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Why Use A Japanese Knife?

  If you ask any chef about quality knives, they will often mention Japanese knives as some of the best out there. Now, they often look a little different to the standards knives you may have in your kitchen. To some Japanese knives have an exotic name, a foreign design and tend to have a…
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September 21, 2015 1
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Why Kamikoto Uses Honshu Steel

  Japanese steel is a crucial component to creating Kamikoto knives, carefully chosen steel mills on Honshu 本州 island, from the prefectures of Niigata 新潟市, Ibaraki 茨城県and Kanagawa 神奈川県 are a part of what makes these blades so incredible. With a myriad of steel available to craft with, we purposefully chose to source our materials…
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