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Meet Aiko. Razor sharp. Impossible to ignore.

A VG10 Japanese core, a hand-polished edge and a burl wood and resin handle in red, black or blue. From £64.99.

The Strategist, New York Magazine: Best in Class 2025
The Strategist, New York Magazine: Best in Class 2024
The Strategist: Best in Class 2023

Best in Class. Three years running.

Named Best in Class by The Strategist, New York Magazine's trusted buying guide, in 2023, 2024 and again in 2025.

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    The everyday all-rounder

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    Slice, chop, dice

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    Built for vegetables

    Nakiri

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    Detail work

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    Kit out the kitchen

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Loved by home cooks and chefs worldwide

90,000+ orders shipped worldwide
Since 2020 trusted by cooks and chefs
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  • “Absolutely great knife, the best knives in my 25 years as a chef.”
    Luis M. Verified buyer Minato Kiritsuke Knife
  • “Stays so sharp for so long. A pleasure to work with. Excellent quality. My go-to knife.”
    Brad C. Verified buyer Haruta Nakiri Cleaver
  • “You can tell the top-notch quality from the time you take them out of the packaging. A couple of weeks in and the sharpness is still incredible.”
    Reatile D. Verified buyer Aiko Black Damascus Set
  • “Top quality knife, very sharp and lovely balanced in your hand. Easily slicing through anything from tomatoes to beef.”
    Mark S. Verified buyer Aiko Red Damascus Knife

67 layers. One edge.

Every blade is forged around a hard Japanese steel core, wrapped in Damascus layers for strength and stain resistance, then hand-polished to a keen edge.

Japanese steel core
VG10
Layers of Damascus
67
Rockwell hardness
60±2 HRC

Start with one great knife.

Most cooks reach for two or three knives and leave the rest in the block. A santoku or chef knife is the right first blade for most kitchens; add a paring knife later.

Haruta 8 Inch VG10 Japanese Damascus Steel Gyuto Chef Knife with Wooden Handle & Scabbard
Haruta 8 Inch VG10 Japanese Damascus Steel Gyuto Chef Knife with Wooden Handle & Scabbard

The pros love our knives too

Thousands of our knives are put through their paces daily by some of the best chefs in the best restaurants worldwide.

Chefs who use Santoku knives

Whetstone Sharpening Stones 400/1000 3000/8000

Keep the edge for life.

A whetstone is the only proper way to sharpen hard Japanese steel. Two double-sided stones take you from repair to mirror polish.

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