Kenmizaki Satomi Nakiri (vegetable knife), KZ-103, 130 mmKenmizaki Satomi Nakiri, KZ-103
These Kenmizaki Satomi knives manufactured in Japan have a very good price/quality ratio. The blade of this knife has a rust resistant Japanese High-Carbon Molybdenum Vanadium steel core and a…€ 45,00
Kenmizaki Satomi Nakiri (vegetable knife), KZ-102, 160 mmKenmizaki Satomi Nakiri, KZ-102
These Kenmizaki Satomi knives manufactured in Japan have a very good price/quality ratio. The blade of this knife is laminated rust resistant Japanese High-Carbon Molybdenum Vanadium steel in the…€ 49,00
Shimomura TU-9002 Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165mmShimomura TU-9002 Nakiri
The Shimomura knives are manufactured in Japan. They have a very good price/quality ratio. The blade of this knife is made of rust resistant Japanese Molybdenum Vanadium steel and is equipped with a…€ 65,00-11%
Masutani V-1 Tsuchime Nakiri (vegetable knife)Masutani Nakiri, Western handle,
This Japanese vegetable knife has a blade of double-sided and laminated (sanmai) stainless steel with core of Japanese V-1 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no…€ 89,00 € 79,00
Murata Aokami Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mmMurata Aokami Nakiri,
Blade of non-rustproof Japanese Aogami # 1 Blue steel with two layers of non-stainless steel for the outside (Sanmai forged). This knife is completely hand-forged by mastersmith Takeo Murata. A nakiri…€ 79,00
Kajibee Shiro Nakiri Azumagata (vegetable knife), 150 mm - Kaj-05 -Kajibee Shirogami Nakiri Azumagata, Kaj-05, 150 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) of a softer steel type on the outside. This double-sided sharpened…€ 89,00
Kajibee Shiro Nakiri Jigata (vegetable knife), 150 mm - Kaj-02 -Kajibee Shirogami Nakiri Jigata, Kaj-02, 150 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) of a softer steel type on the outside. This double-sided sharpened…€ 89,00-10%
Masutani VG-10 Nashiji damascus Nakiri (vegetable knife)Masutani VG-10 Nakiri, Western handle,
Double-sided sharpened and laminated blade made of stainless steel with core of Japanese VG-10 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings, sharpening…€ 99,00 € 89,00-10%
Miki M132 Nakiri VG-1 Tsuchime (vegetable knife), 170 mmMiki M132 Nakiri 170 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese VG-1 carbon steel (stainless). This double-sided sharpened knife has a beautiful hammer-forging pattern (Tsuchime). The hammer-and-drop pattern on the…€ 99,00 € 89,00
Onryō-Kei Kuro Nakiri (Vegetable knife), 165 mmOnryō-Kei Kuro Nakiri,
Japanese style vegetable knife with a core of Japanese Shirogami # 2 carbon steel. Equipped with a black (Kuro) protective layer and with the logo of an Onryō (怨 霊) -Kei engraved (Japanese…€ 89,00
Kajibee Shiro Nakiri Azumagata (vegetable knife), 165 mm - Kaj-04 -Kajibee Shirogami Nakiri Azumagata, Kaj-04, 165 cm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) of a softer steel type on the outside. This double-sided sharpened…€ 99,00
Kajibee Shiro Nakiri Jigata (vegetable knife), 165 mm - Kaj-01 -Kajibee Shirogami Nakiri Jigata, Kaj-01, 165 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) of a softer steel type on the outside. This double-sided sharpened…€ 99,00
Tadafusa S40 Nakiri (vegetable knife) 165 mmTadafusa S series Nakiri SLD steel,
Blade of laminated (3-layer) stainless SLD-Magic steel in the core. The blade is thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes sharpening very easy. This traditional vegetable…€ 99,00
Tadafusa SAN-27 Sushikiri (sushi knife) 150 mmTadafusa SAN-serie Sushikiri Aogami steel,
Double-sided sharpened 3-layer blade with a core of non-rustproof Aogami # 2 steel. The blade is thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes sharpening very easy. The…€ 99,00
Tadafusa S42 Nakiri (vegetable knife) Tsuchime 165 mmTadafusa S serie Nakiri gehamerd SLD staal,
Blade of stainless SLD steel. The blade is thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes sharpening very easy. This vegetable knife has been developed for the embossing…€ 109,00-16%
Tosa Kiyokane Aogami Super Nakiri Jigata (vegetable knife), 165 mmTosa Kiyokane Nakiri Jigata, 165 cm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Aogami Super carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a black…€ 129,00 € 109,00-19%
Zanmai Classic HKC-3008d Nakiri (vegetable knife),160 mmZanmai Classic Nakiri
Blade length: 160 mm
Total length: 300 mm
Weight: 230 grams
Steel type: core steel: Japanese VG-10 stainless steel with 32 layers of stainless steel damascus steel. Hardness: 60-61 (Rockwell C)
Handle: Ivory…€ 183,00 € 149,00
Zanmai Classic HKB-3008d Nakiri (vegetable knife), 160 mmZanmai Classic Nakiri,
Laminated blade made from Stainless steel with a core of Japanese VG-10 steel.
Blade length: 160 mm
Total length: 300 mm
Weight: 220 gram
Steel: core steel: Japanese VG-10 stainless steel with 32 layers of…€ 175,00
Anryu Aokami Nakiri (vegetable knife), 170 mmAnryu Aokami Tsuchime Nakiri,
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Aogami #2 carbon steel with a softer carbon steel coating on the outside with a nice hammer beat (Tsuchime). This method of forging is called…€ 179,00
Kurosaki AS Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mmKurosaki AS Nakiri,
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Aogami Super carbon steel. This steel is seen as one of the best steels for kitchen knives. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a black…€ 179,00-10%
Tosa HSS, R2 powdersteel Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mmTosa HSS Nakiri, 165 cm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese R2 powdered steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a protective layer of soft…€ 199,00 € 179,00
Tsutomu Kajiwara Sumi Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mmTsutomu Kajiwara Sumi Nakiri,
This sturdy Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Aogami #2 "Blue paper" non-stainless carbon steel with a very nice damask pattern. The blade is double-sided. This knife was completely…€ 179,00
Fujiwara san Nashiji Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mm -rosewood-Fujiwara san Nashiji Nakiri,
Hand-beaten blade of non-stainless steel with core of extremely hard Japanese Shirogami White #1 steel. This type of steel is a very pure steel type and consists only of iron and carbon, making the…€ 199,00-16%
Brieto Tamahagane Kyoto damast TKT-1165 Nakiri (vegetable knife) 180 mmBrieto Kyoto Tamahagane Damask vegetable knife,
Double-sided laminated blade made of stainless Japanese Mo-V steel with an outer layer of very nicely forged 63 layers of damask steel. The handle is made of hollow 18-8 stainless…€ 249,00 € 209,00
Zanmai Hybrid Nakiri (vegetable knife) 165 mm, HZ2-3008dMCUSTA Zanmai Hybrid Nakiri 165 mm (vegetable knife),
Double-sided sharpened and laminated blade made of stainless steel with core of Japanese VG10 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened. It has no thickenings…€ 225,00-28%
Fujiwara san Maboroshi no Meito Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mmFujiwara san Maboroshi no Meito Nakiri,
Hand-beaten blade made of stainless steel with core of extremely hard Japanese Shirogami #1 White steel. This knife is completely hand-forged by Teruyasu Fujiwara and is unique in its kind,…€ 319,00 € 229,00
Masakage Yuki Kamagata (vegetable knife), 110 mmMasakage Yuki Kamagata,
This Japanese Kamagata knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 white carbon steel. This double-sided sharpened knife has a Nashiji pattern which gives the knife a snowy appearance, hence the name Yuki…€ 229,00
Masakage Shimo Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mmMasakage Shimo Nakiri,
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 "white paper" non-stainless carbon steel with a very nice damascus pattern. The double-sided sharpened blade has a damascus pattern with…€ 259,00
Masakage Yuki Nakiri (groentemes), 170 mmMasakage Yuki Nakiri
This Japanese Bunka knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 white carbon steel. This double-sided sharpened knife has a Nashiji pattern which gives the knife a snowy appearance, hence the name Yuki which…€ 269,00
Shigefusa Kuroichi Kaku Nakiri (vegetable knife) 165mmShigefusa Kuroichi Kaku Nakiri 165mm,
Double-sided sharpened 3-layer blade with a core of non-stainless Shirogami #2 steel. The blade is thin and manually sharpened. It has no thickenings which makes sharpening very easy. This…€ 289,00-6%
Masakage Kumo Nakiri (vegetable knife), 170 mmMasakage Kumo Nakiri 17 cm,
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese VG-10 stainless carbon steel with a very nice damask pattern. The double-sided sharpened blade has the appearance of storm clouds, hence the name…€ 339,00 € 319,00-22%
Fujiwara san Denka no Hoto Nakiri (vegetable knife), 210 mmFujiwara san Denka no Hoto Nakiri,
This large vegetable knife has a hand-blown blade with a core of extremely hard Japanese Aogami Super Blue steel. This knife is completely hand-forged and is unique in its kind, the blade is…€ 769,00 € 599,00
Vegetable knives (Nakiri)
Vegetable knives are known in Japan under the names Nakiri (double-sided sharpened) or Usuba (single-sided sharpened). These straight cut blades are ideal for cutting vegetables and chopping herbs. Nakiri knives are suitable for both right- and left-handed chefs. Usuba knives are especially suitable for right-handed use because they are single-sided. Usuba knives are sometimes also available for left-handed use, but an additional price applies.
Usuba knives are traditional Japanese chef's knives and often heavier and thicker than Nakiri knives. For home use, we recommend Nakiri knives.
Usuba knives can be distinguished grooved way in Azumagata and Kama-Usuba. The Azumagata knives have a straight point and are mainly used in the eastern part of Japan. The Kama-Usuba knives have a round sloping point.
Below is a YouTube video in which the difference between a Usuba and Nakiri is explained in a funny way.
The knives below are sorted by price.