Japanese Cutlery

Japanese Kitchen Knives

While diamonds are the girl's best friend, kitchen knives are the cook's best friend. Ask any professional cook out there and they will confirm that the knives are their most appreciated tools for their culinary creation. This is especially true for a Japanese kitchen knife, with Japan's long tradition of high-quality cutlery production, starting in the 16th century in Sakai, the capital of samurai sword manufacturing. Nowadays Seki is considered to be the home of modern Japanese kitchen knives. The Japanese kitchen knives produced in Seki are famous allover the world. Among the most prestigious knife brands manufacturing in Seki you will find Masahiro Co., Ltd with its top-notch MV-H range.

Masahiro MV-H Knives

Located in Seki, Japan, which is as mentioned before considered the home of modern Japanese kitchen knives, Masahiro stands for one of the most prestigious knife brands in Japan. Together with Masamoto and Misono it forms an elite group, known as the three M's. It's top of the line series of kitchen knives is the MV-H range, which is without any doubt the best range from one of the best companies in Japan. The kitchen knives are made from high carbon stainless steel, proprietary to Masahiro, which is treated by three stages of quenching, sub-zero treating and tempering until it reaches the ideal hardness for a japanese kitchen knife of 58-60 HRC.

The cutting edge is asymmetrical, 80% on the right side of the blade and 20% on the left side, and polished to a mirror finish. This sharpened style edge takes pressure off the food while giving a perfect finished cut.

All Masahiro kitchen knives are astonishingly light in weight and absolutely well balanced. For being long-lasting and more practical than a wooden one, the handle is a composition of plastic. This creates also a resistance to bacteria which keeps the knife very hygienic in every day use.

Available Masahiro Japanese Kitchen Knives

Links to Japanese kitchen knives for your concenience.

Masahiro MV-H Chef's Knives
A Chef's knife, also known as a cook's or French knife is an all-purpose knife with a size between 6 ans 12 inches.

Masahiro MV-H Slicing Knives
A slicing knife is best suited for slicing ham, roasts, fish or barbecued beef and pork.

Masahiro MV-H Bread Knives
Bread knives usually come with a serrated edge, making it ideal for cutting bread and other hard crusted foods.

Masahiro MV-H Santoku Knives
A santoku knife is the japanese chef's knife and can be used for a huge variety of cutting jobs.

Masahiro MV-H Carving Knives
Carving knives is thinner than a Chef's knife, making it a sepcialist for slicing thin cuts of all kinds of meat.

Masahiro MV-H Boning Knives
The boning knife is used to remove the bones from cuts of meat. The thin blade allows to get even in to small places.

Masahiro MV-H Utility Knives
A all purpose knife, in size between the Chef's knife an the paring knife.

Masahiro MV-H Paring Knives
A small knife, ideal for peeling or other small tasks. It is designed for all purposes like a Chef's knife, just smaller.

Masahiro Knife Block

Masahiro MV-H 12 inch Chef's Knife

Amazon Price: $274.00 (as of 07/05/2009)

This Masahiro 12'' Japanese Chef's Knife will very fast become your darling among your japanese kitchen knives. It will support you in all the chopping, dicing and slicing jobs in your kitchen as well as assist in disjointing large cuts of beef.

More Masahiro Chef's Knives

Masahiro MV-H 11 inch Chef's Knife

Amazon Price: $224.00 (as of 07/05/2009)

Masahiro MV-H 10 inch Chef's Knife

Amazon Price: $172.00 (as of 07/05/2009)

Masahiro MV-H 8 inch Chef's Knife

Amazon Price: $155.95 (as of 07/05/2009)

Masahiro MV-H 7 inch Chef's Knife

Amazon Price: $137.95 (as of 07/05/2009)

Masahiro MV-H 11 inch Slicing Knife

Amazon Price: $224.00 (as of 07/05/2009)

This Masahiro 11" Slicing Knife will be your perfect partner for carving or slicing medium sized roasts of meat and poultry as well as slicing seafood and vegetables. With its thin blade and sharpened style edge precise slicing becomes easy, and the surprisingly light weight makes a perfectly balance in your hand.

More Masahiro Slicing Knives

Masahiro MV-H 10 inch Slicing Knife

Amazon Price: $172.00 (as of 07/05/2009)

Masahiro MV-H 10 inch Bread Knife

Amazon Price: $155.95 (as of 07/05/2009)

This Masahiro 10" Bread Knife will be your friend for cutting bread or any other soft or hard crusted food. The japanese bread knife cuts cleanly and easily through thick or thin crusted loaves of bread without tearing up the tender crumb. Just don't use it for slicing meat or fish as the serrated edge won't make a smooth slice here.

Masahiro MV-H 7 inch Santoku Knife

Amazon Price: $138.00 (as of 07/05/2009)

This Masahiro 7" Santoku Knife is a true Japanese Chef's Knife and will support you in most of your chopping, dicing and slicing jobs in the kitchen. The santoku kitchen knife is mainly designed for cutting fish, vegetables and boneless or light-boned meats like poultry.

Masahiro MV-H 8 inch Carving Knife

Amazon Price: $137.95 (as of 07/05/2009)

This Masahiro 8" Carving Knife is tyhe perfect partner for making thin slices of meats, poultry, seafood and vegetables. With its thin blade precise easy slicing becomes easy.

Masahiro MV-H 6 1/4 inch Boning Knife

Amazon Price: $103.95 (as of 07/05/2009)

This Masahiro 6.25" Boning Knife will help you in separating meat from bone, either raw or cooked. The boning knife makes the sometimes very difficult job of boning meat, poultry and fish a very fast and easy task.

Masahiro MV-H 6 inch Utility Knife

Amazon Price: $96.00 (as of 07/05/2009)

This Masahiro 6" Utiliy Knife is a great knife to have handy for a huge diversity of tasks. A bit bigger and stronger than a paring knife, it is recommended to use the utility knife for small tasks in the kitchen which ask for a bit more heft.

More Masahiro Utility Knives

Masahiro MV-H 5 inch Utility Knife

Amazon Price: $88.00 (as of 07/05/2009)

Masahiro MV-H 3 1/2 inch Paring Knife

Amazon Price: $78.00 (as of 07/05/2009)

Masahiro MV-H 3 1/2 inch Paring Knife will soon become an extension of your thumb and index finger. Most efficiently it is used for peeling small fruits or vegetables.

Masahiro Knife Block MS BLK/6

Amazon Price: $199.95 (as of 07/05/2009)

The Masahiro Knife Block with its strong magnets can hold up to 6 knives, keeping your japanese kitchen knives safe and secure while still be ready for use. The beechwood block measures 12" x 6" x 10".

Remember to always store your japanese kitchen knives in a wooden knife block as it will keep up the sharp edges and offer a safe storage.