Description
⚡Hatsukokoro White #2 Steel Deba 15cm / 16.5cm / 18cm⚡
🔥Brand: Hatsukokoro
🔪YouTube Demo Video:https://youtu.be/cRGuscsn9Mo
🔪Knife Type: Deba
🔪Steel: White #2 Carbon Steel
🔪Sizes: 15cm, 16.5cm, 18cm
🔪Handle: Ebony / Rosewood / Tigerwood (one-piece)
(Please specify handle choice when ordering; if not specified, a random handle will be shipped.)
🔪Saya: Optional add-on (various materials available)
🔪Thickness: ≈6.5mm / 7mm / 7.1mm
🔪Blade Width: ≈4.9cm / 5.1cm / 5.2cm
🔪Weight: ≈240g / 285g / 300g
Brand Introduction:
⭕Hatsukokoro: The name comes from the Japanese phrase meaning “never forget your original intention.”
It uses the gentle Japanese reading “Hatsukokoro,” symbolizing sincerity, dedication, and creating products that bring freshness and delight to customers.
Steel Introduction:
⭕White #2 Steel:
White #2 is produced by removing impurities from yellow steel, resulting in a very pure carbon steel.
• Excellent sharpness
• Easy to sharpen
• Strong edge retention
• Hardness ≈HRC 62–63
It will rust, requiring proper care, and is widely used by professional Japanese chefs due to its cutting performance and sharpening responsiveness.
Knife Type Introduction:
⭕Deba (also called chicken knife):
A single-bevel heavy knife similar to a Chinese cleaver in thickness.
Primarily used for breaking down fish—removing fillets from the bone.
Commonly used for processing poultry as well.
For harder bones like pork ribs, a Taiwanese cleaver is recommended instead.