How to Use a Honesuki - Japanese Kitchen Knife Skills



A honesuki is the ultimate Japanese knife for butchering poultry: chicken, duck, turkey, and more! But the honesuki can do so much more, it's a great knife for handling a wide range of butchery tasks, and even a great knife for filleting fish! Former chef Mike shows you how to use a honesuki like a chef.

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Mike Wrinch

Mike Wrinch

Mike was a chef for 15 years and and has been a knife aficionado for most of them. His love of Japanese knives began, coincidentally, when Knifewear began. Mike decided that it was time to get out from behind the stoves and hanging out at Knifewear wasn’t paying the bills so he hired himself. We rehabilitated him into a life of knives and shaving in 2012. He loves to talk about food and cooking as well as knives. Mike is the General Manager of all our shops.

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