Features:
- The Nakiri is a traditional Japanese vegetable cleaver. The straight edge is designed to slice, dice and julienne using a firm thrust forward, rather than a rocking motion.
- VG-1 Japanese steel for exceptional sharpness and ultimate edge retention. Damascus style blade clad with 33 stainless steel layers for distinctive style, exceptional rigidity and rust resistance.
- Traditional blade shapes enhanced for ease of use and precision. Integrated bolster design provides a secure, comfortable grip and offers increased control. Ergonomic poly-resign handle is contoured for comfort and well balanced for control and precision.
- Winner of the 2006 Housewares Design Award for innovative design in cutlery.
- Lifetime Warranty
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Product Description
Calphalon Katana Cutlery 5" Nakiri
Customer Review:A2CS0A38JVKYPD
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Summary: Wonderful knife.
This knife is a great tool for chopping veggies and herbs. I use it everyday. I love it!
Customer Review:A2L117YV7QQZXQ
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Summary: Excellent Hybrid Nakiri
I bought this knife mostly based on price to quality ratio and I can say that, based on that, I am quite pleased! I do a lot of cooking across cuisines including a significant amount of traditional Japanese food, so I was looking forward to having another more traditional style knife of decent quality with this addition to my cutlery. When I first got it I was a bit concerned as the blade edge is made in the European style rather than the Japanese style, which has a 15% bias rather than a 25% one and is edged on only one side rather than both.
The knife, however, proved to be a sturdy fusion of Japanese and western cutlery, however. The european-style handle is much nicer to hold than a traditional Japanese blade, while the specialized shape and cut work perfectly to do exactly what the original Japanese version was made to do - vegetable cutting and dicing! The weight distribution on the blade is not perfect and it feels heavier than most Japanese blades will ever feel (more like a Chinese small chef's knife), but I can say that I like the feel and have been cutting my vegetables with more ease than my Victorinox, Wusthof, and Calphalon chef's knives afforded me in the past. The only knife in my possession that does better with vegetables is my Tojiro Japanese-made hybrid chef's knife, which cost more than 3 times as much.
Concerning rusting - if you care for this knife the way you should there will be no rusting. Simply wash and dry it after use rather than leaving it sitting out in water for prolonged periods of time. I believe this care should be given to any knife you've paid more than $1 for, and it take only 1 minute to do each time. Cooking and cleaning go hand in hand, right?
Concerning the size - I cannot say that I have used the 7" version of this product (this one is no longer in production by the way, only the longer one), but I've found this to be a good size to work with a wide variety of vegetables. Sure, there may be a few things too big to cut without scrunching them a bit, but the increased dexterity with smaller items is more than worth it.
Concerning weight - for vegetables I like heavier knives, so this is perfect for me, but if you want a light-weight knife go with a more traditional Japanese steel knife made by a Japanese manufacturer rather than this knife.
Concerning sharpening - I have had and foresee no problems in this area. Make sure you sharpen at the right blade angle!
Concerning handle - the handle on this product is quite comfortable for my larger hands and the bolstered handle gives me the perfect place to rest my thumb as I dice. It does, however, make storage a bit difficult. The knife tends to stick out a bit from traditional knife blocks.
Customer Review:A20S7XV2JK0UXL
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Summary: surprise great knife bargan !
This great kitchen knife was a great "surprise" bargain ! Great quality & great performaqnce!
Customer Review:A176Q5PJQ1OVSY
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Summary: Nice quality...sharp as a razor!
I bought this on a whim...glad I did. It's got a nice "feel" to it and, man, is it sharp! Very handy size...now I want the big one! It never ends...
Customer Review:A1NCUGPRCNPPYQ
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Summary: Cheapest of the Katanas. Same build quality.
You can buy better knives, but Katanas are nice and balanced and hold an edge well. I really enjoy using them and this model is great for chopping veggies and as a general purpose knife. Mine was about $30 shipped.
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