Knowing Three of the Most Popular Kitchen Knives

The Deba

This is a thick  and it typically used for filleting and cutting fish. Here in the U.S.A, a deba knife is commonly associated as being used as a cleaver, which is mainly used for butchering chicken.A thing to remember before buying a Deba: Thickness of each Deba is different from each maker or manufacturer.

 The Yanagiba
The Yanagiba is also called the Sashimi Knife. This knife is the typical long thin, narrow blade that most people call a “sushi knife.” It is strictly designed for the cutting of fish, but for the most part in the modern sushi house or Western style kitchen the Yanagiba can be used for most slicing and cutting chores for just about any kind of food whether meat or vegetable.




The Santoku

This knife is I think the most popular Japanese kitchen knife in the world. The versatility of santoku makes it the most used kitchen knife ideal for just about everything these days. Many chefs may feel that the French knife style is more geared toward versatility, they still cannot say no to a Japanese-style santoku.