Japanese Kitchen Knife Nakiri | Hammered VG10 | Octagonal handle

Nakiri bocho knives mainly used for cutting vegetables. The blade is thinner than other knives, and you can cut vegetables without crushing them.

It is suitable for cutting large vegetables such as cabbage and Chinese cabbage.

It is useful for ‘千切り Sengiri – shredding’ and ‘桂むき Katsuramuki‘ – a method of cutting vegetables into julienne strips.

Hard and large ingredients such as pumpkin and radish can be cut smoothly.

About this knife

This is a hand-crafted high quality Japanese kitchen knife featuring 8 layers surface stainless steel with a design ‘槌目 Tsuchime’ which means ‘hammered’.

The 180mm blade has the core material of VG10 stainless steel which contains a lot of carbon and cobalt, therefore it is hard, good sharpness, and long-lasting, which does NOT rust like carbon steel.

Another feature is the beautiful octagonal handle.

The brand is ‘源久秀 Minamoto no Hisahide’ and it is engraved in the knife.

What we like about this knife

– Unique octagonal handle

– Beautiful 8 layer surface stainless steel with hammered design

– Great sharpness using the best VG10 stainless steel