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.
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…€ 45,00-29%
Daimonya Kuroichi Nakiri (vegetable knife) 155 mmDaimonya series Kuroichi Nakiri.
Blade made of laminated (3-layer) non-stainless steel core. The blade is thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings, which makes sharpening very easy. This vegetable knife has been…€ 69,00 € 49,00
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…€ 69,00-10%
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…€ 99,00 € 89,00-25%
Tosa Motokane Aogami #1 Nakiri kuroishi (vegetable knife), 165 mmTosa Motokane Nakiri, 165 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Aogami # 1 carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife has a black (Kurochi) protective layer.…€ 119,00 € 89,00-18%
Tosa Niyodogawa Aogami #1 Nakiri kuroishi (vegetable knife), 165 mmTosa Niyodogawa Nakiri, 165 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of non-rust resistant Japanese Aogami # 1 carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife has a black…€ 109,00 € 89,00-23%
Masutani Kokuryu damascus VG-10 Tsuchime Nakiri (vegetable knife)Masutani Kokuryu VG-10 nakiri, western handle,
Double-sided sharpened and laminated (sanmai) blade made of stainless steel with a core of Japanese VG-10 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no…€ 129,00 € 99,00
Kaneshige ("金重作") blade only, Nakiri (vegetable knife),160 mm, SRS13 powder steel coreKaneshige ("金重作") Nakiri
Japanese Vegetable knife (Nakiri blade) made of very hard and rust-resistant SRS13 steel in the core. This blade is hardened and sharpened.
∙ Cutting length 160 mm
∙ Height 51 mm
∙ Steel:…€ 119,00-13%
Katsumoto 間ノ岳 Ainodake, Nakiri/Chuka-bocho 180 mm (vegetable knife), AUS8 steelKatsumoto 間ノ岳, Aino-dake Nakiri/Chuka-bocho
Double-sided sharpened and laminated (Sanmai) blade of stainless steel with a core of Japanese AUS8 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no…€ 149,00 € 129,00-13%
Tosa Matsunaga Aogami damascus Nakiri Jigata (vegetable knife), 165 mmTosa Matsunaga Nakiri Jigata, 165 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Aogami carbon steel with a damascus (multi-layer) protective layer on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is completely…€ 159,00 € 139,00
Muneishi Aogami SS clad Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mm -Kuroichi-Muneishi Kuroichi Nakiri, 165 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Aogami # 2 carbon steel with 2 softer types of stainless steel as a protective layer (sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife…€ 145,00-21%
Kagemitsu Senshi VG-10 Tsuchime damascus Nakiri (Vegetable knife)Kagemitsu Senshi VG-10 Gyuto, western handle,
Double-sided sharpened and laminated (Sanmai) blade made of stainless steel with a core of Japanese VG-10 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no…€ 189,00 € 149,00-20%
Kagemitsu 立山 Tateyama Nashiji, Nakiri 165 mm (vegetable knife), ginsan steelKagemitsu Tateyama Nakiri
Double-sided sharpened and laminated (Sanmai) blade made of stainless steel with a core of Japanese Ginsan steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no thickening, which makes…€ 199,00 € 159,00-20%
Muneishi Aogami Damascus Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mmMuneishi damascus Nakiri, 165 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Aogami # 2 carbon steel with 2 softer types of damascus steel as a protective layer (sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife…€ 199,00 € 159,00NIEUW!
Hinokuni Shirogami #1 Nakiri kuroichi Sanmai, Oak octagonal -210 mm-Hinokuni Shirogami #1 Kuroichi, Oak handle,
This sturdy Japanese vegetable knife has a sanmai forged core of Japanese Shirogami #1 (white paper) (non-stainless) carbon steel. This double-sided sharpened knife is completely…€ 199,00 € 169,00-15%
Kagemitsu Shōsetsu HSS, R2 powdersteel Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mmKagemitsu Shōsetsu 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…€ 199,00 € 169,00new!
Kagemitsu 見事 Migoto, ZA18 steel Nakiri (vegetable knife), 165 mmKagemitsu ZA18 Nakiri, 165 cm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese ZA18 stainless steel with a protective layer made from damascus (layered) steel on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with…€ 199,00 € 169,00-26%
Tsunehisa Shāpu VG-10 Tsuchime damascus Nakiri 160 mm (vegetable knife)Tsunehisa Shāpu シ ャ ー プ VG-10 nakiri, Japanese traditional handle,
Double-sided sharpened and laminated (damascus) blade made of stainless steel with a core of Japanese VG-10 steel. The blade is extremely thin and…€ 229,00 € 169,00
Miki M123 Nakiri Satin (vegetable knife), 170 mmMiki M123 Nakiri 170 mm
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese V1 carbon steel (stainless). This double-sided sharpened knife has a beautiful satin finish. This knife is completely forged by hand by the master smith…€ 189,00
Anryu Aokami Nakiri (vegetable knife), 170 mm -Tsuchime-Anryu Aokami Tsuchime Nakiri,
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese Aogami #2 carbon steel with a softer stainless steel coating on the outside with a nice hammer beat (Tsuchime). This method of forging is called…€ 199,00-13%
Fukushima 耐久性 Taikyū-sei, SRS13 stainless, Nakiri (Vegetable knife), 165mm, Oak handleFukushima 耐久性 Taikyū-sei, SRS13 stainless, Nakiri
This Japanese vegetable knife has a core of Japanese SRS13 steel (rust-resistant steel) with a stainless steel protective layer (Sanmai) . This double-sided sharpened knife…€ 229,00 € 199,00ZDP-189
Katsumoto 最善 Saizen Sakai ZDP-189, Nakiri 180 mm (vegetable knife)Katsumoto 最善 Saizen Sakai series ZDP Nakiri
Double-sided sharpened and laminated (Sanmai) blade of stainless steel with a core of the very special Japanese ZDP-189 steel, one of the hardest steel to be processed in kitchen…€ 219,00
Hinokuni Shirogami #1 Chuka Hocho (Nakiri/vegetable knife) kuroichi Sanmai, Kersenhout -180 mm-Hinokuni Shirogami #1 Kuroichi, Cherry handle,
This sturdy Japanese cleaver (also called Chinese cleaver) has a sanmai forged core of Japanese Shirogami #1 (White-paper steel) (non-stainless) carbon steel. This double-sided…€ 239,00
Konosuke Suminagashi VG-10 Wa-Nakiri (vegetable knife), 180 mm - Octagonal Honoki - SayaKonosuke Wa-Nakiri Damascus VG-10, 180mm,
Double-sided sharpened blade with a core of rust-resistant Japanese VG-10 steel. As protection, the core layer is forged with a damascus steel outer layer. The blade is extremely thin and…€ 249,00
Gihei Kazahana Jigata Nakiri HAP40 (Vegetable knife) 165mmGihei Kazahana Nakiri HAP40
Double-sided sharpened 3-layer blade with a core of extremely hard stainless steel HAP40 steel. The blade is thin and manually sharpened. It has no thickening which makes sharpening very easy. This…€ 329,00
