The Set
The Sakai Kyuba Japanese kitchen knife set in Olive Green includes three knives, each perfectly balanced with optimal sharpness, precision and durability:
- A Chef’s Knife 210mm / 8.5in – The Gyuto – a daily knife, a versatile all-rounder slicing knife, a typical Japanese shape, shorter than Gyuto
- A Vegetable Knife 160mm / 7in – The Nakiri – thin and sharp, perfect for chopping and dicing vegetables;
- A Paring Knife 150mm / 5in – The Petty – extra nimble to tackle the smaller, more intricate chores like peeling or carving.
With these three quality Japanese knives you will be able to perform any cutting task in the kitchen with ease and efficiency. The Santoku, Nakiri and Petty are the only knives you will need, a beautiful knife set that will last for generations. As unique and everlasting as the memories you will create using them. You will love using them.
The Blades
The blades in this Japanese kitchen knives set are designed to make cooking more enjoyable as cutting through produce will become an effortless task.
The blades in this Japanese kitchen knife set are handcrafted by skilled Japanese blacksmiths in Sakai, Japan with premium Japanese VG10 stainless steel. VG10 is a stainless steel with a high carbon content, making it harder than most stainless steel types. With VG10, you get the hardness of a carbon steel but the corrosion resistance of stainless. Hence, VG10 steel offers an excellent balance between toughness, durability, and a razor sharpness.
The blades have a Rockwell Hardness rating (HRC) of 62 which means the edge stays noticeably sharper for a longer time. This means you won’t have to worry about sharpening them often. They are forged with 46 layers of Damascus steel which is legendary for its plasticity, hardness and distinctive patterns. The blades will allow foods to be easily and promptly cut with precision.
The Handles
The beautiful handles are made with extremely limited European maple burl dyed in an Olive Green colour and feature a subtle copper ring under the oak bog wood kakumaki (collar of the handle). The wood has to be dried for two years before it undergoes the process of stabilisation. This ensures the wood is completely waterproof to avoid bacteria growth and is able to last generations.
The Japanese kitchen knife set’s kakumaki (collar) is made with oak bog wood. A wood ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 years in age. Its age and living conditions give it a unique character and rich natural colour variation determined by its age. Giving you a knife with a rich history.
The stabilised premium-cut maple burl is shaped into an octagonal shaped ambidextrous handle to give you a firm grip on the knife. Not only are the handles aesthetically pleasing, they are also perfectly balanced, light and comfortable. This allows for maximum precision and more controlled movements during use.
Please note that no two handle colours or patterns are ever the same as the natural properties of each wood block are unique and will absorb the colour dye differently. This will give each knife a beautiful unique look.
The Packaging
All Sakai Kyuba kitchen knives set come in a handcrafted, minimalist European Oak wooden box with a delicate waxed finish. The box is wrapped in a Oishya signature illustration strip presenting the Onna Bugeisha – Japanese female warriors.
Inside, you’ll see a beautiful note with a genuine 5 Japanese yen coin for luck. There’s an ancient superstition that giving someone a knife is bad luck because it cuts the relationship between the giver and the recipient. The way around this is to attach a coin of symbolic value to the knife, which is then returned to the giver as a form of payment. As we want you to maintain your relationships with your loved ones, here is a 5 yen coin.
The Japanese for five yen go en (五円) is a homophone with go-en (御縁), which means relationship, connection and bond. So by exchanging this coin with the receiver you no longer have to worry about this superstition.
George –
Wow, just wow! I had my reservations about this set. It’s pretty expensive. But I did some digigng around. I even contacted the japanese blacksmith – Kamila, the owner of Oishya – gave me.
For genuine Japanses steel with georgeous stabilised wood handles that’s cheap! Thank you!
Julia Sy –
// Review originally appeared on Google Business Reviews //
The quality of these handmade knifes is fantastic!! The customer support is super quick, helpful and friendly. I really love the history of the female samurai behind the knifes. It’s run by women competing in a Male dominated field. I really love to support them 🙂
Coral M –
// Review originally appeared on Google Business Reviews //
Gorgeous knives. The details and the craftsmanship really shows. I can’t wait to own one one day!
Stefany Barker –
// Review originally appeared on Google Business Reviews //
Unique, high quality knives that really stand on their own as a work of art in your kitchen. I’m confident you won’t be disappointed!
Marcin Kot –
// Review originally appeared on Trustpilot //
Very good knives,very good quality, even an amateur will feel the difference. Worth the money.
David Vu –
// Review originally appeared on Google Business Reviews //
Glad we got this knife! We got these as a gift and these are seriously the sharpest, highest quality knives we have ever owned! The craftsmanship is top notch, its cuts pretty much every meat, veggie, fruit you could imagine effortless and with ease. I am a customer for life, will want to get more to gift for other friends and family!
James E –
// Review originally appeared on Trustpilot //
Fantastic set of knives every cook should treat themselves too.
I was looking for a new knife set, my old set was almost 20 years old and struggling to retain a sharp edge so after spending a good bit of time researching knifes and in the end I opted to go Japanese and purchased the 3 Sakai Kyuba x Oishya set. They are not cheap!
The knifes are beautiful to look at, light to handle and gosh they are sharp. They make preparing food a pleasure the ease they slice through vegetables and meat is incredible. After using these I’ll never be able to use a cheap knife again to cook. There is a saying in life you get what you pay for and buy cheap buy twice. They are expensive but if you enjoy cooking they are absolutely worth it.
Saj Hussain –
// Review originally appeared on Google Business Reviews //
Awesome quality knives