Tadafusa HK Chef's Knife Set

The Tadafusa Hocho Kobo (HK) series of kitchen knives combines a contemporary look with the traditional forging techniques of the famed steel cities of TsubameSanjo. The HK range is a collaboration between knife manufacturer Tadafusa and iconic product designer, Fumie Shibata. The Chef's Knife Set combines the three all-purpose knives in the HK range:

HK-2 Santoku: "Three virtues" - the classic Japanese all purpose kitchen knife.
HK-3 Petty: "Petite chef's knife" - a smaller blade for paring and fine work.
HK-4 Gyuto: "Beef sword" - a chef's knife with a longer blade, ideal for slicing and filleting.

The blades of the HK series knives are forged by combining SLD steel, which provides a sharp cutting edge, with a stainless steel coating for protection. The chestnut wood handle is heat treated, to prevent shrinkage and to increase bacterial resistance. The blades are thin and light to improve the effectiveness and comfort of the knives.

Each knife is boxed individually in a cardboard box.

When bought as a set of the three knives, the price is 15% less than when bought individually.

Online orders over R5,000 qualify for a further 12.5% of the order value to be earned as WAZA Rewards store credit for future use.

Please note: The set configuration cannot be changed

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Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture is a well known hub in Japan of blacksmith factories and hardware manufacturing businesses. Its blacksmith tradition goes back to 1635.

The founder of Tadafusa - Torasaburo Sone - started Tadafusa in 1948 and, by using the techniques of the region, began making sickles, short swords, kitchen knives and hand-forged metal scales. Over time, Tadafusa became renowned for especially fishing knives, kitchen knives and soba knives.

Now in its third generation under the leadership of Tadayuki Sone, Tadafusa has introduced many contemporary elements to its knife ranges, including partnering with industrial designers like Fumie Shibata for the Hocho Kobo range and Yusuke Seki for its knife showroom. As a result, Tadafusa has won a number of Good-Design Awards and in the words of the company "have been continuing in taking great effort to create the hand-forged knives that customers really desire with the demands of the present age."

Tadafusa knives are ideal for serious home cooks as well as professional chefs and come in different blade types and wooden handle finishes. They have pioneered a process of carbonising wood handles to improve the antibacterial properties.