Hatsukokoro is a brand from Amagasaki close to Osaka City. They collaborate with various blacksmiths and sharpeners around Japan and develop new series in an attempt to make some of the best knives in the world, but also really good knives in a lower price range to be able to supply all different needs.
| Brand/series |
Hatsukokoro/Shinkiro |
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Type |
Gyuto/Chef's knife
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Forging and steel
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white #2 / Stainless steel |
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Grinding
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50/50 |
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Handle type
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Octagonal (WA) Handle in Walnut with buffalo horn |
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Stainless steel
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NO! |
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Hardness
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61-62 |
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Specs
(May vary slightly because the knife is handmade)
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Length: 180mm.
Height: 49mm.
Weight: 156g.
Width out of the handle: 3mm.
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The knife must never be washed in a dishwasher, must not cut into hard objects such as bones, cartilage, bones and frozen objects as well as hard cheeses. Remember that it is a property of thin, hard metal that it can break.
