Hitohira Imojiya ST Tsuchime Damascus | 180mm Nakiri Knife
The Imojiya line of Damascus steel kitchen knives by Hitohira Japan yields unprecedented quality at this price point. High-end VG10 stainless steel and pakka Japanese style handle for ease of maintenance, along with a gorgeous tsuchime (hammer-tone) and Damascus steel mirror finish. The perfect kitchen work-horse or entry into the world of Japanese knives.
- Hitohira Imojiya VG10 Tsuchime Damascus Steel Knife
- 180mm Nakiri Knife
- Stainless Core, VG10 Stainless Damascus Clad
- Pakka Handle & Ferrule
- Crafted in Japan
- 176mm Blade Edge Length / 312mm Overall Length / 2.4mm Blade Thickness / 44.5mm Height / 179g
* As our Japanese kitchen knives are hand-made (some with natural materials like timber), small variation to size and colour may occur.
Japanese Kitchen Knife | Nakiri (Vegetable Knife)
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.