Say hello to the Masahiro Chinese Chef Knife range! – New at Knives From Japan!

The Masahiro brand is known world wide as one of the three M’s. Along with Misono & Masamoto brands, these are the most respected and prominent brands in Japan. Especially known for their excellent cutlery manufacturing in the past. Why is this important? In todays market there are a lot of so called Japanese knife brands on the market (mainly coming out of China ) some of which are not Japanese at all. Being one of the three M’s not only distinguishes the brand but also sets it apart from the rest. This is a brand that the Japanese people respect and cherish as a part of the Japanese culture – it is manufactured with the highest precision and due to some of the ranges unique features it truly represents the Japanese practice of Ikagi (passion, pursuit of perfection). For us here at Knives From Japan, we enjoy bringing you the best brands from Japan and in the case of Masahiro it represents one of the best out of Japan.

Masahiro produces a wide range of knives and at Knives from Japan we stock their Classic range, The Chinese Chef range and The Pure Carbon range

Often called a Chinese cleaver, these knives are thinner than your traditional cleaver and are known as more of a vegetable knife. The Chinese chef knife is very versatile, it can finely julienne vegetables for that professional look on the plate, it can easily crush ingredients like garlic for easy peeling and its larger than usual surface area is fantastic for scooping up and moving your ingredients around.

The new Masahiro blades come in two styles: the TS range and the TX range.

The TS range is made using Masahiro MBS-26 steel while the TX range is made from a steel known as Chromax which is a 3-ply steel, A core of V silver No.1 sandwiched between the softer stainless steel SUS410L.

Both ranges feature a rosewood handle and a 50/50 double bevelled edge with a HRC of around 60

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Say hello to the Masahiro Chinese Chef Knife range!