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Sakai Takayuki

SAK-01187

Sakai Takayuki Homura Guren Aonikou Blue-2 Carbon Steel Kengata Chef Knife, 225mm

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Sakai Takayuki Kengata Gyutou chef knife, hammer forged by the renowned Itsuo Doi in Sakai, Japan. At 210mm (8.3"), this is a great size for home or professional use. Perfect for use as an everyday all-purpose chef knife. Please note that while Sakai Takayuki characterizes this as a 225mm blade, we measured the edge from heel to tip as 210mm.

The blade is forged from Aonikou Blue-2 Carbon Steel which is a high-end Hitachi Yasugi-works steel which is a very pure high carbon steel with added chromium and tungsten for increased toughness and durability (making it somewhat less fragile than the "white" steels for example). This steel is also called Aogami or Ao-Ko II in Japanese. It is very hard, with an HRC in the range of 61-63, and so will take a very fine and sharp edge easily and hold it like no stainless steel knife will.

The edge is ground 50/50 and so along with the octagonal roasted and urushi lacquered oak-wood handle, it's fine for right or left-handed use.

Remember, this is a carbon steel knife, NOT stainless, which means you need to keep it clean and dry and stored in a dry place to keep it from rusting. Wash by hand, wipe, dry and store after use. Do NOT leave it sitting in a sink or on a cutting board until after dinner... work like a pro and do all your prep, clean up, cook, then feast! The hard steel also means it is potentially more fragile than a stainless steel knife, so care must be taken to never hit bones or cut very hard items such as squash or frozen/partially-frozen meat. As such, CHIPS OR CRACKS TO THE EDGE OR TIP ARE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTYIt is the nature of such a knife that it is more fragile than a cheaper knife. If you are not prepared for this potential eventuality, this might not be the knife for you. You should DEFINITELY also own a standard workhorse stainless-steel knife (Wusthof or Victorinox for example) for those situations where you might hit bones or for going through hard/tough items.

I recommend the Idahone fine ceramic hone for regular everyday maintenance. For full re-sharpening, please use stones, never a gadget or electric device. And of course NO dishwasher.

Also, if you are not able to keep the knife very dry and if you don't use it daily (or if you just want to take the maximum care against rust), please consider usingtsubaki/cammelia oil to protect the blade of your carbon steel knife.

Approx. weight: 230g

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Nate
Amazing knife.

Originally I was after a bunka, but couldn't find one with the size I was after but this fit the bill perfectly. This is my first "real" good Japanese knife so I have nothing to compare to, but this knife is amazing. It cuts great, handles really nice, the balance is great. I have no complaints at all about this knife. Side note, Paul's finest was the cheapest I could find so kudos to them, shipping was good, Canada Post failed to input that I had picked it up already, and Paul's called me to make sure that I had got it 👍🏻.

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huan

It is really nice looking knife. I love the shape of the tip part of it, it similar as Japanese Chef's Kengata-Gyuto knife. The design of the tip part is really good for trimming any connective tissues, excess fat and fillet the small fishes. Because it is carbon steel very hard , easy to get chipped, donnot use it for the big hard bone fish. The down side is can not get wood soya for this unique shape

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R.L.
Great work!

Hard to get a so nice knife for this price, great size and so beautiful!

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