Make Restaurant Quality Sushi at Home With Japanese Chef Knives
By Michelle Simpson

A lot of people enjoy a night out at a restaurant with friends to enjoy sushi, conversation, and fond memories. But crowded restaurants can make the experience more of a chore than a relaxing night out. Now imagine having the same experience at home for half of the cost, with less noise, and plenty of room. Invite your family and close friends over for a “night out” complete with restaurant quality sushi as your main course. One of the secrets to making good looking and good tasting sushi is having the proper knife. With the proper traditional Japanese chef knives, and professional grade sushi knives you can make the same meal in your own kitchen.

Sushi knives come in many styles and sizes to make it easy for you to prepare great tasting and great-looking sushi to share with the people you spend quality time with. Traditional Japanese made sushi knives are designed by professionals and manufactured with the finest steel to hold the cutting edge necessary to prepare a delicate food. The Japanese have a long tradition of making the best sushi knives and thanks to the Internet these top-quality knives are available to you. In this article you will learn which sushi knives to buy for your kitchen so that you can start saving money on overpriced restaurant food. Take pride in making beautiful meals that taste like they were delivered from your favorite sushi bar right to your front door.

The Yanagiba sushi knife. The most commonly used sushi knife is the Yanagiba professional Japanese chef knife. The Yanagiba knife blades vary in length from 8 to 11 inches. The Yanagiba (or Willow leaf blade) has a long narrow blade with a single grind edge. The single grind edge leaves the bottom of the knife completely flat to allow much easier filleting. The specifically designed edge of the knife lifts the top layer of fish or seafood as you cut to separate it from the bones much faster. Designed especially for cutting raw fish the Yanagiba can also be used for other types of food. Yanagiba Japanese chef knives usually come with the traditional Japanese octagon or oval handle. Handle materials are usually cut from the finest hard woods such as sandalwood and Magnolia.

The Deba sushi knife. The Deba Japanese chef knife is similar to an American style kitchen cleaver but has a few blade features that make it especially useful when preparing fish. The Deba (also known as the Deba Bocho) has a single edge blade ground only on one side which is designed to cut the heads off of large fish without damaging the blade. The single edge blade also makes it easier to filet the fish because the flat bottom portion of the blade slides along the bones as the single edge blade lifts and cuts the meat off of them. The Deba is also used to cut other meats such as chicken or beef. It is not recommended that the Deba be used for cutting bones larger, or harder than fish bones because it can cause the edge of the blade to roll from the higher impact needed to separate the bones.

There are several other styles of Japanese chef knives that can be used along with the sushi knives to make food preparation easier and faster. The Gyuto is the Japanese all purpose chef knife that can be used for most of your cutting jobs in the kitchen. The Santuko knife is another multipurpose kitchen knife that can handle several different kitchen jobs. The Petty knife is the Japanese style paring knife for peeling and cutting smaller vegetables, fruits and garnishes. There is also the Usuba knife that is designed similar to a cleaver, but is specifically designed for the preparation of vegetables.

So now that you have more information about buying the right knives to make Sushi in your own kitchen, you can stock your kitchen with Japanese chef and Sushi knives and start having fun and saving money.

Michelle Simpson is the owner of Pro Knife and Tool, an online store specializing in the sale of top-quality kitchen knives, sport knives, and multi-tools. She lives in Oregon with her husband and five teenagers. Michelle enjoys living in the Rogue Valley because of the endless opportunities for outdoor recreation and the small town atmosphere. It is a great place to raise kids.

After years of working in a large retail chain store Michelle had the opportunity to start her own business, and jumped at the chance. Once she was finished with careful research Michelle was thrilled to find out there is a market for a product she is passionate about. Knives have been an interest of hers since a very young age and seemed like a great fit for her first online business. Michele has discovered a new hobby she can be enthusiastic about; writing about the products she enjoys selling. She is looking forward to posting more articles on your website, in her product newsletter, and other Internet article sites.

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