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Tojiro Knives: Japan's Best Value in a Serious Kitchen Knife
Ask a professional cook to name a Japanese knife brand that punches above its price, and Tojiro comes up almost immediately. It's the knife hiding in half the knife rolls...
Tojiro Knives: Japan's Best Value in a Serious Kitchen Knife
Ask a professional cook to name a Japanese knife brand that punches above its price, and Tojiro comes up almost immediately. It's the knife hiding in half the knife rolls...
What Is a Nakiri? The Japanese Vegetable Knife, Explained
Walk past the vegetable station in any serious kitchen and you'll spot it: a flat, squared-off blade that looks almost like a small cleaver, moving through produce faster than seems...
What Is a Nakiri? The Japanese Vegetable Knife, Explained
Walk past the vegetable station in any serious kitchen and you'll spot it: a flat, squared-off blade that looks almost like a small cleaver, moving through produce faster than seems...
Japanese Knife Makers and Forges: How to Tell Who Made Your Blade
Shop for a Japanese knife and you'll quickly notice it's sold by a name: a maker, a forge, sometimes a single bladesmith. That name carries real weight, but if you're...
Japanese Knife Makers and Forges: How to Tell Who Made Your Blade
Shop for a Japanese knife and you'll quickly notice it's sold by a name: a maker, a forge, sometimes a single bladesmith. That name carries real weight, but if you're...
How to Buy Your First Japanese Knife: A Beginner's Buying Guide
Buying your first Japanese knife should be exciting, but it's easy to get buried before you start. Blade shapes with unfamiliar names, steel charts that read like chemistry homework, prices...
How to Buy Your First Japanese Knife: A Beginner's Buying Guide
Buying your first Japanese knife should be exciting, but it's easy to get buried before you start. Blade shapes with unfamiliar names, steel charts that read like chemistry homework, prices...
How to Care for and Store Your Japanese Knife
A good Japanese knife can last decades, but only if you treat it like the precision tool it is. The same hardness and thin edge that make these knives a...
How to Care for and Store Your Japanese Knife
A good Japanese knife can last decades, but only if you treat it like the precision tool it is. The same hardness and thin edge that make these knives a...
What Is a Petty Knife? The Small Japanese Blade You'll Reach for Constantly
Most people buy a gyuto or a santoku first, and they're right to. But ask a cook which knife they actually pick up the most, and a surprising number will...
What Is a Petty Knife? The Small Japanese Blade You'll Reach for Constantly
Most people buy a gyuto or a santoku first, and they're right to. But ask a cook which knife they actually pick up the most, and a surprising number will...