The Okeya line keeps growing every season, and we remain genuinely impressed by the price to performance balance this small father and son shop has managed to hit. What started as a kogatana workshop, small utility blades for woodworking and detail cutting, has grown into a full range of kitchen knives without losing the simple, no-nonsense build quality the family is known for.
This petty is made from the ever popular Shirogami #2, or White #2, steel, hardened to a Rockwell rating of 60 and clad using the san mai method called awase, covering the blade faces in a softer steel while leaving the edge and spine exposed. The cladding gets an ornate tsuchime, or hammered, finish that looks good and helps with food release, and as a carbon steel blade it needs careful cleaning and drying after use. The size is typical for a petty, with a nicely pointed tip for working in small spaces and making fine garnish cuts, fitted to a simple oval ho wood handle.
Care Instructions: White #2 is a reactive carbon steel, so wipe and dry the blade immediately after use rather than letting it sit. Avoid leaving acidic foods against the blade for any length of time, and apply a light coat of camellia oil for longer term storage. Hand wash only.
This petty is made from the ever popular Shirogami #2, or White #2, steel, hardened to a Rockwell rating of 60 and clad using the san mai method called awase, covering the blade faces in a softer steel while leaving the edge and spine exposed. The cladding gets an ornate tsuchime, or hammered, finish that looks good and helps with food release, and as a carbon steel blade it needs careful cleaning and drying after use. The size is typical for a petty, with a nicely pointed tip for working in small spaces and making fine garnish cuts, fitted to a simple oval ho wood handle.
Care Instructions: White #2 is a reactive carbon steel, so wipe and dry the blade immediately after use rather than letting it sit. Avoid leaving acidic foods against the blade for any length of time, and apply a light coat of camellia oil for longer term storage. Hand wash only.
- Brand: Okeya
- Location: Miki City, Japan
- Construction: San Mai (Awase), Hammer Forged
- Edge Steel: Hitachi White #2 Steel
- Cladding: Tsuchime Finish
- HRC: 60
- Edge Grind: Even (See Choil Photo)
- Handle: Ho Wood Oval
- Ferrule: Black Plastic
- Weight: 2.7 oz (78 g)
- Blade Length: 154 mm
- Total Length: 277 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 2 mm
- Blade Height at Heel: 31 mm
