Couteaux Gihei Hamono

Japanese kitchen knife azuma nakiri 150 mm by Gihei Hamono. Blade is made of Aogami 2 steel with iron clad. Aogami #2 by Hitachi sometimes called Blue Paper #2 since the steel is wrapped in blue paper. It has a very good edge sharpness and excellent edge retention. This Gihei Hamono Nakiri has a handle of baked magnolia. Never wash any Japanese knife in a dishwasher. This knife has a thin blade and should not be used on hard items such as bones or frozen foods.

Japanese chef knife gyuto by Gihei Hamono. Blade 21 cm is made of Aogami 2 steel. Aogami #2 by Hitachi sometimes called Blue Paper #2 since the steel is wrapped in blue paper. It has a very good edge sharpness and excellent edge retention. This Gihei Hamono gyuto knife has a handle of baked magnolia. Never wash any Japanese knife in a dishwasher. This knife has a thin blade and should not be used on hard items such as bones or frozen foods.

Japanese kitchen knife santoku by Gihei Hamono. The Santoku is the Japanese version of the chef's knife. Blade is made of SLD steel.  SLD stainless steel was originally designed by Hitachi for cutting other steels. It holds an edge as long as a carbon steel, but is much easier to care for. The base of the steel is SKD11 with hardness up to 61-63HRC. This Gihei Hamono santoku has a handle of magnolia. Never wash any Japanese knife in a dishwasher. This knife has a thin blade and should not be used on hard items such as bones or frozen foods.

Japanese kitchen knife nakiri by Gihei Hamono. Blade is made of SLD steel with stainless steel clad.  SLD stainless steel was originally designed by Hitachi for cutting other steels. It holds an edge as long as a carbon steel, but is much easier to care for. The base of the steel is SKD11 with hardness up to 61-63HRC. This Gihei Hamono Nakiri has a handle of magnolia and plastic ferrule. Never wash any Japanese knife in a dishwasher. This knife has a thin blade and should not be used on hard items such as bones or frozen foods.

Japanese kitchen knife santoku by Gihei Hamono. Blade is made of Aogami 2 steel with iron clad. Aogami #2 by Hitachi sometimes called Blue Paper #2 since the steel is wrapped in blue paper. It has a very good edge sharpness and excellent edge retention. This Gihei Hamono santoku has a handle of baked magnolia. Never wash any Japanese knife in a dishwasher. This knife has a thin blade and should not be used on hard items such as bones or frozen foods.