Japanese Knife Guide

Miyabi Knives, Brand History, Best Knives & Reviews

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Being in the industry of cutlery isn’t that easy, think about how you are going to make a knife that is being traded together with too many knife makers in different nations and cities.

What could be the difference that you can offer to your customer to become number one or be one of the most well known brands around the globe? Well, Miyabi a Japanese knife brand makes it to be known and also became one of the top 10 best Japanese knives in the world. Miyabi is a brand of Zwilling group since 2004, a German company that produces cooking wares.

Aside from Miyabi, Staub, Demeyere, Ballarini, Henckels Intl. is also a brand of Zwilling group. So a German but selling a Japanese knife? Yes, you read it right! Miyabi is an authentic Japanese knife since it is manufactured by NIPPA in Seki City, Japan. The city that is well known for its 800 years of history in blacksmithing.

The process of handcrafting one Miyabi knife took 130 steps and 42 days. In this method, they could keep the Japanese forging tradition and combine it with German high-quality engineering aiming to harden its patented process. As a result of these mergers, here is the premium knife brand Miyabi.

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The Best Knife of Miyabi

Miyabi Birchwood

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This series is the most popular knife series Miyabi has offered at the market. It has the elegance that the name Miyabi means. From the beauty of its handle that is made out of Birchwood, has a D-shaped design that shows the Japanese tradition, at the end of the Handle you’ll see a cap with a name character of Miyabi and at the center of the handle a decorative mosaic pin that adds a sophisticated look. 

MicroCarbide MC63 powder steel is the raw material used as the blade core and hardens by the help of 100 layers of two different types of steel. Aside from the 100 layers of steels, Zwilling ensures the durability of the blade by undergoing a process called CRYODUR, apart from the hardness of the blade it also provides long-lasting sharpness. The blade’s surface was beautified by the use of Damascus pattern. 

This series is available in 8 varieties of knives such as Shotoh (130mm, 90mm), Bread Knife (230mm), Sujihiki (240mm), Gyuto (200mm, 240mm), Chuto (160mm), Nakiri (170mm), Santoku (180mm), Rocking Santoku (180mm), and you can also buy it in set.

Miyabi Kaizen

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Next in line is the Kaizen this series has two versions the Miyabi 5000DP and Miyabi 5000FCD. 

CMV60 powder steel is the raw material used as the blade core and hardens by the help of 64 layers of two different types of steel. Aside from the 64 layers of steels, Zwilling ensures the durability of the blade by undergoing a process called CRYODUR, apart from the hardness of the blade it also provides long-lasting sharpness. The blade’s surface was beautified by the use of Damascus pattern. 

One of its knives has a hollow ground design.

This series is available in 7 varieties of knives such as Shotoh, Bread Knife, Gyuto, Hollow ground Santoku , Utility knife, Chef’s knife, Steak set and you can also buy it in sets.

Miyabi 5000FCD

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Miyabi 5000FCD’s handle is made of Black PakkaWood, has a D-shaped design that shows the Japanese tradition, at the end of the Handle you’ll see a cap with a name character of Miyabi and at the center of the handle a decorative mosaic pin that adds a sophisticated look. 

FC61 steel is the raw material used as the blade core and hardens by the help of 49 layers of two different types of steel. Aside from the 49 layers of steels, Zwilling ensures the durability of the blade by undergoing a process called FRIODUR, apart from the hardness of the blade it also provides corrosion-resistant and material elasticity. The blade’s surface was beautified by the use of Damascus pattern. 

This series is available in 6 varieties of knives such as Shotoh (90mm, 110mm, 130mm), Gyuto (160mm, 200mm, 240mm), Santoku (180mm), Nakiri (170mm), Sujihiki (240mm), Bread Knife (240mm), and you can also buy it in sets.

Miyabi Artisan

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Miyabi 6000MCT is a knife that was Handcrafted by the use of 3 layers of SG2 Super steel as the blade core. The same as Birchwood and Fusion this Artisan knife undergoes the same process that they called CRYODUR. A hardening process that helps the blade to enhance its hardness, flexibility, corrosion resistant and long-lasting sharp. The blade’s surface was beautified by the use of 64 layers Damascus pattern. 

Miyabi Artisan’s sophisticated handle is made of Pakka Wood and Stainless steel, has a curved shape design that is comfortable with all the kitchen works, at the end of the Handle you’ll see a cap with a name character of Miyabi and at the center of the handle a decorative mosaic pin that perfect for its look.

Aside from this top of the line knives, Miyabi has other series of knives such asMiyabi Koh, Miyabi Black, Miyabi Evolution and Miyabi Red Morimoto.

Miyabi Knife’s Reviews

Summary

We introduce the Miyabi, a brand of Zwilling J.A. Henckels founded by Peter Henckels in 1731. They produce many types of knives in different parts of the globe by the use of various e-commerce platforms and physical stores located in Brazil, Canada, USA, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, UK, Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan.

You can search these knives on different online selling websites or you may visit them on their official sites Miyabi. You can choose the knife you will love from here; we also show some reviews to help you from some aspects.

We already discussed the different types and materials they use and if you want to know more feel free to visit Zwilling and Zwilling Miyabi official page.

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