One of Konosuke's sanjo series that comes out thicker from the handle which gives a feeling of robustness, but which is still ground ultra thin behind the egg and therefore has one of the best cutting experiences we know.
The YW series is built in 3 layers with Shirogami 2 as core steel, surrounded by stainless cladding. They are finished with a beautiful kurouchi finish on the top of the blade. The handle is a Japanese D shank made of burnt chestnut and buffalo horn.
Shirogami 2 or White 2 is a carbon steel, and is in the category of so-called white steel, and Shirogami 2 is the second hardest of these alloys. Shirogami 2 is among the purest carbon steels from Japan, and for this reason it can be incredibly sharp, and is very easy to sharpen.
This knife is a gyuto , which is also popularly just called a chef's knife. This is 21 cm, and it is used for most tasks in the kitchen and is particularly good for slicing and chopping tasks in both meat and vegetables.
| Brand/series |
Konosuke/YW |
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Type |
Gyuto/Chef's knife
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Forging and steel
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Shirogami 2 & Stainless Cladding |
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Grinding
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50/50 |
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Handle type
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Japanese D Handle in Burnt Chestnut |
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Stainless steel
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NO |
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Hardness
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62-63 |
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Specs
(May vary slightly because the knife is handmade)
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Length: 210mm.
Height: 47mm.
Weight: 138g.
Width out of the handle: 4.4mm.
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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.
