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About Masutani -
Masutani Hamono has been producing high-quality kitchen knives for four generations in Echizen city. Their goal is to create high-quality blades at an accessible price point for anyone, and they’ve nailed it. Their blades are super accessible and cut like a dream, being lovingly shaped, polished, and handled by grandfather, father, and son.
Working with stainless steels such as VG10 and VG1 ensures they take and keep an edge just as well as some of the fancier Japanese knives out there but aren’t as fragile or prone to rust as knives made from high-carbon steel. This furthers their accessibility, making them a valuable tool for anyone who wants to upgrade their kitchen toolkit. Typically finished with a Western-style riveted handle, called a ‘yo-handle’ in Japan, they have a confident feel without being as heavy as many Western-style knives. They feel well-balanced for professionals, home cooks, and even burnt-out retired chefs like me.
About the Shape - A Nakiri is a vegetable knife. Under utilized in the Western kitchen, the Nakiri’s 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 soup your first night with the knife. The ease of chopping will blow you away.
| Shape | Nakiri |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Level | Low |
| Blade Length | | |
| Blade Height | |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Weight | |
| Steel Type | |
| Rockwell Hardness | 60 - 62 |
| Edge/Bevel | |
| Handle | Western Handle - Pakkawood Metal Bolster |
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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 9 reviews.
Review topics: ["handle","knife","sam","knowledge","vegetables","tip","food","questions"].
"First vegetable slicing knife I have ever had that truly slices skinned vegetables like tomatoes and peppers so well that I would not think of reaching for a serrated knife. Beautiful knife with good balance and wait for repeated and accurate shopping and dicing."
"This is a review of not only the Hasegawa soft cutting board, but my entire purchase at Knifewear and the amazing knowledge and experience I received. Sam is the Man! Upon first entering the shop in Calgary, Sam greeted me with a friendly hello! All the Knifewear associates behind the counter were friendly! They work as a team, they share funny stories, helpful tips and knowledge. You can tell they are all passionate about knives. Sam saw me pick up some Tojiro kitchen shears he mentioned that they could sharpen the shears as he was working on a sperate sharpening order. He then helped me with the other items I was looking to purchase. At first I thought I wanted a gyuto and he asked me specific questions about what Knives I currently have, how I hold my knife, what I cook. He showed me an array of gyuto’s another team member popped by and expressed what her favourite gyuto was. I realized it wasn’t a gyuto I wanted but a Nakiri. So Sam put away all the gyuto’s and brought out an array of Nakiri’s I was expecting a Japanese knife to be very expensive, but Sam showed me three Nakiri’s between the $120 - $175 mark. He explained the pros and cons of each knife and with his advice, I decided to pick the Masutani VG10 Damascus Western Nakiri. I love it! I then picked up the Hasegawa Pro-Soft cutting Board and Sam also had really good advice about how the cutting board is excellent for Japanese knives, that it is dishwasher safe, to not put deep fried food fresh from the fryer onto the cutting board as it could stain the cutting board. Here is a pic of me pulling out the cutting board from my dishwasher. It withstood the dishwasher. Overall Sam provided such good knowledge in a very friendly and humble way. He was a great communicator asking the right questions. Knifewear is the Best"
"I bought this as a Christmas gift for my partner and we both love it; super sharp, feels great, and looks great. Price was perfect and it feels like a lot of bang for your buck. Seems like a good entry point for Good knives."
"Gave knife/cover/hone as a wedding present. They are not yet accustomed how sharp a knife should be but they now have a Nikiri and a hone so they will figure it out ...! 😁"
"I have had this for a couple of months now and has been my go to everyday blade."
"Nice and sharp. It cuts through veggies like butter but so far only used it on carrots, onions, tomatoes and have yet to try it on a harder veggie like squash or yam. The handle is very comfortable for me."
"Good steel Good handle and Good food Great buy Claude"
"Good in every way mentioned. Many stars for many cuts"
"I bought this knife specifically for the harder vegetables (butternut squash, turnip, etc.) I chose it for its lower carbon content - VG10 - so there would be less likelihood of chipping. And I chose a nakiri over a pointed knife so there wouldn’t be a fragile tip. For the price this Masutani is extraordinary. It’s an extremely sharp knife out of the box, is well balanced, has a very comfortable western handle, and goes through hard vegetables with a minimum of effort."
