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-For customers who wish to use a carbon steel kitchen knife, but hesitate to do so because of concerns about blade maintenance- |
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-Moritaka Hamono Original-
Knife Cleaner
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-Innovative new whetstone/Registration number 310595- |
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Click here to see how to use our Knife Cleaner |
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Knife Cleaner |
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NT-001 |
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2,200 yen |
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Our Knife Cleaner is very unique in design-
one surface can effortlessly get rid of rust while the other can be used
to sharpen knives.
It is easy for everyone to use!!
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Our Knife Cleaner is designed for anyone to maintain the fine blade with
ease.
When you use an ordinary whetstone, you move the blade on it. However,
with our Knife Cleaner, you can sharpen the blade while the blade is fixed
and the whetstone is moved. We designed it with safety as a primary consideration.
A rubber surface for removing rust and a whetstone for finishing are on
opposite sides of the wooden handle. This rubber is really outstanding!
Even a rusty blade can be made shiny again. We strongly recommend this
rubber surface to our customers who wish to use a carbon steel kitchen
knife, but hesitate to do so because of concerns about blade maintenance.
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*Please be sure to refer to the explanatory leaflet included with the Knife Cleaner. |
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Free re-sharpening service |
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Our kitchen knife is finished to be very sharp, and therefore can cut well
with minimum effort. If you apply too much pressure on the blade, the edge
can be possibly chipped. For our customers' convenience, we offer a one-time
free re-sharpening service for each new knife we sell. (A service charge
is applied to subsequent re-sharpening.)
Please follow the instructions below to receive the one-time free re-sharpening
service.
* Send us the product, the enclosed resharpening coupon and return postage
(which can be in the form of an International Postal Money Order( IPMO)).
If you want to pay with PAYPAL or bank transfer, please contact us via
e-mail and inquire about the returning postage in advance.
* After we receive the knife and the payment for the return postage is
cleared, we will return the knife within 3 working days.
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| Precise Knife Sharpening |
We are pleased to introduce Precise Knife Sharpening to our US customers.
This new sharpening service is run by Kenneth Schwartz, who will sharpen and repair your knives - Japanese (both traditional
and Western), European (German, French), American, or most any other knife
style. With his superior techniques and experience, he sharpens kitchen,
pocket and hunting knives to extremely fine sharpness, using traditional
hand sharpening techniques with Japanese waterstones. He also has developed
other advanced techniques, all of which use hand sharpening, not motorized
machine grinding. He uses these techniques to bring out the maximum performance
of your knives.
He is flexible with all requests. To find out more abut this exciting new
service, please contact him at ksskss @ earthlink.net. More information
is also available at http://preciseknifesharpening.blogspot.com/ .
He also makes and sells a sharpener, which lets you precisely control sharpening
angles, the Gizmo Knife Sharpener sold at Chef Knives to Go (http://www.chefknivestogo.com/giknsh.html).
We strongly recommend purchasing this useful device to obtain extremely
sharp edges on your knives.
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Maintenance |
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Our knives are made of iron and high carbon steels and require
a little more maintenance than stainless steel knives. Without proper care,
iron/steel knives can rust. However, we are confident that the cutting
performance of our steel is superior and well deserves the extra care. If
you're unfamiliar with iron/steel knives, their maintenance might be new to
you. The maintenance of our knives is actually fairly simple and
straightforward. Here are our maintenance tips.
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- After using the knife, lay it on a flat surface and apply a neutral cleanser (e.g. normal dishwashing detergent) to both the blade and handle. Rub the blade and handle to remove any food residue. Thoroughly rinse the knife under hot water, wipe it dry with a soft cloth and store it in a dry place.
- If you do not plan to use the knife for a long period of time, apply a
thin layer of oil (food-safe mineral oil or any food-safe oil that won't
become rancid over time) to the blade. Wrap the knife in newspaper and
store it in a dry place. An alternative and simple yet effective storage
method is inserting the blade into an old telephone directory and taping
the unbound side of the directory to prevent the knife from slipping out.
Be sure to store the knife somewhere that's safe and unreachable by children.
- Please note that the blade may have a slightly wavy appearance. This is
not a defect! The blade is leveled off to the point where there is no problem
for practical use and the slight wave has no effect on performance.
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Cautions! |
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- Because the handle is made of natural wood, never dry a Moritaka Hamono
knife in a dishwasher/dryer. Dishwashers will damage the handle and might
damage the blade due to the high temperature and humidity.
- Always use a wooden or plastic cutting board.
- We strongly recommend that you do not cut frozen food with our knives.
Even with our Debabocho knife, caution is strongly advised.
- If any of our thin blade kitchen knives are used to cut hard foods such as pumpkin or even semi-hard cheeses, be careful to avoid jerking the blade transversely (avoid left-right movement of the blade). Such movement can nick the blade or chip the tip of the knife. Also, if you put undue pressure on the thin-bladed knife, the edge may become nicked. These knives are not designed to stand too much pressure.
- Avoid drying the knives over a direct flame as this will dull the blade
and may damage the handle.
- Our kitchen knives are designed exclusively for preparing food. Using them for any other purposes may lead to damage.
- Steel/iron knives require a little more maintenance than stainless steel
knives because they will rust without proper care. Please follow the instructions
for maintenance given above.
- Please handle our knives with care and always keep them out of reach of children.
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How to Sharpen Your Knife |
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Sharpening stones can be classified as being coarse, medium or fine. For daily use, you will only need to use a medium grit stone. These stones use water as a lubricant, not oil, and are called waterstones.
All knives get dull with use and require resharpening.
Double beveled knives should be held at a constant angle while sharpening.
You can use a coin to measure this angle. Place the coin, a penny, under
the top side of the knife called the spine, away from the edge. After removing the coin, use your hands to accurately maintain this angle.
Use this same angle to sharpen both sides of the knife the same way. If
you do not maintain this angle consistently, you will blurr or dull the
edge rather than sharpen it. For double beveled knives, you should sharpen
an even number of strokes on both sides of the knife.
Single beveled knives are sharpened mostly on the front of the blade. You should sharpen one stroke on the back of the knife for every 10 strokes on the front of the knife.. The front should be done at the angle of the main bevel and the back side done by laying the blade flat on the stone..
Use the whole surface of the stone - not just the middle. This will keep
your stone flatter which will make it last longer and give you sharper
edges. Again, use your hands to accurately maintain your angles for maximum
sharpness.
If your blade has large chips or rust, please send the knife in to us for
repair.
We recommend sending your knives to us once or twice a year for resharpening. |
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