For cooks who prefer a traditional Japanese grip, this 180mm santoku offers a wa handled alternative to the western handled PS60 santoku also sold at CKTG, built around the same steel that Hitachi developed for the razor industry and that shares much of its chemistry with AEB-L.
Kanehide hardens this PS60 steel to about 60 to 61 HRC through special heat treating, followed by a cryogenic treatment in liquid nitrogen at negative 180 degrees Celsius that converts retained austenite into martensite, boosting hardness and wear resistance beyond what heat treating alone could achieve. The result is a fully stainless, mono steel santoku that sharpens easily and cuts cleanly, finished with an octagonal oak handle in a burnt urushi finish with an attractive darkened end.
Care Instructions:PS60 is a fully stainless, cryogenically treated steel, so hand wash and dry the blade after use rather than running it through a dishwasher. Avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, and sharpen on quality water stones or strop regularly to keep the edge at its best.
Kanehide hardens this PS60 steel to about 60 to 61 HRC through special heat treating, followed by a cryogenic treatment in liquid nitrogen at negative 180 degrees Celsius that converts retained austenite into martensite, boosting hardness and wear resistance beyond what heat treating alone could achieve. The result is a fully stainless, mono steel santoku that sharpens easily and cuts cleanly, finished with an octagonal oak handle in a burnt urushi finish with an attractive darkened end.
Care Instructions:PS60 is a fully stainless, cryogenically treated steel, so hand wash and dry the blade after use rather than running it through a dishwasher. Avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, and sharpen on quality water stones or strop regularly to keep the edge at its best.
- Brand: Kanehide
- Location: Seki City, Japan
- Construction: Laser Cut, Mono Steel
- Edge Steel: PS60 Stainless
- HRC: 60-61
- Edge Grind: 50/50
- Handle: Octagonal Oak with Burnt Urushi Finish
- Weight: 4.7 oz (134 g)
- Blade Length: 183 mm
- Total Length: 329 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 47 mm
