admin | December 17, 2011
Damascus Chef Knives Revealed Damascus chef knives is a common name given today to all sorts of knives that have a variegated surface on the blade. This means that there are folds and layers of carbon steel showing on the blade. There are several ways in which this is possible. The real way is when [...]
admin | March 12, 2011
Hi everyone, It’s been a while since my last post. That is because we have been working realy hard to finally be able to bring you the Sakura Affiliate program.After years of being asked to allow others to sell the amazing Sakura knives, we are finally in a position where we are able to comply [...]
admin | October 20, 2010
We here at Sakura have been creating the best chef knives available today. The reason they don’t cost 350$ dollars or more is that we forge them and sharpen them and test them and the we sell them. When you purchase your new Sakura chef knife it does not go through more hands. That is [...]
admin | October 17, 2010
Shopping online will save you a lot of time. But as in any business, Christmas is the busiest time of year. We store inventory, check prices, create new products and get ready for the great Christmas season. However, when you shop online, your item will get to you by mail. And the mail service, if [...]
admin | October 15, 2010
Hi everyone, I am happy to announce that we have just added our Lifetime Warranty form in the official Sakura website. If you just bought your new chef knife or you have had it for many years, please go to our lifetime warranty form and fill in your information. Thank you, Happy New Year. SAKURA [...]
admin | October 15, 2010
When I was studying in culinary school, one of the first things I was taught was how to correctly handle the chef knife. When you have a well balanced knife, if you hold it right you are able to work for very long hours and not tire your hand. The second reason for holding your [...]
admin | October 15, 2010
So it is that time of the year: husband’s birthday coming up. “What is the perfect gift for him?” “He has everything he needs.” “He never knows what he needs…” Have you heard this before? Or have you said these words before? I will now tell you the secret for the perfect gift for your [...]
admin | October 15, 2010
Chef Knife Blades and Materials – Part 3 In the past two segments I talked about Carbon Steel Chef Knife and Stainless Steel Chef Knife, in this segment I will talk about Laminated Chef Knife and Ceramic Chef Knife. Laminated Steel Chef Knife: As you have seen, all the different types of steel used in [...]
admin | October 15, 2010
Chef Knife Blades and Materials – Part 2 Last segment was about Carbon Steel Chef Knife Blades. In this segment I will talk about Stainless Steel Chef Knife Blades. Stainless steel or Inox Steel, or Inox, is a type of steel which will not corrode or get rust on it but it is not stain [...]
admin | October 15, 2010
Chef Knife Blades and Materials. Chef Knives are divided into four main categories by the types of material used to make them. The chef knife prices are usually consistent with the amount of work put in to produce the blade, and the material value. Now I say usually because there are many chef knife brand [...]