Hattori kitchen knives

[BDD888]

Does any one know if Hattori knives are currently sold in TO? If so where?

Thanks. I know Slice & Sear doesn't carry them.

[duckdown]

I've also purchased through JapaneseChefsKnife years ago, great experience and would buy again

[biggreenmatt]

Isn't that funny- just last night I was joking that I needed a Hattori Hanzo slicing knife- referencing Kill Bill, not actually realizing that it was an actual brand!

Knife on Queen W may not have that exact brand, but they've got a good two dozen Japanese knives that look sharp enough to cut through anything dumb enough not to be able to get the hell out of its way. Give them a call.

[petek]

+1 on Knife. Also Tosho Knife Arts has some awesome steel.

[BDD888]

Thanks Petek. I actually did find JCK by Googling "Hattori". Wasn't sure how reliable JCK is as I knew nothing about them. Might try them if S&S can't help me. I mean they have a lot of other great Japanese knife brands besides Hattori. They do carry Masahiro knives.... Hattori's father's brand if I recall.

And I didn't know Tosho. Will look them up.

[justxpete]

JCK is awesome. I've purchased a few things from Koki and never had a problem. Great customer service as well. That being said, I've been on a wait list for a Hattori Chef's knife for 4 years. I don't think he (hattori) is really producing them any more. If you're looking for a Hattori-quality knife, you might look for a Bob Kramer custom - although I prefer the cultural significance of knives produced in Japan (just a personal thing, though).

Knife Toronto is also great, I did a 2-hour sharpening course with Eugene and could not be happier. He has quite a few knives available as well, and can import knives from JCK for you as well.

[BDD888]

I was thinking the same thing when I noticed there are "Hattori" kitchen knives. Was thinking of "Hattori Hanzo" from Kill Bill 2. As well as the Japanese HH movies (which I haven't seen) I had also heard about. Maybe the Hattori that makes these kitchen knives is the "real" HH. :)

[petek]

I haven't seen any Hattori knives for sale in Toronto,good luck trying to find any KD series anywhere outside of Japan,unless it's a private sale and expect to pay big $$$.

I know JCK.com carries the HD series,They ship straight from Japan(I think)and I've heard nothing but good things about their service.You can always ask on Kitchen Knife Forums

http://www.japanesechefsknife.com

http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com

[szw]

Jck is great for Canadians, but yeah support the locals first they are both very nice and have competitive prices

[petek]

<Jck is great for Canadians, but yeah support the locals first>
Agree 100%.Buy local if you can..I know for a fact that Slice&Sear imports knives directly from Japan so they might be willing to bring in a Hattori if your heart is set on one,if not I highly recommend the Konosuke HD or SS line that Tosho carries.

[aser]

kono hd are better than hattori hd by a wide margin, go check them out. Damascus is all show no go.

if buying at jck, look into carbonext for a good value.

I have a misono ux10 240mm gyuto that I'm trying to get rid of if western handles interest you more.

[BDD888]

JCK also carries (or will order for us I"m guessing) the KD line of Hattori knives. Which is a bit more than I want to spend at the moment...most KD knives are $350 USD and up I think.

[petek]

Here's a couple of threads from KKF about a member's journey to Japan on his quest for the elusive Hattori KD.

http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/showthread.php/6258-knife-tales-of-Japan

http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/sho...

[aser]

you're not getting the kd line, the waiting list is long. Also it's pointless to have such an expensive knife as your first Japanese knife.

jck is very reliable.

[petek]

They can be found..if you go to Japan and have gobs of $$$$ :-D