Morihei Hisamoto Hagane 3 Knife Set

Old style forged carbon steel Kanto knife. These represent the original yo bocho style whose design remained relatively unchanged for decades. We are big fans of carbon steel knives like this. They cut smoothly, sharpen easily and are not terribly delicate if a few basic rules are followed.

The out-of-the-box sharpness on these is one of the best out there, as they receive a natural stone finish at the Morihei workshop before being boxed up. Bonus points if you follow up with a Japanese natural stone on these. Any self slurrying honyama stone in the 3-4 hardness and 3-4 fineness (1-5 scale) range is great.  

Being forged, these have a longer edge life and a wider range of finishes they work at. While we are a big fan of stamped Carbon Steel Nihonkou style knives these are a step up in quality that is commensurate with the higher price. SKS steel has vanadium which adds a good amount of edge life over standard SK tool steel used in similar looking western handled yo bocho. 

These have a strong right hand bias to the face of the blade and are not recommended for left handed users.

Included in this set:

Morihei Hisamoto Hagane 240mm Gyuto SK Pakka Handle - for the bigger kitchen jobs like large, softer vegetables, cabbage, piles of herbs while doubling as a great slicer.
Morihei Hisamoto Hagane 185mm Santoku Carbon Steel Pakka Handle - great for single piece vegetables like onion, carrot, peppers and smaller sized boneless meats.
Morihei Hisamoto Hagane 150mm Petty Carbon Steel Pakka Handle - small enough to do some handheld work but longer enough to process on a cutting board.

Brand: Morihei 森平
Producing Area: Tokyo, Japan
Steel Type: Carbon Steel
Steel: Mono SKS High Carbon
Handle: Pakka Western
Hand Orientation: Right-Handed
Final Edge: Morihei 森平