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Handmade

Japanese Kitchen Knives

Razor sharp and beautifully designed for every cook
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Brighten up brew time with

ZERO JAPAN

Browse our shop to find these colourful mugs and other of hand-selected kitchenware
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7 Japanese petty knives, small knives for precision slicing and detailed kitchen tasks
Paring knife, Utility and Pettys
5 handmade japanese santokus with a hammered or blackened finish, the japanese all round kitchen knife
Santokus, Bunkas & Nakiris
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Chef Knives & Gyutos
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Slicers & Sujihikis
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THE SEARCH for

THE PERFECT PEPPER MILL IS OVER

Colorful grinders with ceramic mechanisms and a 25-year guarantee. Perfect for seasoning every meal.
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The Community Cutlery Difference

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Friendly, Judgment Free Advice

We love questions. Whether you’re new to cooking or a seasoned chef, we’ll guide you without judgement.

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Expertly Curated

Every knife and piece of kitchenware is hand-selected in Ilkley, beautiful, functional tools designed to serve you for years, not months.

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Independent Small business

Based in Ilkley, Yorkshire, we're an indipendent family fun business.

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Knife Sharpening Ilkley

Drop your knives, scissors and garden tools into our West Yorkshire shop to be expertly sharpened.
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Knife sharpening by post

Send your knives to us by post—they'll be professionally sharpened and returned to your door.
Find out more about our mail-in sharpening service
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About Community Cutlery

Based in Ilkley, Community Cutlery offers carefully selected kitchenware which has been built to last. From Japanese knives and to utensils to coffe cups and salt & pepper grinders, we choose items that are beautiful, fit for purpose, and built to last.

Our collection combines quality, craftsmanship, and practical design, helping home cooks and professional chefs alike create meals with confidence and style.

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Pallares - Kitchen Knives
from £23.00
Zero Japan - 300ml Mug
£16.00
Crushgrind Billund Salt and Pepper grinder
£39.00
2.0 litre Nodo Hora Stove Top Kettle
£85.00
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Ilkley Shop

Step into Community Cutlery in Ilkley and explore our curated range ofJapanese knives and kitchenware. Test any knife in store and receive expert advicefrom our friendly team—ask as many questions as you like, with no judgment, we've all got to learn about new things somehow!

Discover the perfect tools for your kitchen with a hands-on experience that combines quality, craftsmanship, and expert guidance.

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Testimonials

★★★★★

Great little shop with a brilliant selection of kitchen and home bits - often from Japan, always of the highest quality

Matthew
08/2025
★★★★★

Made the drive from the Lakes and was so worth it! What a shop! 10/10 service & knowledge, so patient and happy to help! Couldn’t recommend enough to anyone in or out of the industry.

Harry
05/2025
★★★★★

Gaz & George are a pair of legends. Their shop is small but absolutely rammed with the most beautiful and well curated kitchenware, cookbooks, knives etc. The lovely dog milling about is a bonus. Can’t recommend them enough.

Louis
01/2025
★★★★★

I had the pleasure of taking the knife sharpening class. It was definitely a skill I never knew I needed! Very good course, Gaz was an excellent trainer , knowledgeable and clearly skilled and eager to pass that on to us! it was all very insightful and I left upskilled and with 3 very sharp knives. I'd thoroughly recommend this as enjoyable and practical

Jason
12/2024
★★★★★

Superb all round service over the phone , by text, and by email from very helpful staff. When their stock arrived from Spain, I was informed and the items were then sent to me . Marvellous personal service to give the customer confidence. A rare find these days.

Sue
12/2024