received with this batch, knife may not be actually pictured, all 3 are close however.
Japanese Kitchen Knife | Gyuto (Chef Knife)
The Gyuto, or Japanese chef knife, is widely considered to be the most versatile kitchen knife for both professional chefs & home cooks alike.
With a variety of sizes and shapes available, generally the Gyuto is similar to western style chef knives in shape, however thinner, lighter, made of harder steel and retains a sharper edge. They consist of a flat mid-heel section for chopping, a curve towards the tip for rock cutting and a pointed tip for precision work.
If you are going to purchase just 1 good knife, the Gyuto (or perhaps the similar Santoku) would absolutely be the knife to choose.