At 90mm, this Tojiro petty occupies the boundary between a petty knife and a paring knife - short enough to use comfortably in hand, precise enough for the finest prep work, and sharp enough to make tasks like peeling, segmenting citrus, or trimming proteins feel effortless. Tojiro builds it in Sanjo City with the same VG10 stainless construction that underpins the rest of the Hammered line, and the result is a small knife that performs well above its size and price.
The blade runs a VG10 stainless core clad in softer stainless steel, finished with a tsuchime (hammered) kurouchi surface. At 90mm it is notably light in the hand - lighter than most cooks expect from a steel-bladed knife - which makes it fast and easy to control for extended in-hand work. The hammered cladding adds food release and the distinctive textured appearance that runs through the whole line. The Western-style handle is simple and functional, well-proportioned for the compact format.
What Customers Are Saying: Customers consistently describe the sharpness out of the box as the defining first impression - several use the word razor, and one notes being genuinely cautious when first picking it up. The weight is called out repeatedly as a standout quality: almost unnaturally light for a steel knife, which takes a few sessions to adjust to but quickly becomes a feature rather than a concern. One customer notes that turmeric left a yellow tinge on the cladding during use, which stropping cleared up - a useful real-world note for anyone working regularly with highly pigmented ingredients. Edge retention and value for the price earn consistent praise across the review set.
Care Instructions: VG10 stainless is low maintenance and easy to live with. Hand wash and dry after use - avoid the dishwasher. Sharpen on quality water stones and strop regularly to maintain the edge. Avoid bones, frozen foods, and hard materials that can chip the edge at high hardness.
The blade runs a VG10 stainless core clad in softer stainless steel, finished with a tsuchime (hammered) kurouchi surface. At 90mm it is notably light in the hand - lighter than most cooks expect from a steel-bladed knife - which makes it fast and easy to control for extended in-hand work. The hammered cladding adds food release and the distinctive textured appearance that runs through the whole line. The Western-style handle is simple and functional, well-proportioned for the compact format.
What Customers Are Saying: Customers consistently describe the sharpness out of the box as the defining first impression - several use the word razor, and one notes being genuinely cautious when first picking it up. The weight is called out repeatedly as a standout quality: almost unnaturally light for a steel knife, which takes a few sessions to adjust to but quickly becomes a feature rather than a concern. One customer notes that turmeric left a yellow tinge on the cladding during use, which stropping cleared up - a useful real-world note for anyone working regularly with highly pigmented ingredients. Edge retention and value for the price earn consistent praise across the review set.
Care Instructions: VG10 stainless is low maintenance and easy to live with. Hand wash and dry after use - avoid the dishwasher. Sharpen on quality water stones and strop regularly to maintain the edge. Avoid bones, frozen foods, and hard materials that can chip the edge at high hardness.
- Maker: Tojiro
- Location: Sanjo City, Niigata, Japan
- Construction: San Mai
- Edge Steel: VG10 Stainless
- Cladding: Stainless
- Finish: Tsuchime (Hammered) Kurouchi
- Edge Grind: Even (50/50)
- Handle: Western
- Weight: 1.4 oz (40 g)
- Blade Length: 90 mm
- Total Length: 205 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 28 mm
Reviews
5 review(s) WRITE A REVIEW (Reviews are subject to approval) petty Love my Tojiro paring knife very useful Super SweetPosted By: Eric Martin Pearson - verified customer
28 people found this review helpful
A small knife. It is almost unnaturally light. It took a few days to get used to. Crazy sharp. So sharp out of the box I was a little scared to use it. Once I got used to that level of sharpness there is no going back. I loving strop this beauty every night to retain that perfection.
Oh, one layer of the steel stained yellow when cutting tumeric. The stropping cleaned it up nice though.
28 people found this review helpful
A small knife. It is almost unnaturally light. It took a few days to get used to. Crazy sharp. So sharp out of the box I was a little scared to use it. Once I got used to that level of sharpness there is no going back. I loving strop this beauty every night to retain that perfection.
Oh, one layer of the steel stained yellow when cutting tumeric. The stropping cleaned it up nice though.
Great valuePosted By: Nick - verified customer
28 people found this review helpful
For a factory-made knife this is pretty spectacular. OOB sharpness is not fantastic IMO, but that's easily fixed. The size of the knife is perfect for a paring knife, peeling, etc. The blade finish is unique. The handle is a little rough, easily fixed with some mineral oil.
28 people found this review helpful
For a factory-made knife this is pretty spectacular. OOB sharpness is not fantastic IMO, but that's easily fixed. The size of the knife is perfect for a paring knife, peeling, etc. The blade finish is unique. The handle is a little rough, easily fixed with some mineral oil.
