The 165mm deba sits in the most versatile range of the format - long enough for medium to large whole fish, stout enough at 7mm spine thickness to handle the force required for fish breakdown, and manageable enough that it does not feel oversized for smaller kitchen tasks. Sakai Takayuki has been producing knives in Sakai, Japan for over 600 years, and the Inox deba brings their traditional single-bevel expertise to a stainless steel construction that removes the reactive care concerns of carbon steel without sacrificing meaningful performance.
The blade is built from AUS8A - a high-carbon molybdenum stainless alloy that takes a sharp edge, holds it through demanding fish work, and resists corrosion in a wet kitchen environment. The single-bevel grind produces the acute edge angle that makes a deba exceptionally effective through fish flesh: filleting is precise, portioning is clean, and the thick spine provides the authority needed for breaking down whole fish at scale. The blade is fitted to a D-shaped ho wood handle with a buffalo horn ferrule - the traditional combination that balances the weight of a heavy single-bevel blade. Right-handed use only.
Care Instructions: AUS8A stainless is corrosion resistant and low maintenance. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Single-bevel sharpening requires specific technique: work the flat ura side on a flat stone to maintain the hollow grind, and sharpen the bevel at the original angle. Quality water stones recommended. Do not use for hard bones or frozen foods.
The blade is built from AUS8A - a high-carbon molybdenum stainless alloy that takes a sharp edge, holds it through demanding fish work, and resists corrosion in a wet kitchen environment. The single-bevel grind produces the acute edge angle that makes a deba exceptionally effective through fish flesh: filleting is precise, portioning is clean, and the thick spine provides the authority needed for breaking down whole fish at scale. The blade is fitted to a D-shaped ho wood handle with a buffalo horn ferrule - the traditional combination that balances the weight of a heavy single-bevel blade. Right-handed use only.
Care Instructions: AUS8A stainless is corrosion resistant and low maintenance. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Single-bevel sharpening requires specific technique: work the flat ura side on a flat stone to maintain the hollow grind, and sharpen the bevel at the original angle. Quality water stones recommended. Do not use for hard bones or frozen foods.
- Maker: Sakai Takayuki
- Location: Sakai, Japan
- Construction: Hammer Forged, Single Bevel Traditional Grind
- Edge Steel: Inox AUS8A Stainless Steel
- Grind: Single Bevel
- Orientation: Right-Handed Only
- Handle: D-Shaped Ho Wood
- Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
- Weight: 9.8 oz (278 g)
- Blade Length: 165mm
- Total Length: 305mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 7mm
- Blade Height: 50mm
