Category Archives: NEWS

News about products and events for Kikusumi brand of knife and kitchen tools including new releases, featured products, where and how to buy.  Back stories and designer features along with the inspiration behind the brand.

How Kikusumi Designed the Best Kitchen Knife Set

When we set about creating the best kitchen knife set our team at Kikusumi talked to both casual and professional [...]

How Kikusumi Designed the Best Bread Knife

When we set about researching the best bread knife design the team at Kikusumi surveyed both casual and [...]

What is a Bread Knife and Why Every Kitchen Needs One

A bread knife is a specialty knife designed to cut through the bread crust without [...]

What is a Chef Knife ?

The most versatile knife for a cook to own is unquestionably what is known in [...]

What is a Santoku Knife and What Makes it Ideal for any Kitchen?

What is a Santoku knife?” might be difficult to answer for most Americans and Europeans [...]

Ceramic Knife Maintenance

  Following a few simple rules will result in your ceramic knife staying sharper and lasting [...]

What is a Paring Knife ?

The paring knife blade is at its best when working in small spaces.  Peeling apples, [...]

Kikusumi Knife Website Launch 2016

  Kikusumi knife began as an exploration between cooking, nature and culture. Throughout history humans [...]