Nakiri: A double bevel knife designed specifically for taking care of vegetable prep. The nakiri is quite recognizable for its flat profile and squared off nose. This shape is designed for the push/pull chopping and slicing style. Generally these knives are ground quite thin for refined chopping, an entremetier essential.

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: Blue Super
• HRC: 62~63
• Edge Length: 164 mm
• Height at heel: 49.6 mm
• Distal Taper Heel: 3.18 mm
• Distal Taper Mid: 1.85 mm
• Distal Taper Tip: 1.79 mm
• Weight: 166 grams 
• Handle: Octagonal Wedge w/Buffalo Horn Collar
• Shape: Nakiri
• Finish: Kurouchi
• Cladding: Iron
• Construction: San-Mai
• Edge bevel: 50/50
• Knife Line: Kurosagi
• Blacksmith: Moto Kyuuichi
• Maker: Hatsukokoro
• Sharpener: N/A
• Place of Origin: Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan