The Blacksmith - Tojiro
Tojiro offers excellent quality knives on a more modern higher volume scale by mixing modern machinery with traditional techniques. This achieves amazing quality, especially for the modest price, with levels of sharpness and durability aimed at professional kitchen use.
The values instilled in Tojiro's production, coupled with the value for money make them a no brainer. A very full range of excellent knives should offer you everything you need.
The Range - DP Fujitora
This is the go-to range if you want quality and performance on a budget. The out of the box sharpness and quality ir pretty much unrivalled for the price point and the exceptional build quality means these knives will last a life time and are very easy to maintain.
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 - 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.
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Saya and Blade Covers that fit this Knife: Our wooden 180mm Gyuto knife Saya fits this knife. You can also use the 180mm plastic blade guard.
Specifications:
Knife Type: Gyuto Chef's Knife
Steel Type: DP Cobalt Alloy Steel
Blade Type: Double Edged Blade
Blade Length: 180mm
Blade Height:40mm
Blade Thickness:2.2mm
Handle Length: 120mm
Weight:180g
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Please read our guidance pages below to help you make the right choice and make the most of the knives you choose or get in touch with us and we'll happily discuss and help you find the perfect knife for you.
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Knife Types Explained
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