Nakiri bÅchÅ

Santoku on the left, and Nakiri on the right

(b) RyÅba edge (a) Kataba edge for right hand use (c) Kataba edge for left hand use. (The sample knife is a Deba bÅchÅ knife)

Nakiri bÅchÅ (èœåˆ‡ã‚ŠåŒ…ä¸, translation: knife for cutting greens) and usuba bÅchÅ (è–„åˆƒåŒ…ä¸, thin knife) are Japanese-style vegetable knives. They differ from the deba bÅchÅ in their shape, as they have a straight blade edge suitable for cutting all the way to the cutting board without the need for a horizontal pull or push.^[1] These knives are also much thinner. While the deba bÅchÅ is a heavy blade for easy cutting through thin bones, the blade is not suitable for chopping vegetables, as the thicker blade can break the vegetable slice. The nakiri bÅchÅ and the usuba bÅchÅ have a much thinner blade. This does not help with cutting small bones in fish or meat, but is useful for cutting vegetables.

Nakiri bÅchÅ are knives for home use, and usually have a black blade. The shape of the nakiri bÅchÅ differs according to the region of origin, with knives in the Tokyo area being rectangular in shape, whereas the knives in the Osaka area are called kamagata nakiri and have a rounded corner on the far blunt side. There are also kamagata usuba. The cutting edge is angled from both sides, called ryÅba in Japanese. This makes it easier to cut straight slices.

Usuba bÅchÅ are vegetable knives used by professionals. They differ from the Nakiri bÅchÅ in the shape of the cutting edge. While the nakiri bÅchÅ is sharpened from both sides, the usuba bÅchÅ is sharpened only from one side, a style known as kataba in Japanese. The highest quality kataba blades have a slight depression on the flat side. This kataba style edge gives better cuts and allows for the cutting of thinner slices than the ryÅba used for nakiri bÅchÅ, but requires more skill to use. The sharpened side is usually the right side for a right hand use of the knife, but knives sharpened on the left side are available for left hand use. The usuba bÅchÅ is heavier than a nakiri bÅchÅ, although still much lighter than a deba bÅchÅ.^[2]

References

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Knifemakers	A.G. Russell American Bladesmith Society Rex Applegate James Black Blackie Collins John Nelson Cooper Ernest Emerson Jerry Fisk Phill Hartsfield Bill Harsey, Jr. Gil Hibben Knifemakers' Guild Zanjan Knifemakers Jimmy Lile Bob Loveless Bob Lum William F. Moran Ken Onion Ralph Osterhout Bo Randall Chris Reeve Jody Samson William Scagel Mike Snody Robert Terzuola Michael Walker Buster Warenski Daniel Winkler

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