Tag: Kamikoto

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 Close

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
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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