Please join us on October 27th for The Japanese Knives and Sharpening Techniques Event. https://journeecolab.com/events/2016/japanese-knives-takamura https://www.mtckitchen.com/takamura-knives/ Takamura Cutlery, one of the finest knife makers in Japan, will be in town for Starchef.com event. During their stay they share their valuable time with us to talk about how Japanese knives are forged and sharpened, and how to sharpen it properly to maintain a sharp cutting edge. At...
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There are several ways to sharpen the knives on water stone. I learned my way from the president of Knife System Co., Junro Aoki, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. Mr. Aoki sells selection of quality knives through, a Japanese trading company, Korin (https://korin.com/site/home.html), which specializes quality knives, cooking equipments and tableware. Here is how to do video from – Knife System Co’s link https://www.japaneseknifeimports.com/media-videos-and-pictures/....
Read MoreImpressed with This Knife So Much
I will put this knife on my Birthday wish list. I never tried a knife like this before, which cut firm carrot so beautifully, clearly, cleanly, perfectly and effortlessly. I was shopping at MTC Kitchen (711 3rd Avenue, NYC) on this Friday. A manager of the store came to me and asked if I want to try TAKAMURA knife. He highly recommended it to me. I was not shopping for the knife for myself so I reluctantly tried it. Then, I fell in love with it. I never cut a piece of...
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