before moving into the key principles and more inventive recipes
enthusiastic home cooks and those looking to dip their toe into the world of Japanese knives
Blade length — 240mmTotal length — 403mmBlade height at heel — 53mmSpine thickness at heel — 3
while the 240mm blade gives extra cutting length for larger ingredients and longer slicing strokes
Mutsumi Honoura Blue Super Kurouchi Suminagashi Hakata Knife 180mm Wa Handle before moving into the keyMutsumi Hinoura Blue Super Kurouchi Suminagashi Hakata Knife A hand forged hakata knife from Mutsumi Hinoura, made with a Blue Super carbon steel core, iron cladding, and a dark kurouchi finish over suminagashi layering. The hakata is a distinctive multipurpose shape, with a tall blade, broad heel, and sharply angled tip. It works well for slicing, chopping, and dicing vegetables, meat, fish, and herbs, while the pointed tip gives extra control for