Kitchen knife Osaka Usuba Knife

Kitchen knife Osaka Usuba Knife 3 CLAVELES is made based on the Japanese kitchen knife Nakiri. Japanese kitchen knives Nakiri and Usuba, specific in their appearance, emphasize the exotic charm of the kitchen interior, and if you want a whole set of Japanese knives to settle in your kitchen, then you can’t do without the original Nakiri and Usuba knives. As a rule, knives of this configuration are bought second after the main one - Santoku, Gyuto or Petty, whoever chooses what for themselves.

Actually, Nakiri and Usuba are different knives and in Japanese cuisine they perform not only different tasks from each other, but are also used by different specialists. The heavier and wider Usuba in the butt, with one-sided sharpening is used mainly for decorating tasks in professional kitchens, and the Nakiri with a very thin blade and very long double-sided descents at an extremely low angle (sometimes up to 5 degrees) is used mainly in household for home use. The only thing that these two knives have in common is the rectangular blade and the fact that both of them are designed to work on vegetables. The rectangular blade of these knives allows it to be used as a makeshift spatula for moving chopped vegetables. In the interpretation for the European market, a certain average version of this knife is produced, which is most often called Yusuba, like the Osaka Usuba Knife knife from 3 CLAVELES. The wide shank of the Osaka Usuba Knife allows you to easily adjust the thickness of the cut products safely resting on the blade with your knuckles, cut products with great comfort and eliminates the contact of the hand on the knife handle with the table surface.

The Osaka Usuba Knife 3 CLAVELES bolster of the knife is stylized as a classic Japanese knife, but made of stainless steel, it is quite massive, which improves the balance of the knife as a whole and gives the whole structure a pleasant heaviness (knife weight 200 grams) and increases comfort in work. The overall balance of the knife is shifted to the blade, which makes it easier to work when cutting.

A distinctive feature of the Osaka Knife 3 CLAVELES series of kitchen knives is the presence of a forged structure of the knife bark, the so-called “pear skin”. The forged bumps on the blades are the result of a technique that gives the blade its original look, making the surface of the blade look a bit unfinished and even rustic. But therein lies the charm of the appearance of this blade. However, in addition to the visual effect, such a surface, by creating air cushions on the skin, prevents cut products (for example, hard cheeses) from sticking to the surface of the knife.

 

The performance characteristics of the knife Osaka Usuba Knife 3 CLAVELES:

Total length - 315 mm;
Blade length - 180 mm;
Handle length - 135 mm;

Blade height - 46 mm;
Butt thickness - 2.5 mm;
Weight - 200 grams.

Blade Osaka Usuba Knife 3 CLAVELES is made of steel widely used for expensive series of kitchen knives - 5Cr15Mov. This is a high quality molybdenum vanadium stainless steel made specifically for food processing applications. It is absolutely inert to the effects of environmental factors: moisture, acids, etc. The composition of steel as the main ligature includes up to 0.55% carbon, up to 15% chromium, 0.2% vanadium, 0.8% molybdenum. In addition to these additives, manganese 0.50% and silicon up to 1% are also present. The general factory sharpening angle along the main supply is 34 degrees. The blade is hardened to 57+/-1 HRC (which is optimal for most kitchen applications). All these parameters allow the Osaka Usuba Knife 3 CLAVELES to keep an excellent edge even with very intensive use, and at the same time this knife is exceptionally easy to sharpen.

Osaka Usuba Knife 3 CLAVELES knives have a massive stainless steel bolster, stylized as forging, which minimizes mechanical stress on the handle at the junction with the blade. The handle is made of pomegranate wood and covered with a special wear-resistant acrylic lacquer. Natural wood is tactilely very pleasant and natural for the skin of the palm, the hand feels the warmth of the wood, so the handles of the Osaka Usuba Knife 3 CLAVELES knives are more comfortable to use than analogues made from various types of plastic. All knives from the company 3 CLAVELES are made very soundly and reliably. They do not belong to the category of knives that are stored in a locker and taken out once a month to wipe the blade with butt oil. Knives 3 CLAVELES are designed for constant use as the main working tool in the kitchen.

All 3 CLAVELES knives are sharpened and ready to go. The blades of new knives are lubricated with oil, which must be removed with a household detergent before use.