Before Knifewear, I worked in the world of restaurants for years. While every cook and chef, myself included, will tell you that their knife is their most valued tool, there’s a less flashy but equally handy tool that’s near and dear to our hearts: the Microplane. Chef or otherwise, you...
So, you’ve brought home your new knife and you’ve been slicing through all the veggies and meat like a master chef! As with any high performance tool, your new kitchen baby requires some simple maintenance to keep it in primo condition. Don’t worry, maintaining a Japanese knife is easy, and...
The word ‘konro’ was originally used to describe a portable heat source for cooking, but these days in Japan, ‘konro’ describes a household gas burner like this one. That said, the ceramic charcoal grills that we sell at Knifewear are also referred to as ‘Konro’. The highly portable Shichirin Konro are perhaps...
I never would have guessed that of all the knife shapes out there, I’d become obsessed with the sujihiki. Every knife nerd has their vices; some love ultra-hard steel, others are obsessed with gigantic knives, and others love super rare and exclusive knives. Me, I’m a sujihiki guy. A sujihiki...
