Which Yotsuba Set Has Steak Knives? A Piece-by-Piece Finder
Short answer: one. The 15-Piece Knife Block Set is the only Yotsuba kit with steak knives, six of them at 4.5 in. It's also the only one with a countertop block.
That answer leads to the next question people ask: if I want a bread knife, or a nakiri, or a fillet knife, which kit do I need? So below, every named piece across our Yotsuba kits is sorted by knife instead of by box.
Find a knife, see which kit has it
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| Knife you want | Yotsuba kits that include it |
|---|---|
| Steak knives (4.5 in, set of six) | 15-Piece Knife Block Set only |
| Bread knife (8 in) | 15-Piece Knife Block Set; 7PCS Rosewood Knife Set and both 7PCS bundles |
| Chef knife (8 in) | 15-Piece Block; 7PCS Rosewood and both 7PCS bundles; 3PCS Damascus; 3PCS Set + 7" Fillet; Utility + 8" Chef Pair |
| Utility knife (5 in) | 15-Piece Block; 7PCS Rosewood and both 7PCS bundles; 3PCS Damascus; 3PCS Set + 7" Fillet; Utility + 8" Chef Pair; Utility + Fillet Pair |
| Santoku (7 in) | 15-Piece Block; 7PCS Rosewood and both 7PCS bundles; 3PCS Set + 7" Fillet |
| Nakiri (7 in) | 15-Piece Block; 3PCS Damascus |
| Paring knife (3.5 in) | 15-Piece Block only |
| Slicing knife (8 in) | 15-Piece Block only |
| Boning knife (8 in) | 7PCS Rosewood and both 7PCS bundles |
| Flexible fillet knife (7 in) | 3PCS Set + 7" Fillet; Utility + Fillet Pair |
| Brisket / carving knife (12 in) | 12" Rosewood Brisket Knife; 7PCS + 12" Brisket BBQ |
| Breaking knife (10 in) | 7PCS + 10" Breaking Knife |
One caveat on the seven-piece set. Yotsuba's product images name five of its seven pieces (8" chef, 8" bread, 5" utility, 8" boning, 7" santoku), and the other two aren't labelled. None of the named five is a steak knife, and the table leaves the unnamed two out. The two BBQ bundles, 7PCS + 12" Brisket BBQ and 7PCS + 10" Breaking Knife, are built on that same seven-piece set, which is why they show up in the bread, chef, utility, santoku and boning rows.
What else comes with the 15-piece block
Besides the six steak knives, the block holds an 8" chef, 8" slicer, 8" bread, 7" nakiri, 7" santoku, 5" utility and 3.5" paring knife. The wooden block has a sharpener built in, so quick edge touch-ups happen right where the knives are stored. The handles are hollow one-piece shapes with no joins, so there's nowhere for food or water to collect. That's a different feel from the full-tang rosewood handles on most other Yotsuba knives.
Plan for the footprint. Yotsuba gives the whole thing as 11 x 7 x 14 in, so it needs a permanent spot on the counter.
If you don't want a block
Every other Yotsuba kit comes in a gift box or magnetic case instead of a block. That suits a drawer, or a kitchen that already has a block. Two quick routes:
- Want the bread knife but no steak knives? The 7PCS Rosewood Knife Set has the 8" bread knife alongside a chef, santoku, utility and boning knife, in 5Cr15MoV steel at about 56 Rockwell.
- Cook a lot of vegetables? The nakiri shows up in only two kits: the 15-piece block and the 3PCS Damascus Knife Set, whose 67-layer steel is rated around 62 HRC. Our gyuto, santoku and nakiri guide explains when a nakiri earns its place.
For a side-by-side of the block against the Damascus trio, see Damascus 3PCS vs 15-Piece Block.
All the kits are side by side on Knife Sets and Knife Block Sets.