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:
- Steel: Aogami Super
- HRC: 63~64
- Edge Length:
- Height at heel: 51.3mm
- Spine thickness above heel: 2.2mm
- Weight: 158mm
- Handle: Octagonal teak w/horn collar
- Edge/Bevel: 50/50
- Shape: Kiritsuke Gyuto
- Knife line: Tsuchime AS
- Finish: Tsuchime
- Maker: Nigara Hamono
- Place of Origin: Hirosaki, Japan