The word santoku translates as "three virtues", which refers to the cutting of meat, fish and vegetables or the following three types of cutting: c...

The Japanese word Gyuto (牛刀) literally translates to beef sword. The gyuto is the equivalent of the Western chef's knife, and is designed to c...

Nakiri translates to "leaf cutter". The specialty of this type of knife is vegetable cutting. Its straight profile and blade height encourage a "pu...