Suzuki Uchi Hamono Shirogami Kurouchi Single Bevel Nakiri 165mm
Partially because of this unique history, Suzuki-sanās kitchen knives look pretty unorthodox compared to other Japanese blades, especially his nakiris. His knives are single bevels with a flat back and forged with a unique ridged spine which Suzuki-san calls the āearā of the knife. The spines on the blades are super thick at around 5mm, but the rest of the knife is uber thin, about 1mm. As soon as we started carrying them, knife nerds worldwide were eager to get their hands on them and try these Bizarro blades for themselves. Just about everyone who tries one falls in love immediately, and hereās why:
Thin blades glide through food effortlessly, but super thin knives can become almost flimsy and are far more prone to damage. The thick āearā spine gives the blade much-needed rigidity, significantly increasing its strength. The āearā ridge along the spine also pushes food away from the face of the knife, creating incredible separation, so you never end up with a huge mountain of food falling over the top of your blade. This seemingly blasphemous addition of traditional sickle forging techniques to kitchen knives is next level. Suzuki-sanās blades are some of the most exciting and inventive kitchen knives weāve seen.
About Suzuki Uchi Hamono: Tsukasa Suzuki is a talented blacksmith from Yamagata prefecture. He learned to forge from his father and has been blacksmithing for over 40 years. Suzuki-san is known primarily for his hand-forged sickles, but he also makes some incredible kitchen knives, unlike anything we've ever seen before! These single-bevel versions of standard knife shapes take some getting used to, but they allow food to fall away from the blade effortlessly.
About the Shape - A Nakiri is a vegetable knife. Underutilised in the Western kitchen, the Nakiriās flat blade is meant for the push/pull chopping of vegetables. Since the entire flat edge of the knife kisses the cutting board at once, you won't be turning the vegetable into an accordion. Accordion vegetables are still connected like a paper doll after you're ādoneā cutting them. To truly understand the awesomeness of a Nakiri we recommend making onion soup your first night with the knife. The ease of chopping will blow you away.
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Partially because of this unique history, Suzuki-sanās kitchen knives look pretty unorthodox compared to other Japanese blades, especially his nakiris. His knives are single bevels with a flat back and forged with a unique ridged spine which Suzuki-san calls the āearā of the knife. The spines on the blades are super thick at around 5mm, but the rest of the knife is uber thin, about 1mm. As soon as we started carrying them, knife nerds worldwide were eager to get their hands on them and try these Bizarro blades for themselves. Just about everyone who tries one falls in love immediately, and hereās why:
Thin blades glide through food effortlessly, but super thin knives can become almost flimsy and are far more prone to damage. The thick āearā spine gives the blade much-needed rigidity, significantly increasing its strength. The āearā ridge along the spine also pushes food away from the face of the knife, creating incredible separation, so you never end up with a huge mountain of food falling over the top of your blade. This seemingly blasphemous addition of traditional sickle forging techniques to kitchen knives is next level. Suzuki-sanās blades are some of the most exciting and inventive kitchen knives weāve seen.
About Suzuki Uchi Hamono: Tsukasa Suzuki is a talented blacksmith from Yamagata prefecture. He learned to forge from his father and has been blacksmithing for over 40 years. Suzuki-san is known primarily for his hand-forged sickles, but he also makes some incredible kitchen knives, unlike anything we've ever seen before! These single-bevel versions of standard knife shapes take some getting used to, but they allow food to fall away from the blade effortlessly.
About the Shape - A Nakiri is a vegetable knife. Underutilised in the Western kitchen, the Nakiriās flat blade is meant for the push/pull chopping of vegetables. Since the entire flat edge of the knife kisses the cutting board at once, you won't be turning the vegetable into an accordion. Accordion vegetables are still connected like a paper doll after you're ādoneā cutting them. To truly understand the awesomeness of a Nakiri we recommend making onion soup your first night with the knife. The ease of chopping will blow you away.
