Sakai Kikumori Gokujyo Santoku 18 cm

The handy Sakai Kikumori Gokujyo Santoku 180 mm Knife is designed for a variety of kitchen tasks. This multi-purpose Japanese knife is equally at home in professional hands and in domestic use. Literally translated, Santoku means “three virtues,” and, in relation to a kitchen knife, this refers to its three main functions: slicing, dicing, and chopping.

The professional series of Japanese-style kitchen knives – Sakai Kikumori Gokujyo – is the result of the work of outstanding craftsmen, who forge and finish the knives in the traditional, manual way. The Warikomi lamination technique used by the manufacturer consists of covering a strong core of Yasuki White Hard Carbon Steel – 2 (Hagane), hard carbon steel core, with special cladding made of soft iron (Jigane). The hardening process used gives the blades a hardness of 62-63 HRC, and, together with the heat treatment of the steel, is responsible for one of the important advantages of Sakai Kikumori Gokujyo knives – their extraordinary ease and even feedback of sharpening. In addition, kitchen knives from this series retain their sharpness for an exceptionally long time.

The handy and comfortable handle is made of beautiful magnolia wood. It has a distinctive octagonal shape and is finished with a buffalo horn ferrule. The Sakai Kikumori Gokujyo kitchen knife collection combines the highest craftsmanship with precision and practicality. It is recommended for professional chefs, as well as amateur cooks who appreciate the qualities of Japanese craftsmanship. After use, it is recommended to wash and dry the knives, as they are not stainless.

Sakai Kikumori, a renowned manufacturer of kitchen knives in the Japanese market, has been operating since 1926. Its range includes professional knives that impress with their quality and features, resulting from many years of blacksmithing tradition, or more precisely, 600 years of knife production in Sakai. The brand is represented by excellent sharpeners and blacksmiths, thanks to whom we can choose from a very wide range of modern, Western-style kitchen knives, as well as traditional, Japanese-style knives.

Specifications:

• Type: Santoku
• Blade length: 180 mm
• Handle: magnolia wood, buffalo horn ferrule
• Steel: Yasuki White–2 Steel core, iron cladding
• HRC: 62-63
• Grind: double bevel
• Weight: 130 grams