Kitchen knives

Forged blades with a full tang, and Japanese steel for people who will learn a whetstone. The cheapest thing here that changes how you cook.

How to read a kitchen knifeHardness is the number that matters and it is a trade-off, not a score. A harder knife holds its edge for longer and chips sooner, and which you want depends entirely on how you treat knives.

A forged stainless steel cook’s knife with a full tang and a black handle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Signature Cook's Knife, 20cm

Robert Welch

£68

A forged stainless steel santoku knife with a deep blade and a black handle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Signature Deep Santoku, 17cm

Robert Welch

£84

A Japanese santoku knife in AUS10 steel with a plain blade and a wooden handle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

AUS10 Santoku, 16.5cm

Sous Chef

£109

A Japanese santoku with a forged, unpolished blade finish and a red sandalwood handle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Kanso Aogami Santoku, 18cm

Eden

£137

A santoku with a polished steel blade and a dark laminated wood handle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

4000FC Santoku, 18cm

Miyabi

£143

A Japanese santoku knife with a damascus-patterned blade and a dark handle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

33 Layer Santoku, 165mm

Senzo

£164

A wide-bladed santoku with a damascus-patterned flank and a black pakkawood handle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Shun Wide Santoku, 18cm

Kai

£183

A kiritsuke with an angled tip, a damascus-patterned blade and a black pakkawood handle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Shun Classic Kiritsuke, 20cm

Kai

£222

A rectangular-bladed nakiri with a patterned damascus finish and a pale hinoki handle.

Nice, but

Provisional

Zanmai Nakiri, 16.5cm

Mcusta

£146

A Japanese gyuto knife with a damascus-patterned blade and a dark handle, shown on a plain ground.

Nice, but

Provisional

33 Layer Gyuto, 240mm

Senzo

£199

A long, narrow slicing knife with a patterned damascus blade and a pale hinoki handle.

Nice, but

Provisional

Zanmai Sujihiki, 25cm

Mcusta

£237