Santoku Blue steel #2 Kurouchi Damascus Shitan Handle 165mm

Details:

-Blade Material: Blue steel #2/Aogami No.2

-Blade Finish: Kurouchi Damascus

-Blade Type: Double-edged

-Blade Length: 165mm

-Blade Thinckness: 3.4mm

-Blade HRC: 61~63

-Weight: 160g

-Handle: Shitan Handle

-Origin: Tosa City in Kochi prefecture

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“Santoku" means an all-purpose knife, including meat, fish, and vegetables. It is designed to have both features of Japanese Nakiri (vegetable knife) and Western Gyuto (meat knife). Being highly convenient and practical, it is most widely used in households. Recommended for those new to Japanese kitchen knives and novice cooks.

Aogami No.2 (Hitachi Metals Ltd.) is made by adding Chromium and Tungsten / Wolfram to Shirogami No.2. This results in increased toughness and the production of hard carbide molecules which improve edge retention. Many knife users have noted that while Aogami No.2 is very similar to Shirogami No.2 in terms of edge sharpness, it has slightly superior edge retention.

Kurouchi Finish, the unprocessed (black) part on the top side of the blade has already developed a dark patina, which protects the blade and gives it a traditional Japanese look.

Damascus is a laminated steel knife made of several layers of different steel materials. The center of the blade is made of hard steel for sharpness, and both sides are covered with multiple soft steel materials. The multiple steels are metallurgically joined, not by plating or glue. The more the blade is forged, the more complex the ripples become, and the more beautiful the unique grain pattern becomes.

-Please do not use the knife in a twisting motion.
-Please use the correct knife when cutting bone, frozen or hard items.
-Please note that the images are of the sample products. Colour, weight, pattern and size can differ as each product is handmade.
-Please use a soft plastic or wooden cutting board to protect the blades edge.
-Please don't heat or cool rapidly as it may change the structure of the steel.
-Please don't hesitate to contact us for further enquiries.

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