Gyuto

Yes. The Gyuto is designed as a versatile everyday knife for the prep most home cooks do regularly—from vegetables and aromatics to fish, boneless meat and poultry. For customers who want one Nikuya knife to start with, it is the most versatile choice.

Yes—for boneless chicken preparation and for cutting meat away from the bone with normal care. Light accidental contact with bone does not automatically create a warranty problem, but the Gyuto is not designed for deliberately chopping through chicken bones.

No. Deliberate bone chopping is outside the Gyuto’s intended use. For controlled work through suitable light poultry or fish bones, the Butcher or Kyoku is the better Nikuya choice within their approved light-bone limits.

No. Avoid frozen meat and other frozen foods, as well as hard shells, hard pits, twisting, prying and heavy cleaver-style impact.

Use a wood or suitable food-grade plastic cutting board. Avoid glass, stone, granite, marble, ceramic and metal cutting surfaces because hard surfaces can shorten edge life and contribute to damage.

No. Hand wash it with mild soap and water, dry it promptly, and store it so the edge is protected.

Yes. Edge dulling and routine sharpening are normal parts of owning a working kitchen knife. Sharpen when cutting performance begins to decline rather than waiting until the edge becomes completely dull.

Nikuya knives are covered by the 1-Year Craft Warranty for qualifying defects in materials or workmanship under normal intended use. Chipping, corrosion or breakage are not automatically excluded; Nikuya reviews what happened, the task being performed and whether the knife was being used within its stated intended purpose. No separate warranty registration is required.

Eligible unused products may be returned within 30 days of delivery, provided the knife remains unused, unwashed, unsharpened, unmodified, complete and in resellable condition. Used food-preparation products are not eligible for voluntary change-of-mind returns, but defect, warranty and statutory consumer rights remain unaffected.