Hatsukokoro coordinates a wide network of blacksmiths and manufacturers out of Amagasaki, Japan, producing everything from entry-level workhorses to serious high-performance knives. This line is actually forged in Seki City, one of the most historic blade-making centers in Japan. This nakiri is part of their Chromax line, a semi-stainless steel hardened to approximately 65 HRC that sharpens like a high-carbon steel while shrugging off rust far better.
The nakiri is a flat-profiled, straight-edged vegetable knife, built for full board contact on push cuts. Its tall blade height gives generous knuckle clearance for repeated chopping. The blade is san mai, a Chromax core clad in stainless steel, finished in kasumi for a soft, satin surface, with a pale octagonal hinoki wood handle, which is traditionally used in fine Japanese woodworking.
Care Instructions: Chromax is a semi-stainless steel, more resistant to rust than a fully reactive carbon steel, but the edge can still develop light staining or surface rust if left wet. Hand wash and dry the blade promptly after use. Avoid cutting frozen foods, bones, or other hard materials. Sharpen on quality water stones as needed.
The nakiri is a flat-profiled, straight-edged vegetable knife, built for full board contact on push cuts. Its tall blade height gives generous knuckle clearance for repeated chopping. The blade is san mai, a Chromax core clad in stainless steel, finished in kasumi for a soft, satin surface, with a pale octagonal hinoki wood handle, which is traditionally used in fine Japanese woodworking.
Care Instructions: Chromax is a semi-stainless steel, more resistant to rust than a fully reactive carbon steel, but the edge can still develop light staining or surface rust if left wet. Hand wash and dry the blade promptly after use. Avoid cutting frozen foods, bones, or other hard materials. Sharpen on quality water stones as needed.
- Brand: Hatsukokoro
- Location: Seki City, Japan
- Line: Chromax
- Edge Steel: Chromax (Semi-Stainless)
- Construction: San Mai, Roll Forged
- Cladding: Stainless Clad
- HRC: 65+-
- Finish: Kasumi
- Profile: Nakiri
- Bevel: Double Bevel
- Handle: Octagonal Hinoki
- Ferrule: Black Acrylic
- Weight: 5.0 oz (144 g)
- Blade Length: 159 mm
- Total Length: 310 mm
- Spine Thickness: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 47 mm
