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A New Challenger: Fujimoto Kurouchi-Forged!

A New Challenger: Fujimoto Kurouchi-Forged!

Fujimoto Knives is a favourite brand at Knifewear. Their knives are made by a team of expert craftspeople, each one a specialist in their own field, creating stunning blades at...

A New Challenger: Fujimoto Kurouchi-Forged!

Fujimoto Knives is a favourite brand at Knifewear. Their knives are made by a team of expert craftspeople, each one a specialist in their own field, creating stunning blades at...

Owen's Left-Handed Hasenpfeffer Recipe

Owen's Left-Handed Hasenpfeffer Recipe

Well, you asked for it. I’ve  (ahem) “adapted” my recipe from the recipe of the one and only chef Alfons Schuhbeck who is an absolute G. He’s got a Michelin star,...

Owen's Left-Handed Hasenpfeffer Recipe

Well, you asked for it. I’ve  (ahem) “adapted” my recipe from the recipe of the one and only chef Alfons Schuhbeck who is an absolute G. He’s got a Michelin star,...

How to Use a Santoku - Knife Skills 101

How to Use a Santoku - Knife Skills 101

Slice it! Chop it! Dice it! I promise this isn’t a blog about a late-night infomercial product that barely works, but it IS about the Japanese kitchen knife known as...

How to Use a Santoku - Knife Skills 101

Slice it! Chop it! Dice it! I promise this isn’t a blog about a late-night infomercial product that barely works, but it IS about the Japanese kitchen knife known as...

Fresh Pacific Natural Sharpening Stones: Every Sharpening Nerd's Dream

Fresh Pacific Natural Sharpening Stones: Every ...

Early each morning, Francis Liew ventures forth onto Jericho beach in Vancouver, BC, the ocean’s bounty calling him forth into the briny deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. Unlike the...

Fresh Pacific Natural Sharpening Stones: Every ...

Early each morning, Francis Liew ventures forth onto Jericho beach in Vancouver, BC, the ocean’s bounty calling him forth into the briny deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. Unlike the...

The Changing of the Guard: Ikeda-san Takes Over as 5th Generation Head of Anryu Hamono

The Changing of the Guard: Ikeda-san Takes Over...

It is not uncommon in Japan to see a family business continue for many generations. For example, in the Moritaka family, Tsuneshiro Moritaka is the 27th generation to be running...

The Changing of the Guard: Ikeda-san Takes Over...

It is not uncommon in Japan to see a family business continue for many generations. For example, in the Moritaka family, Tsuneshiro Moritaka is the 27th generation to be running...

What is a Gyuto, and Why do I Need One?

What is a Gyuto, and Why do I Need One?

The mighty Gyuto! If Ice Cube were to retire from rapping and follow his lifelong passion of becoming a  Chef, he’d scoop up a Gyuto and forever refer to it as the...

What is a Gyuto, and Why do I Need One?

The mighty Gyuto! If Ice Cube were to retire from rapping and follow his lifelong passion of becoming a  Chef, he’d scoop up a Gyuto and forever refer to it as the...