Kitchen knives

Home cooking and professional catering require not only ingredients but also knives. With a whole arsenal of sharp utensils, you can quickly, efficiently, and easily prepare dishes of any cuisine—from Japanese to European and island cuisine.

Types of kitchen knives

Modern knifemaking worldwide has introduced a wide range of knives that are useful in every kitchen. This wide variety of options allows you to easily peel vegetables, slice meat, chop hard and frozen foods, create thin slices of ham and fillet, cut bread, and much more.

Kitchen knives are divided into the following types:

• Chef's knives: a classic tool for all kitchen tasks – slicing, cutting and chopping ingredients;
• Universal: a tool for a wide range of kitchen needs – from slicing meat and vegetables to shredding herbs;
• Slicers: products with a thin blade for cutting meat and other products into individual pieces and fragments;
• Fillet: designed for filleting and thin slicing of meat and fish fillets, as well as ham;
• Boning: a cutting knife that allows you to cut meat from the bone, separating it from the carcass and cartilage;
• For bread: features a serrated cutting edge, a long and thin blade for slicing bread;
• For vegetables and fruits: have small blades, suitable for peeling vegetables and slicing them;
• For steaks: suitable for cutting ready-made steak meat into pieces, have a serrated or semi-serrated edge;
• For cutting fish: Japanese and European tools for cleaning fish, seafood, and preparing sushi and sashimi.

Japanese knives form a separate category: Santoku, Deba, Nakiri, Kiritsuke, and others. They are used for a variety of culinary purposes. The Santoku knife is a versatile knife, suitable for cutting, slicing, and chopping. The Nakiri is a knife for slicing and peeling vegetables. The Deba is used for slicing fish fillets, and the Kiritsuke is suitable for cutting meat, fish, and vegetables simultaneously.

How to choose the right kitchen knife

A knife is an important and indispensable tool in the kitchen. The quality of the prepared dishes, as well as the comfort of the cook and the reduction of hand fatigue, depend on its selection.

When choosing kitchen knives in Ukraine, pay attention to:

1. Knife type: Decide what functions the knife should perform in the kitchen and focus on the products you frequently use for cooking.

2. Steel grade: The best choice is stainless and anti-corrosion materials, which ensure easy maintenance and long service life.

3. Handle: not only ergonomics and ease of holding are important, but also the coating material, which should be resistant to moisture and fungus.

4. Cutting edge: smooth is suitable for even and fast cutting, and serrated is for cutting crumbly products, such as bread.

When choosing a knife, pay attention to the manufacturer. We recommend choosing a brand that has a proven track record among customers and professional chefs – this guarantees the quality of the cutting tool and its durability.

Buy a kitchen knife at OsakaHamono

The OsakaHamono online store offers the opportunity to buy the best kitchen knives in Ukraine at affordable prices and with delivery.

Here you'll find affordable cutting tools with high-quality blades and non-slip handles, as well as traditional knives with natural wood handles and steel hardness of approximately 60 HRC.

You can order our products online using our convenient filter and search by knife category. You can also explore our selection and products in our Kyiv showroom!