Nigara SG2 Kurouchi Tsuchime Kiritsuke Nakiri 180mm JETRO These are more and more

These are more and more popular in Western kitchens due to their unique shape and smaller easy to handle size

but it's perfect for cutting through cartilage and tendons

About Ryusen Fukakuryu KAI - Ryusen Hamono was founded in 1948 as a knife sharpening company

About the shape - Santoku means 'Three Virtues' or 'To solve Three Problems'

Nigara SG2 Kurouchi Tsuchime Kiritsuke Nakiri 180mm JETRO These are more and moreAbout the Shape A Nakiri is a vegetable knife. Under utilized in the Western kitchen, the Nakiris flat blade is meant for the push pull chopping of vegetables. Since the entire flat edge of the knife kisses the cutting board at once, you wont be turning the vegetable into an accordion. Accordion vegetables are still connected like a paper doll after you're done cutting them. To truly understand the awesomeness of a Nakiri we recommend making onion