Cutlery list (Knives)
Nigara Forging produce and sell Japanese kitchen knives and paper knives which are using the techniques of Japanese swords.
We also take custom orders that accommodate our customer’s specific requests.
- Santoku Knife(For Meat)
- Yanagiba Knife(For Sushi & Sashimi)
- Deba Knife(For Fish)
- Usuba Knife(For Vegetable)
- Chef’s Knife
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Santoku Knife(For Meat)
The Santoku Knife is an all-purpose knife suitable for cutting meat, fish, and vegetables.
It features both the versatility of a western butcher knife as well as a Japanese vegetable knife, making it one of the most popular knives in the Japanese household.
Santoku Knife ANMON
Meat Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 20 cm
Santoku Knife
Meat Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 18 cm
Yanagiba Knife(For Sushi & Sashimi)
The Yanagiba Knife is for cutting Sashimi (sliced raw fish and seafood), and is also known as the Sashimi Knife. It is characterized by its long blade, which allows for ideal one-way single cut. The blade is especially thin to prevent unnecessary cutting damage to the raw material. It resembles the Japanese sword, and it is extremely popular.
Yanagiba Knife ANMON
Sushi Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 21 cm
Yanagiba Knife ANMON
Sushi Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 24 cm
Yanagiba Knife ANMON
Sushi Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 27 cm
Yanagiba Knife
Sushi Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 21 cm
Yanagiba Knife TSUGARUNURI
Sushi Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 27 cm
Deba Knife(For Fish)
Mainly for fish, poultry, and bones, the Deba Knife is suitable for cutting tougher ingredients. It is made thick and heavy to withstand force without damaging the blade. It can separate meat from bones, as well as cut through bones.
-Aideba Knife
A light version of the Deba Knife, it is thinner with the same blade length. The Aideba Knife is easier to handle due to its lightness, and can be used for cutting ingredients other than fish.
-Mioroshi Knife
The Mioroshi Knife is used particularly to filet fish. It features a thin blade with a larger cutting edge.
Deba Knife ANMON
(Bilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 14 cm
Deba Knife ANMON
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 16.5 cm
Deba Knife ANMON
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 18 cm
Deba Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 16.5 cm
Mioroshi Knife TSUGARUNURI
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 21 cm
Usuba Knife(For Vegetable)
The Usuba Knife is mainly used for cutting vegetables. The blade is wider and thin, allowing cutting hard vegetables such as carrots without cracking them. It is also used in “Katsuramuki”, a method of cutting a vegetable into a thin sheet. As the blade tip is blunt and square, it is popular among children and women.
Usuba Knife ANMON
Vegetable Knife
(Bilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 15 cm
Usuba Knife ANMON
Vegetable Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 16.5 cm
Usuba Knife ANMON
Vegetable Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 18 cm
Usuba Knife
Vegetable Knife
(Unilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 18 cm
Chef’s Knife
These all-purpose knives are mainly used for meats, but they can also be used for vegetables and fish. These knives, used all over the world, are thin, light, and easy-to-use.
Chef’s Knife ANMON
(Bilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 18 cm
Chef’s Knife ANMON
(Bilateral Cutting Edge)
Blade Length 17 cm
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Other products
Paperweight/Ashtray
Nigara Forging also produce and sell steel wares such as ashtray and paperweight.
Each products have ANMON patterns that there is only one in the world and those products are using the techniques of swordsmith which have continued more than 350 years.
