Nakiri

The nakiri knife is a traditional Japanese double-beveled vegetable cutter designed for precision chopping. With its signature 160-180mm straight-edge blade and rectangular profile, this lightweight kitchen essential delivers full-board contact for flawless push/pull cuts – effortlessly slicing through dense vegetables like cabbage and root crops without accordioning. Unlike western chef's knives, the nakiri's flat cutting path and thin, razor-sharp steel (distinct from Chinese cleavers) ensure uniform dicing and clean herb mincing. Its wide blade surface doubles as a vegetable scoop, while the rounded tip enhances safety during rapid chopping motions.