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Everyday Prep Knives

Everyday Prep Knives

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Everyday Prep knives are ones capable of being the do-most-things tool in a kitchen. These shapes offer broad versatility for everyday prep while still providing enough strength and stability to stand in as a primary knife. This collection focuses on mid-sized, all-around profiles such as chef’s knives, gyutos, and santokus.

While gyutos and santokus excel in precision slicing and vegetable work thanks to their thinner, Japanese-style grinds, they are generally not suited for light butchery or tasks that require torque or lateral strength. For those jobs, Western-style chef’s knives—built with more robust geometry and tougher edges—are more appropriate.

Together, these general-purpose shapes form the foundation of many cooks’ toolkits, offering a balance of versatility, efficiency, and control for a wide range of kitchen tasks.

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Hado Sumi 210mm Gyuto Shirogami 2 Kurouchi Finish Burnt Oak

Hado Sumi 210mm Gyuto Shirogami 2 Kurouchi Finish Burnt Oak

$398.00
$398.00
Hado Shiosai 210mm Kiritsuke Gyuto SG2 Urushi Oak

Hado Shiosai 210mm Kiritsuke Gyuto SG2 Urushi Oak

$372.00
$372.00
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Hado Sumi 240mm Gyuto Shirogami 2 Kurouchi Finish Burnt Oak

Hado Sumi 240mm Gyuto Shirogami 2 Kurouchi Finish Burnt Oak

$458.00
$458.00
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Hado Sumi B1D 210mm Tall Gyuto Aogami 1 Carbon Damascus Clad Urushi Sakura

Hado Sumi B1D 210mm Tall Gyuto Aogami 1 Carbon Damascus Clad Urushi Sakura

$882.00
$882.00
Hado Sumi B1D 240mm Tall Gyuto Aogami 1 Carbon Damascus Clad Urushi Sakura and Oak

Hado Sumi B1D 240mm Tall Gyuto Aogami 1 Carbon Damascus Clad Urushi Sakura and Oak

$1,090.00
$1,090.00
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Hado Sumi B1D 180mm Bunka Aogami 1 Carbon Damascus Clad Urushi Sakura

Hado Sumi B1D 180mm Bunka Aogami 1 Carbon Damascus Clad Urushi Sakura

$682.00
$682.00
OUL Ginsan Tsukishiro Tsuchime Damascus 165mm Santoku Burnt Oak

OUL Ginsan Tsukishiro Tsuchime Damascus 165mm Santoku Burnt Oak

$268.00
$268.00
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Second Hado G3N 210mm Gyuto Ginsanko Burnt Oak Nakagawa

Second Hado G3N 210mm Gyuto Ginsanko Burnt Oak Nakagawa

$415.00
$415.00