Making Your Selection

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  First and foremost you must determine what type of sushi you will be making because this will determine what you will buy. Different types of sushi utilize different knives. In some cases, you may need to purchase all four types of sushi knifes to accomplish your task. These include the deba knife, the usaba knife, yanagi sashimi knife and the tako sashimi knife. Each knife helps you perform different tasks.
  
  
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  Will you be buying the whole fish or buying pre-cut fish with which to make your sushi? For example, those buying the whole fish need to consider the deba knife in which the 4-6 inch, tapered blade (looks like a chef's knife) aids you in boning and cutting fish.
  
  
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  Will you be buying pre-cut vegetables or cutting all of your own vegetables? If you are cutting your own vegetables, then you need to consider the usaba knife. This incredibly sharp knife has a square tip. Enjoy those paper thin vegetables made by the knife blade.
  
  
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  Cutting can be done with the Yanagi Sashimi knife. This knife slices, it dices and cuts your sushi into those cute, little circles that we are all so familiar with. Use this knife to also make your garnishes. This is one of the longer knives at about 7-8 inches.
  
  
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  Check out the tako sashimi knife. This knife makes the thick cuts of sushi and most closely resembles a carving knife. This knife is very long and sharpened only on one side of the blade.
  
  
• 6). Decide which type or types of knives you intend to buy. Your best bet for local, same day purchases would be to shop at your Williams Sonoma store. However, if you have the time to wait for shipping then consider your on-line choices. Most of these places will answer questions and make suggestions based on their experience. This will help you make an informed decision and show you the right knives to purchase to make your sushi.