Dropping a Tomato on a Nipponblades Yanagiba knife
In this short movie you can see how sharp the Japanese Yanagiba knife from the company Nipponblades is. The tomato is cut in half only by dropping the tomato on the knife.
The difference between a Japanese chef knife and a Western style chef knife
The most attractive feature of a Japanese chef knife is its sharpness. The Japanese chef knives are perfect for dishes where accuracy and precision is required. This is reflected in the Japanese kitchen where attention to detail and presentation is key.
Japanese knives are light compared to Western style knives. This is very comfortable for people with smaller hands (like Japanese) and makes it possible to make fast and agile cuts. Western cooks often need more time to get used to these features of Japanese knives.
What makes these knives sharper, smoother and lighter? It is the hardness of the steel combined with the thin blade. Furthermore a Japanese Santoku, Yanagiba or Nakiri is grind in a sharp angle:
- Grinding angle for an Asian chef knife - 15 degrees
- Grinding angle for a Western chef knife - 20 degrees
— Koen
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