Usuba: Single bevel vegetable knife. Think nakiri sharpened only on one side. Used for refined vegetable work. If you have ever watched the original Iron Chef TV show, then chances are you have seen someone prepping long sheets of radish or other veg using a Usuba.

Knife Specs:

Knife specs are taken from a randomly selected knife. These specs may vary from knife to knife due to the handmade nature of our products.

• Steel: White #2
• HRC: 61~63
• Edge Length: 165 mm
• Height at heel: 45.05 mm
• Distal Taper Heel: 3.47 mm
• Distal Taper Mid: 2.96 mm
• Distal Taper Tip: 1.75 mm
• Weight: 186 grams
• Handle: D-Shaped Magnolia w/Buffalo Horn Collar
• Shape: Usuba
• Finish: Kasumi
• Cladding: Iron
• Construction: Ni-Mai
• Edge bevel: Single
• Knife Line: Gokujyo
• Blacksmith: Yoshikazu Tanaka
• Maker: Sakai Kikumori
• Sharpener: Sakai Kikumori
• Place of Origin: Sakai, Japan

Cutting Surfaces:

Choose end-grain cutting boards or soft plastic boards.

Avoid glass, marble, slate, plates, china,or anything harder than steel. 

Bamboo and edge grain hardwood is not recommended due to the hardness.

Cutting tips:
Avoid cutting through bones to prevent blade chipping.

Refrain from using the knife on frozen food; opt for a knife with softer steel.

Never twist, cleave, or pry the blade if it gets stuck. Gently  remove your knife and try again.

Sharpening and Honing:

Ceramic honing rods are the recommended option for your daily maintenance. Metal rods will do more damage than good for Japanese knives.

We believe sharpening on water stones will give you the best results when caring for your high carbon knives.

• The Cook's Edge ships worldwide.
• Free shipping for orders over $200 CAD anywhere in Canada or the US.*
• If your order is less than $200 CAD the shipping will be calculated by weight.
• We aim to ship your order within 24-48 hours from the time of purchase, with the exception of Sundays and holidays. All parcels we ship are insured and traceable. All parcels are shipped from our shop in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

*Please note that heavy orders such as cutting boards and whetstones are subject to additional shipping charges that will be calculated and quoted upon ordering.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING 

• When shipping to any country outside of Canada or the US we use DHL Express worldwide or UPS Expedited worldwide shipping with a weight based rate.

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