Guide
Gyuto vs Santoku vs Nakiri: Which Japanese Knife Shape Fits Your Cooking?
Gyuto, santoku or nakiri? How each Japanese blade shape cuts, who it suits, and which Yotsuba sets include an 8" chef, 7" santoku or 7" nakiri.
Yotsuba Blog
Guides, reviews and comparisons to find your Yotsuba set.
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Buying guide
How to Choose a Yotsuba Knife Set
Match blades to what your kitchen is missing, from Damascus hardness and rosewood handles to storage and 10–12" BBQ lengths.
Review
Yotsuba Review: Knife Sets, Blocks & BBQ Blades
Damascus at ~62 HRC or rosewood Milano at ~56 Rockwell, plus brisket carvers and the YKS-9 sharpener—the whole range on one page.
Review
Yotsuba 15-Piece Knife Block Set Review: Who It Fits
For first kitchens and steak-night hosts: chef, bread, nakiri, santoku, six 4.5" steak knives and a built-in sharpener in the wooden base.
Review
Yotsuba 3PCS Damascus Knife Set Review: Who It Fits
A gift-boxed chef, nakiri and utility trio in 67-layer steel around 62 HRC—ideal if you already own bread and steak knives.
Comparison
Damascus 3PCS vs 15-Piece Block: Which Yotsuba Kit Fits?
Buying for a cook who loves patterned ~62 HRC steel, or stocking a bare kitchen that needs steak and bread knives?