Hatsukokoro x Satoshi Nakagawa Blue 1 Damascus Gyuto 270mmThis Hatsukokoro x Satoshi Nakagawa Blue 1 Damascus Gyuto 270mm is a double bevel chef's knife best fit for professional chefs and enthusiasts seeking a reactive carbon steel blade with artistic damascus cladding. Forged in Sakai by Satoshi Nakagawa, this gyuto features an Aogami #1 core with soft iron damascus san mai construction and a migaki surface finish. The 270mm profile suits general purpose kitchen tasks including mincing, slicing vegetables,

Ginsan steel offers the sharpness and fine grain structure associated with carbon steel alongside stainless corrosion resistance

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Like many products designed for the high-end user

3mm spine thickness at the heel tapering to 1

VG5 stainless steel measures 58-59 HRC and provides a balance of hardness

Milled from solid 6061-T6 age hardened

41mm in heel height

and tapers to 1

Budget friendly stone

the blade geometry supports precise slicing tasks

Kunio Masutani produces this line in Echizen

facilitating clean separation of vegetables without rocking motions