The Shiro Kamo SG2 Nakiri 165mm is the ideal kitchen knife for slicing and dicing most every fruit and vegetable in your kitchen, from apples to zucchini. The nakiri blade shape is extremely practical, too. With its blunt tip, it is safer to use in the kitchen. Due to its straight blade, edge, and spine, the nakiri is not rocked like a chef's knife. Instead, use a push cut by moving the knife down and forward while keeping the edge parallel to the cutting surface.

Handcrafted and forged by Japanese blacksmith, Shiro Kamo, this knife is hot forged by hand in SG-2 powder steel, heat treated to 62-63 HRC. The blades are tapered and have a beautiful nickel damascus clad design for a total of 31 layers on the blade, and the octagonal walnut handles have a pakkawood ferrule. Kamo knives feature consistently even and thin grinds, clean blade finishes and fantastic attention to detail, not to mention the cutting performance to match.

Caring for your handmade knife:

• Always hand wash and thoroughly hand-dry your knife
• Wipe your knife down while you’re cooking, especially after cutting acidic foods
• Lightly coat your knife with mineral oil before storing
• Never store your knife wet, or allow it to soak in water
• Never place knife in a dishwasher
• Do not cut bones, frozen products, or pits
• Do not twist, chop, hit, or pry with your knife. Always use in a locomotive slicing motion
• Do not use a marble or glass cutting board. Always use a soft cutting board, such as wood     

Due to the nature of handcrafting and traditional blacksmithing, each knife is unique and may have some cosmetic distortion or irregularities. This is expected and normal. Because these knives are handcrafted, they do not qualify for warranty services.