Misono Swedish Carbon Steel Japanese-Style Boning Knife (Hankotsu), 5.7-inch (145mm) - #142

Hankotsu style boning knife. Strong and sturdy for cutting meat away from bones (like a standard western-style "boning knife" -- NOT for cutting through bones). This is a thick blade and a pretty serious piece of metal. Quite useful and versatile. This is a seriously heavy-duty knife with a thick and extra-strong blade with a big beefy handle for excellent grip and control. In beautiful black and white gift box. I'm selling more and more Misono knives to professional chefs who are looking for a high quality Japanese knife with excellent workmanship, materials, fit and finish, and yet at an affordable price.

Remember, these are Carbon steel, NOT stainless, so they can be fantastic performers, but the additional care required means they're not for everyone! See the main Misono page for more information about care of carbon steel knives.

This knife is sharpened only on the right side, and so is only for right-hand use.

Please note that Misono knives have a very polished edge. It's very sharp out of the box, but not in the way that many people are used to with European and many other Japanese knives: they have very little "bite" as the edge is polished and so not at all "toothy". So if you take the knife out of the box and try to cut a tomato or bell pepper it might glide over the surface and appear to not cut well... this is why "tomato knives" have serrated edges (the ultimate "toothy" edge!). So while they ARE sharp, you need to adjust your cutting style (think slicing more than chopping) and expectations, and of course you can easily adjust the edge as part of a full re-sharpening (do NOT use a gadget!) or as part of your daily routine... I use a Misono UX10 150mm petty knife at home pretty much daily and I love it, but I have indeed over time removed the polish from the edge for the most part so it's a bit more useful as an all-purpose knife and doesn't have the same tendency to slide over veggie skins.