Hand-crafted in Echizen Japan, Ittetsu Kurouchi are a high performance carbon steel knife with a rustic aesthetic. The fit and finish of these knives is a little lower than others but the performance potential is very high.
Normally Ittetsu knives are quite thin, this batch (only on the 210s) is thicker however. These would make a good work-horse knife, or a project to make thinner and polish the well heat treated white steel.
- Ittetsu Kurouchi Japanese Knife
- Echizen, Japan
- 210mm Gyuto Knife
- Kurouchi (Rustic) Finish
- Shirogami (white) #1, Soft Iron Clad
- Mono Walnut Handle
- Hand crafted in Japan
- 214mm Blade Edge Length / 354mm Overall Length / 2.9mm Blade Thickness / 50mm Blade Height / 165g
* High carbon steel kitchen knives will change colour (patina) during use, some care is required to prevent surface rust.
Japanese Kitchen Knife | Gyuto (Chef Knife)
The Gyuto, or Japanese chef knife, is widely considered to be the most versatile kitchen knife for both professional chefs & home cooks alike.
With a variety of sizes and shapes available, generally the Gyuto is similar to western style chef knives in shape, however thinner, lighter, made of harder steel and retains a sharper edge. They consist of a flat mid-heel section for chopping, a curve towards the tip for rock cutting and a pointed tip for precision work.
If you are going to purchase just 1 good knife, the Gyuto (or perhaps the similar Santoku) would absolutely be the knife to choose.
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