Tosa Kajiyamura brand Vegetable Knife

From the makers of our bestselling Bunka knife comes the Tosa Kajiyamura brand vegetable knife. The studious chef will appreciate the rounded tip: when leveraged between the palm of the hand and the cutting surface, it makes for a highly efficient fulcrum when dicing and mincing, the blade never has to leave the board. In addition, the rectangular blade makes for greater surface area, and — like a small cleaver — can be effective at removing diced vegetables from the board to the pot.

Tosa forged blades boomed during the early Edo period, under the Reformation of Genna of 1621. During the reformation people of Tosa carried out projects such as procuring lumber and promoting the development of rice fields, which increased the demand for high quality agricultural and forestry tools. In modern day Tosa (an area centered around the Kochi prefecture), blacksmiths use some machinery in the forging process but retain the skills and traditions passed down from the Edo period.

• Dimensions: 7 blade, 12.125" overall
• Weight: 8 oz. 
• Materials: white steel laminated to hammered iron, magnolia handle