MAC Knives

MAC Knives is a Japanese knife brand whose products are shaped, assembled, polished, and sharpened by professional Japanese craftsmen, with every step of the knifemaking process performed in Japan. The brand states that over 25 million knives have been sold since 1964. Its knives are made in Seki City from rust-resistant Molybdenum High-Carbon cutlery steel, hand-ground and hand-sharpened on water-cooled stones, with a characteristic off-center MAC edge that is a hybrid between the traditional Japanese single-beveled chisel edge (Kataba) and the Western V-shaped edge (Ryoba). The brand offers a range of kitchen knives including chef's knives, santoku, paring, boning/fillet, cleavers, bread/roast slicers, slicing/carving knives, sushi/sashimi knives, utility knives, sets, and sharpeners and honing rods.

MAC Knives states that its knives are shaped, assembled, polished, and sharpened by professional Japanese craftsmen, and that every step in its knifemaking process is performed in Japan using Japanese products. The brand reports over 25 million knives sold since 1964. Its knives are entirely produced by professional craftsmen in Seki City, a location described as renowned for superior sword manufacturing since the Middle Ages. MAC blades are made from rust-resistant Molybdenum High-Carbon cutlery steel, hand-ground and hand-sharpened on water-cooled stones, with steel hardness between 57 and 61 Rockwell C. The characteristic MAC edge is described as a hybrid between the traditional Japanese single-beveled chisel edge (Kataba) and the Western V-shaped edge (Ryoba), slightly off-center, with an angle around 30 degrees (15 degrees per side).

Precision Japanese kitchen knives popular with professional cooks and cooking enthusiasts worldwide.

• MAC MTH-80 Professional Series 8" Chef's Knife with Dimples

  A chef's knife recommended by The New York Times Wirecutter since 2013 and named best chef's knife overall in a Forbes Vetted review.

• MAC Chef Series Set 2 PCS (TH-201)

  A two-piece knife set listed among best sellers.

• MAC Professional Series Set 2 PCS (PRO-20)

  A two-piece professional series knife set.

• MAC 60th Anniversary 8" Damascus Chef's Knife (SKT MTH-80)

  A 60th anniversary Damascus chef's knife.

• MAC Professional Series 6 1/2" Santoku with Dimples (MSK-65)

  A professional series santoku knife with dimples.

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