Terminology and Features of Kitchen Knives | Japanese knife store Kamata Hakensha

Terminology

"Mizuhon-yaki" is a traditional Japanese knife-making technique that plays a particularly important…

Terminology

Hazuke (blade sharpening) refers to the process of sharpening the cutting edge of a knife or blade …

Terminology

Hawatari is a term that refers to the length of the blade portion of a knife or blade. Specifically…

Terminology

Sharpening a kitchen knife is the process of sharpening the edge of a knife to restore its sharpnes…

Terminology

The hardness of a knife is a numerical value that indicates the hardness of the knife's cutting edg…