Tag: Honshu

Kamikoto Knives

Taking Inspiration From The West

  Honshu chef’s knives are becoming incredibly popular throughout the world. Beautiful and incredibly effective to use, it is easy to see why they are in high demand. Today’s knives blend the traditional Japanese knife with some of the best of western ideas, such as the double bevelled edge for an easier to use knife…
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October 15, 2015 0
Traditional Kamikoto Knife

An Unrivalled History Of Steel Making

  Japanese knives are incredibly popular with chefs all over the world, and rightly so. Beautifully crafted, well balanced and built to retain their incredible sharp edge for longer than others, Japanese knives are made to the highest of standards. This is not something that happened by accident, Japanese knives have made their mark in…
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September 21, 2015 0
Kamikoto Knife Preparation

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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August 16, 2015 2