About Foodgear

The story of Foodgear Shop started in 2013, and has since then grown into a shop located in Torvehallerne in Copenhagen, where we specialize in the sale of handmade knives from Japan. The company was originally founded by fishmonger Tommy Raabo Fischer, but is today owned and run by his wife Therese Fischer. Today, Foodgear is thus the result of a fondness for good raw materials and good equipment for this. The shop and webshop are currently run by six employees, who all share an interest in good knives, and are therefore ready with personal advice and guidance on what our various knives can do.

Selling Japanese knives is not just about importing and selling, because we are dealing with a culture where relationships are of crucial importance for doing business, and it is also a field where, in recent years, a large worldwide demand for knives from the best forges. Our range today is thus a result of the relationships we have built up through trips to Japan, where we have had the opportunity to visit the various forges and manufacturers - and in that way achieved the negotiation of their goods.

Overall, our selection can be roughly categorized into major Japanese manufacturers that are in direct competition with the established European brands that most Danes know and probably have knives lying around in their kitchen drawer at home. In addition, we have a fondness for small family media, where the production is small, but where the quality and experience are in a class of their own. When you navigate around our website, you can read more about the various manufacturers and what characterizes their knives.

It is our opinion that Foodgear's raison d'être lies in offering goods that you cannot immediately find in many other places, and in particular in offering advice and guidance. In concrete terms, this means that when you visit our store, e.g. will have the opportunity to try the different knives we have, as we are always happy to take out a selection of knives and a lot of carrots that you can try to cut. We also strive to embrace all levels - are you a beginner in this exciting craft we are happy to help you find a knife that suits you exactly, without you needing to know a whole lot in advance. On the other hand, we would also very much like to talk about steel types and especially the special types that family smiths mainly use, if knives are a passion for you, just like for us - and are not just a knife.

In addition, we are happy to help you get very special items home if you cannot find what you are looking for. We have our own workshop where we make special productions ourselves, and then we are happy to sharpen your kitchen knives in our shop in Torvehallerne. You can read more about all of this in the various items we have here on the webshop - and of course you are more than welcome to stop by our shop for a chat.