Sukenari announced Sukenari Knives R2/SG2 New Series

R2/SG2 is Takefu Special Steel Company’s steel and HRC is 65 – 64. Blade has razor sharp cutting edge and good retention Sukenari is known for ZDP189 and making knives for Hitachi Steel Company. However, ZDP189 is priced very high and it is not easy to purchase by everyone. Instead, RE/SG series is reasonable despite of it quality. There are 2 types. One is 3 Layer model, and the other is Damascus Mirror Finish. It looks stunning and blade quality is one of the top.

[Takefu’s Legendary Blacksmith: Anryu katsushige]

[Takefu’s Legendary Blacksmith: Anryu katsushige]

Master Anryu was awarded for the Traditional Craftsmanship Distinguished Service last autumn. He has been manufacturing forged cutlery for over 50 years, and one of real legend. Since his work is very thorough and with care, it is not possible to create a large amount but each knife is a top end.

You may feel Anryu san’s soul and thoroughness from his knives. One of most popular knives is ’Blue Super Clad Series’ and often sold out in our shop, too. Please take this opportunity to have a look his knives.

http://www.japanny.com/collections/katsushige-anryu

Ketsushige Anryu 3 Layer Cladding Blue Super Core Hammerd Japanese Chef's Gyuto Knife 240mm

Katsushige Anryu 3 Layer Cladding Blue Super Core Petty Japanese Chef Knife 75mm

Katsushige Anryu 3 Layer Cladding Blue Super Core Hammerd Japanese Chef's Sujihiki Knife 270mm

Katsushige Anryu 3 Layer Cladding Blue Super Core Hammerd Japanese Chef's Nakiri Knife 165mm

Picking Right Sharpening Stones for your Japanese Chef Knives

Knife blade need to be sharpen by Sharping Stone. Frequency of sharpening as for Japanese professional chef is daily, however in basic, please sharpen when you feel that knife’s sharpness become dull. At least, we suggest to sharpen a knife once a month. 

Sharpening stones are consisting of 3 types 

A rough stone, 220 grit or so, will remove a lot of material quickly. This is useful for repairing chips or setting a new bevel angle on a blade.

A medium grit stone, typically 1000 to 1500, is usually the first stone you'll use if the knife is very dull, but not damaged. The finer grit removes enough material to restore the cutting edge, but not so much material that you'll grind the blade down quickly.

A fine stone, typically 4000 grit, is used for polishing a cutting edge until it's very sharp. This is usually as fine as you'll want to polish a knife because it strikes a very good balance between sharp and durable.

We recommend two side sharpening stone as you can benefit two types of grit with one sharpening stone.

King Two Sided Sharpening Stone - #1000 & #6000

http://www.japanny.com/collections/by-king/products/king-two-sided-sharpening-stone-1000-6000

and

Suehiro Two Sided Sharpening Stone - #1000 & #3000

http://www.japanny.com/collections/by-suehiro/products/suehiro-two-sided-sharpening-stone-with-rubber-base-1000-3000

Refer below for details!

http://www.japanny.com/pages/selecting-right-sharpening-stones

Recommendation of Japanese Chef Knife

Received the message saying ‘I want to buy one or a set of knives. But I want to know most precious knives not as price tag but its history and profession on knife making. What brands can you recommend to me?‘

When I recommend knives to customer, I always imagine about the user. How he wants to use, what is his need, preference, style, shape, etc.  

We often recommend Sakai Takayuki knives since they are reasonable and popular. In this case, however, I recommend Yu Kurosaki knives as customer mentioned its history and profession.

You can see his knife collection here;
http://www.japanny.com/collections/yu-kurosaki

Yu Kurosaki is a young talented craftsman who follows the traditional knife making of Takefu region which is well known for its professional knife making history in Japan. He is very ambitious for making unique knives and spread the name of Takefu to other countries. We value his passion and profession. Needless to say, quality of his knives are superb. Comparing to famous brand knives, his knives are reasonable for its quality.

Yu Kurosaki R2/SG2 steel Hammered Japanese Chef’s Nakiri Knife 180mm

Yu Kurosaki R2SG2 steel Hammered Japanese Chef’s Gyuto Knife 240mm

Yu Kurosaki R2SG2 steel Hammered Japanese Chef’s Sujihiki Knife 270mm

Exciting January!

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Miyako - Authentic Japanese Chef Knife

The Authentic Japanese Chef Knife – Miyako line type is another line of knives in the line of excellent kitchen knives of Japanny.com. This lovely kitchen knife line is made almost to perfection in the tradition of Japanese swordmaking. For a time in the history of Japan, the carrying of swords was banned in the attempt to modernize the country. Swordmaking groups therefore began to turn their attention to the manufacture of kitchen knives and other cutting knives while swordmaking itself was put on hold back then. As the name implies, the knife is called “MIyako” because it is beautiful.

The Authentic Japanese Chef Knife – Miyako is a series line in the company’s list of products. What is common to all of these knives is that they are Damascus steel 33 layer knives. This means that made out of high carbon stain resistant alloy, and as the line is a series, there are many variants of this line. They all have double-edged blades and are made out of Damascus steel. Damascus steel is noted for being used in Middle Eastern swords, and just as in the authentic Japanese knife – Miyako line, there are unique and special patterns of banding and mottling that makes one think about flowing water. These blades are very tough, and do not shatter easily and can be sharpened to a very sharp and resilient blade edge. Legend has it from the ancient times that Damascus steel is sharp enough to cut hair that falls across the blade, and is also sharp enough to cut through rifle barrels.  Therefore one can be assured of the excellent and consistent quality of the blade when utilized even by a newbie cook in the kitchen. Precautions must be taken, such as avoiding cutting frozen items such as frozen bones or other products. If one does this, then the blade may break or chip. The blade should be handwashed and towel-dried.  A sharpening stone may be used in order to sharpen the authentic Japanese knife – Miyako.

The Authentic Japanese Chef Knife – Miyako line is truly one that any cook or owner can be truly of. It will be recalled that sharp blades and knives are able to maintain the flavor of the food that they are cutting or slicing. Thus, the flavor of meats is maintained when the line of authentic Japanese Kitchen knives - Miyako is used, such that the dish retains all the original and fresh flavor of the meats when they are cooked. Likewise, the delicious and juicy flavors of fruit remain when they are cut using these knives, such that one can taste the freshness of the fruit while being able to absorb and digest all the natural nutrients that the fruit has to offer. The Authentic Japanese Kitchen Knife- Miyako line will not disappoint its user, whether he be a newbie in the kitchen or a professional and experienced cook. One can consider this line of knives as a most important tool that will enable him to perform his role as a cook to the best of his ability, with all the dishes he prepares as the most flavorful and delicious as well.  All rookie and experienced cooks will appreciate having an Authentic Japanese Kitchen Knife – Miyako in their collection of knives. They will be in possession of an excellent cutting, slicing or paring tool that they can depend on all of the time.

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