Japanese Deba knife 130mm Sakai Kanenobu 堺兼信 Ajikiri kitchen knife

### Japanese Deba Knife 130mm Sakai Kanenobu 堺兼信 Ajikiri Kitchen Knife

Unleash the precision of traditional Japanese knife-making with the Sakai Kanenobu 堺兼信, a compact 130mm Deba knife expertly crafted in the historic city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture—Japan's renowned hub for culinary blades since the Edo period. This specialized tool, often called a Ko-Deba or Aji-kiri (meaning "aji cutter," after the Japanese horse mackerel it was originally designed to fillet), is a smaller, lighter variant of the classic Deba, perfect for home cooks and coastal chefs tackling petite saltwater or freshwater fish like trout and mackerel. Its single-bevel blade, forged from high-carbon SK steel for exceptional sharpness and edge retention, effortlessly glides through scales, bones, and flesh, enabling clean filleting, butterflying, and portioning with minimal resistance and maximum control.