The Kanehide Bessaku Honesuki is built from semi-stainless mono steel - the same alloy used in the well-regarded Kikuichi TKC line of blades - and offers a rare opportunity for left-handed cooks to get a properly oriented single-bevel honesuki rather than working against a right-handed grind. The honesuki format is designed for processing poultry, though plenty of cooks find uses for it well beyond the bird.
A defining feature of this knife is its asymmetric grind from spine to edge, a detail that improves performance and is not always present at this price point. The fit and finish of both blade and handle are genuinely impressive given how accessible the price is - the rosewood handle in particular is well conceived and nicely finished. For a cook looking to enter the specialized world of honesuki knives without a major investment, this is a knife worth serious consideration.
Care Instructions: This knife has half the chromium of a fully stainless knife, so it will be reactive and form a patina. Wash and towel dry after each use. Bar Keepers Friend can be used if desired to maintain the surface.
A defining feature of this knife is its asymmetric grind from spine to edge, a detail that improves performance and is not always present at this price point. The fit and finish of both blade and handle are genuinely impressive given how accessible the price is - the rosewood handle in particular is well conceived and nicely finished. For a cook looking to enter the specialized world of honesuki knives without a major investment, this is a knife worth serious consideration.
Care Instructions: This knife has half the chromium of a fully stainless knife, so it will be reactive and form a patina. Wash and towel dry after each use. Bar Keepers Friend can be used if desired to maintain the surface.
- Maker: Kanehide
- Construction: Mono Steel
- Edge Steel: Semi-Stainless
- Grind: Asymmetric, Left-Handed
- Handle: Rosewood
- Weight: 4.8 oz (136 g)
- Blade Length: 149mm
- Total Length: 267mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 3mm
- Blade Height: 39mm
