Yasuo Black Santoku 167mm

Made to a JKC custom design. JKC have contracted the best commercial maker in Seki to produce this range of black Damascus blades with Japanese type wooden handle. The cold forged blade is tough, hard, and easy to look after. The sharpening, with the ultra-thin core is very easy and remains so over the many years this knife is designed to be used in a busy kitchen. Yasuo Black knife series has finished Damascus blade and the matte Damascus pattern running down to the darker grey edge and VG10 core steel are great. VG10 is widely used in Japanese knives because it’s easy to care for, durable and maintains an edge well and so you can expect the black Damascus knives to perform and last well. The gorgeous, very durable, and easy-to-clean, natural finished black Pakkawood handle for comfort and perfect balance.

SANTOKU (San – 3 & Toku – benefit):

This is the classic Japanese chef’s knife.  It is flat from the handle end for about ½ way to the tip and then gently curves to a point. It is ideal for straight vertical chopping, horizontal slicing and roll cutting.

Function – Multi-purpose chef knife. For Slicing, Dicing and Mincing of vegetables, meat and fish.

Normal length – 165mm to 180mm (smaller 140mm are available in a few collections)

Tip: The 170mm/180mm is the most popular multipurpose knife.