Originally Posted by
MisterNice
I never owned a "real sashimi knife" but suspect it is a product of the knife manufacturers marketing department. I have sliced many sashimi grade ono and knife sharpness seems to be the key to uniformity. A chilling of the ono also helps.
MisterNice
It isn't marketing. They have a single beveled edge, the other side is hollowed, and they come in right and left handed versions.