The 3 Best Nakiri Knives of 2024, Tested & Reviewed

We tested 13 popular nakiri knives to see which ones sliced, diced, and chopped the best. We evaluated each knife's sharpness, handle, and balance, too.

A Japanese-style knife used for chopping vegetables. Its straight blade edge and squared-off tip make it well-suited to cutting all the way to the

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Syosaku Japanese Vegetable Knife Aoko(Blue Steel)-No.2 Black Pakkawood Handle, Nakiri 6.5-Inch (160mm)

Shun Premier Nakiri Knife

Bubba Blade Nakiri Kitchen Knife 6.5 Stainless Steel Blade Black/Red G10 Handle

It is vastly better than the all-purpose European chef’s knife, which is clunky, heavy and too thick to precisely slice and dice onions, cut carrots into perfect coins or reduce chard into feathery ribbons. The solution is the Milk Street Nakiri.

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Forged and hammered with 16 layers of steel in the Damascus tradition with a VG-10 Core, the VG-10 Hammered Damascus Series has been a perennial seller, combining performance, beauty, and extraordinary value. One of the most popular knives that a cook can have today is a Japanese Vegetable knife known as a Nakiri knife. The Nakiri is a Japanese double edged knife with a flat cutting edge.

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