Honesuki

骨スキ

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A honesuki (骨スキ) is a Japanese knife for stripping meat from the bone, the job a boning knife does elsewhere. Tojiro, the Tsubame knife maker, calls it a shape born in Japan, with a thick, sturdy blade that can stand in for a deba. A Sakai knife maker describes the garasuki as a bigger size than the honesuki, and Tojiro says the two names differ only in length. A Seki knife maker lists its square honesuki as a knife for fowl and fish (鳥魚庖丁).

Tojiro says the honesuki is single-bevel, made with Japanese knife techniques, so it also works for preparing fish; some of the honesukis we list are double-bevel, and two are made for left-handed cooks. The Sakai maker, which files the shape with its Western knives, makes a square type it calls eastern and a round, chinless type it calls western, and says both are thicker than a gyuto, so they chip less.

The honesukis we list run from 135mm to 180mm, in carbon steels such as Blue 1, Blue 2 and White 2 and in stainless steels such as SG2, VG10, Ginsan and ATS34. The Sakai maker's care advice for carbon steel: it rusts if left wet or with food on it, so wash it straight after use, dry it and oil it.

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What is a honesuki used for, and how do I use it?

A honesuki strips meat from the bone. Tojiro, the Tsubame knife maker, says to run the blade along the bone so the meat comes away without waste, and that it is at its best around bones and in tight spots. Its sharp tip, Tojiro adds, also suits cleaning out a fish's gills and guts, and a Seki knife maker lists its square honesuki as a knife for fowl and fish (鳥魚庖丁).

From our range: Tojiro DP VG10 Honesuki 150mm; Hatsukokoro Kurogane Blue 2 Honesuki 150mm; Nigara SG2 KU Honesuki 150mm.

When not to buy this: if you rarely take meat off the bone, a gyuto, which a Japanese dictionary describes for meat, fish and vegetables, covers boneless work.

What is a honesuki for?

A honesuki (骨スキ) strips meat from the bone, the job a boning knife does elsewhere.

One Japanese knife maker describes the traditional honesuki as a shape unique to Japan, made with Japanese knife techniques and ground single-bevel (片刃), so it can also be used to prepare fish.

Published by K&S Education Desk; staff review pending

Can left-handed cooks use single bevel knives?

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Masamoto Sohonten VG Series Honesuki (Boning Knife) 145mm VG5614

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Deboning

Honesuki

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Key Features

Frequently asked questions

What is a honesuki used for, and how do I use it?

What is a honesuki for?

Can left-handed cooks use single bevel knives?

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Xinguo Ginsan Tsuchime Honesuki 175mm w/ Guard

Kisuke x Xinguo ATS34 Honesuki Tsuchime Mirror Kasumi Finish 150mm w Knife Guard

Shibata Tinker Barracuda Teeth Honesuki 165mm

K&S AUS10 Monosteel Honesuki 145mm Metal Handle

Nakagawa Double Bevel Ginsan Honesuki 150 mm Kasumi Ebony

Hatsukokoro Kurogane Blue 2 Kurouchi Honesuki 150mm Double Bevel Black Chacate

Nigara SG2 KU Double-bevel Honesuki 170mm (Boning Knife) Tsuchime Ebony

Nigara SG2 KU Double-bevel Honesuki 150mm (Boning Knife) Tsuchime Ebony

Hatsukokoro Ginsan Tsuchime Honesuki 150mm

Yoshimi Kato Ginsan Tsuchime Honesuki Double-bevel 150mm

Yoshikane White 2 KU Nashiji Honesuki 150mm Stainless Clad Ebony by Hatsukokoro

Nakagawa Left Hand Ginsan Honesuki 150 mm Kasumi Ebony

Nigara SG2 Kurouchi Honesuki 170mm Tsuchime Western Ironwood

Hatsukokoro x Yoshikane SKD Nashiji Honesuki 150mm Ebony Handle

Hatsukokoro x Myojin Shirasagi White 2 Honesuki Boning Knife 150mm

Hatsukokoro x Myojin Shirasagi Blue 2 Kurouchi Honesuki Boning Knife 150mm

Tojiro DP VG10 F-803 Honesuki 150mm

Tojiro DP3 Boning 150mm F-827

Muneishi Kumokage Blue2 Kurouchi Damascus Honesuki 150mm

Nakagawa Ginsan Honesuki (Boning Knife) 150 mm Mirror Polished Finish, Left-Handed

Nigara SG2 Kurouchi Tsuchime Double-bevel Honesuki (Boning knife) 150mm Black Cha

Sakai Takayuki Tokujou(別誂) White 2 Honesuki (Boning Knife) 150/180mm

Masamoto Sohonten VG Series Honesuki (Boning Knife) 145mm VG5614

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