With a 236mm blade length and weighing 180g, the Nashiji 240mm is the most capable knife in the Konosuke GS+ Nashiji lineup - the one with the reach for full proteins, large-scale vegetable prep, and the extended, efficient strokes that a longer blade enables. The GS+ semi-stainless core at 61-62 HRC is the same across both the polished GS+ and Nashiji lines: a laser profile with a 2mm spine throughout, ground smoothly, and finished to a standard that shows in how the knife moves through food. The cladding here carries the nashiji (pear skin) surface - a fine, dimpled texture that contrasts with the plain polish of the standard GS+ line and provides a level of food release and visual character that the polished version does not have. The Khii laurel octagonal handle is cooler in tone than the Khii chestnut on the GS+ line, with no ferrule and the Tokyo-style machi gap that references the tsuba (hilt guard) of traditional Japanese sword design.
Cooks who already own the GS+ 210mm gyuto will find the 240mm Nashiji a natural extension - different surface character, same exceptional core geometry, different handle aesthetic. The 50mm blade height gives good knuckle clearance through board work and a wider face for bench-scraping between cuts. At 180g, the knife is light for a 240mm, which reflects how little material is in the spine and cladding - a product of the Konosuke precision grinding rather than any compromise in blade quality.
Care Instructions: GS+ semi-stainless is low maintenance and resistant to staining. Hand wash and dry after use - no dishwasher. Sharpen on quality water stones when the edge needs attention and maintain with a strop or ceramic rod between full sharpenings.
Cooks who already own the GS+ 210mm gyuto will find the 240mm Nashiji a natural extension - different surface character, same exceptional core geometry, different handle aesthetic. The 50mm blade height gives good knuckle clearance through board work and a wider face for bench-scraping between cuts. At 180g, the knife is light for a 240mm, which reflects how little material is in the spine and cladding - a product of the Konosuke precision grinding rather than any compromise in blade quality.
Care Instructions: GS+ semi-stainless is low maintenance and resistant to staining. Hand wash and dry after use - no dishwasher. Sharpen on quality water stones when the edge needs attention and maintain with a strop or ceramic rod between full sharpenings.
- Maker: Konosuke
- Location: Sakai, Japan
- Construction: San Mai
- Edge Steel: GS+ Semi Stainless
- Cladding: Stainless
- Finish: Nashiji (Pear Skin)
- HRC: 61-62
- Handle: Khii Laurel Octagonal
- Ferrule: None - Tokyo Style Machi Gap
- Weight: 6.3 oz (180 g)
- Blade Length: 236 mm
- Total Length: 392 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 50 mm
