The Blacksmith - Sakai Takayuki
Sakai Takayuki are without doubt one of the most prominent Japanese blacksmiths with over 600 years of history. Sakai Takayuki are based in Sakai, Osaka Prefucture and use technology alongside traditional methods in order to be able to produce exceptional quality knives on a large scale. As such, they are popular all over the world and present in many professional kitchens
The Range - 33 layer Hammered Damascus with Japanese Handle
The Sakai Takayuki 33 layer Hammered Damascus steel range brings the classic looks of a Japanese knife coupled with a Japanese handle to give it a more traditional feel. It has an uplifted appearance over the 17 layer model with a brighter finish and a richer handle.
The Steel - VG10 Stainless Steel
This range is made using VG10 stainless steel. VG10 is the perfect mid-point in stainless steel offering amazing sharpness out of the box, excellent retention and easy maintenance.
The Model - Kiritsuke Gyuto
The Gyuto is a multi-purpose, large bladed knife that you can use for almost everything. Typically these are light strong knives which range from 180mm to 240mm normally (although sometimes longer), with 210mm being the most common and popular size due to it's sweet spot of length for larger tasks but excellent agility. Longer knives tend to be used more for high volume tasks in professional kitchens where 240mm and even 270mm are popular. 180mm is popular for smaller home kitchen tasks too.
The blade profile is great for cutting in a rocking type motion. If you are looking for one knife, this is the most versatile.
Kiritsuke is simply an angled finish at the tip as opposed to the more rounded end of a traditional Santoku.
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Saya and Blade Covers that fit this Knife: Our wooden 210mm Gyuto knife Saya fits this knife. You can also use the Large plastic blade guard.
Specifications
Knife Type: Kengata Gyuto Knife
Steel Type: VG10 stain-resistant steel
Blade Type: Double edged blade
Blade Length: 190mm
Blade Thickness: 2.2mm
Blade Height: 48mm
Handle Length: 140 mm
Handle Material: Keyaki Handle(Japanese Elm)
Weight: 151g
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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