kitchen knife made in Japan

We are going to announce one special shop in Toronto. The store is called KNIFE. It is run by Mr. Eugene Ong.

He has dedicated his life to work as a cook for 10 years and now he uses his know-how of cooking skill to spread the use and care of Japanese blades to other professional chefs and knife enthusiasts by providing kitchen knives he selected carefully. He can also provide a sharpening service to educate knife novice or chefs who want to develop their skills. We rely on his concept and business model. We hope we can grow our brand gradually with his shop in Toronto.
 

Here is his comment.

"The knife is the most important tool in the kitchen and therefore should be treated with proper care and respect".

This year the MCUSTA team attended the Ambiente Expo from February 12th to 16th at the Messe conference center in Frankfurt, Germany. Ambiente is a truly huge trade show, with tens of thousands of exhibitors from across the world gathered together in 11 hangar-sized conference halls. We had never seen such a spectacular trade show.

This was our first appearance at the International Home + Houseware Show, held at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago from March 14th to 16th. The scale of the show was huge, with crowds of exhibitors and customers contributing to the energy.

We are very proud of our Montreal distributor's new specialty retail shop for HOCHO kitchen knives, which was just featured in the local newspaper, the Montreal Gazette.
Our distributor, Mr. Guillaume De L'isle, has operated a growing sharpening and distribution business, L'Émouleur, for the past few years and has just launched his first specialty shop in the trendy shopping district on Laurier Avenue.

L'Émouleur is an old French word meaning "the sharpener", and, as might be expected, Guillaume offers unparalleled after-sales service including hand sharpening.

He is always ready to share his enthusiasm for HOCHO knives and his knife sharpening expertise with clients, so if you are in the Montreal area please stop in to chat or simply to admire the beautiful HOCHO knives on display.

Click here for the article:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Critic+Notebook+most+cutting+edge+store+city/
2164666/story.html

The knives at the center of the photo are MCUSTA / ZANMAI products.

L'Émouleur website:
www.montrealknife.com

Once again this year we exhibited our products at the Blade Show West in Portland, Oregon from September 18th to 20th at the Monarch Hotel.

Even though we had fewer visitors this year, most probably due to the current economic slowdown, we were very pleased with the response to our MCUSTA knives and NEVANON scissors.

We are looking to expand our presence in the North American scissor market, as there is clearly a demand for high quality products.

The general atmosphere was relaxed and friendly, and it is always a great pleasure to exhibit in our hometown.

Of course we are looking forward to next year's show, and we hope the economic climate will be better so that Portland's Blade show keeps growing for many years to come. 

This demonstration video is uploaded from our Montreal distributor's website (http://www.emouleur.com/). As with any high performance product, daily maintenance is the secret to keeping your HOCHO sharp and beautiful for many years to come. This video shows you the basics of HOCHO knife sharpening, and we have included a brief how-to section on our maintenance page for easy reference.

If you have any further questions regarding the maintenance of your Zanmai HOCHO, please feel free to contact us at: tomo@ash.name

And of course whetstones are available too.

Introducing the birth of our new series - ZANMAI PRA kitchen knives.

This new series is designed for professional use, and has become popular not only in restaurant kitchens but also among culinary school students.

Blade material for the ZANMAI PRA series is a high quality, long-lasting 8A Stainless Steel (Molybdenum Vanadium).

The handle is made with high grade, specially formulated PLASTIC to offer maximum resistance and sanitary protection, while bringing our legendary ZANMAI blades into a reasonable price range.

Choose your favorite handle from our assortment of 6 bold colors - there's one for every personality!

As an added feature, the ZANMAI PRA series HOCHO knives are all available in a left-handed version.