Blade Shape - Gyuto
Translating literally as "Cow Sword" a gyuto is the Japanese version of a traditinal Western chef knife.
Super practical and useful for almost every job in food prep, it takes the title as the most useful knife in your roll.
Steel Type - VG XEOS
VG XEOS is a newly developed, improved version of stainless steel VG-10, first developed by Takefu Special Steel Company in the 1970's.
It's designed to combine high corrosion resistance, strength and hardness.
Care information
A knife like this performs so well becuse it's to thin, but that does mean it's more susceptible to damage, so with this in mind no twisting or riving the knife if it gets stuck in food, no cutting toward bone or cutting frozen food and absolutley no dishwashers!
No twisting or riving the knife if it gets stuck in food, no cutting toward bone or cutting frozen food and absolutley no dishwashers!
Nigara Hamono
Nigara Hamono, a family business led by 8th generation blacksmith Go Yoshizawa, has been producing industrial tools and structual steel beams for generations.
Now very much known for their cutting tools, Nigara knives are made by hand in the traditional way by master blacksmiths.
They produce unique pieces, instantly identifiable by their distinctive blade finishes.
Free sharpen with every knife
We really want your new knife to stay at it's best, thats why we offer a free sharpen with every one purchased from us, just pop it in the post or come along to the shop and we'll take care of it.
