Kurosaki Kokusen Ei AS Bunka 170mm - Turquoise FerruleThe Kurosaki Kokusen Ei AS Bunka 170mm is a double bevel santoku knife featuring an Aogami Super carbon steel core and stainless clad san mai construction, best fit for professional chefs and enthusiasts seeking thin geometry. Forged by Yu Kurosaki in Takefu, this 170mm blade measures 47mm at the heel with spine thicknesses of 1. 8mm at the heel and mid section, tapering to 1. 1mm at the tip. The profile suits general purpose slicing, dicing, and

Weighing 119g with a 31mm heel height and 1

9mm spine thickness at the heel and mid-section

The cabbage salad shredder by Chiba Kogyosyo can turn a half cabbage into finely sliced salad very quickly

Blade length:119mm

490 mm  Tip to Heel Length

Aogami Super steel measures 62-65 HRC and contains high carbon and tungsten content with added vanadium for toughness

Users should note that SG2 steel can be relatively hard to sharpen despite its stainless properties and fine edge potential

This K-tip gyuto profile pairs the general-purpose body of a standard gyuto with an angled kiritsuke-style point and flatter edge geometry

Steel type: VG5 Core with Stainless Cladding

though the reactive carbon construction requires immediate wiping and drying after use to prevent corrosion

Steel type: ZDP-189 core with stainless damascus clad

push-cutting and long slicing strokes