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Sales of Japanese kitchen knives are booming in the U.S. But how many people have the skills to use these superbly-crafted tools to full advantage? Now, internationally renowned chef Hiromitsu Nozaki shares his expertise and insights in a book that will help anyone who owns a Japanese knife to maximize its performance.
In Japanese Kitchen Knives, Nozaki teaches the reader how to use usuba, deba and yanagiba, the three main traditional Japanese knives. He explains many essential techniques, such as the importance of understanding blade angle and point of force, and illustrates these lessons by working with ingredients familiar to western readers, like carrots and rainbow trout. Color photos and Nozaki's commentary further clarify the process, and the pictures are taken from the chef's perspective for easier understanding (most other books take photos from the reverse perspective). Each technique is accompanied by recipes that require its use, and all recipes are very simple, using easy-to-acquire ingredients. Other sections include a look at artisanal Japanese knife-making and information on sharpening, storing and identifying the variety of Japanese knives. Specialty knives are shown on location, from the unique unagi eel knife in an unagi specialty restaurant to the colossal tuna filleting knife in Tsukiji fish market.
Anonymous
Posted October 8, 2009
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This might be the first book I've seen that gives ultra-clear instructions on how to use Japanese single-bevel blades. It is a compact book of a mere 160 pages, but has a solid foundation and detailed descriptions of essential knife skills that exemplify the precision knife work at the heart of Japanese cuisine. There's tons of step-by-step photos beautifully organized, in addition to easy-to-prepare recipes. The recipes are very well thought out too.
I'd recommend reading the book again and again, and practicing those skills again and again, and again. Japanese chefs spend years learning proper knife skills, repeating same things with a zen-like approach. It requires enormous patience and self discipline. The author chef Nozaki, in the website Reluctant Gourmet.com, says "...Forge ahead with your routine, and you have confidence for completing something." I agree with him that the only way to improve knife skills is through practice, and it should be done with the right knowledge.
This book is definitely worth five stars, and essential to anyone who is serious about Japanese cuisine.
Overview
Sales of Japanese kitchen knives are booming in the U.S. But how many people have the skills to use these superbly-crafted tools to full advantage? Now, internationally renowned chef Hiromitsu Nozaki shares his expertise and insights in a book that will help anyone who owns a Japanese knife to maximize its performance.
In Japanese Kitchen Knives, Nozaki teaches the reader how to use usuba, deba and yanagiba, the three main traditional Japanese knives. He explains many essential ...