Santoku means three virtues - the ability to handle meat, fish, and vegetables with equal facility. Yu Kurosaki builds this format into the Fujin line with the same driving rain tsuchime finish that defines the line: a hammered pattern across the blade road that resembles rain caught mid-fall, reduces food adhesion, and is immediately recognizable as Kurosaki work at a glance. Over more than 20 years of production in Echizen, Kurosaki developed the convex grind that makes his knives perform differently from nearly everything else in the same price range - the geometry that becomes nearly imperceptible at the edge, producing a blade that cuts hard dense produce and soft onion with equal facility.
At 169mm blade length and 45.6mm height the Fujin santoku is a precise, compact all-purpose knife. SG2 stainless at 63 HRC delivers exceptional edge retention and sharpness with full corrosion resistance. One reviewer who has been a longtime Kurosaki fan describes the downsweep profile and the nimble santoku shape as translating into an ergonomic cutting experience that his wrists appreciate - and notes the stainless-clad AS steel in this line builds a beautiful patina while the cladding remains clean. Rosewood octagonal handle with black pakka wood ferrule. Laser engraved.
Care Instructions: SG2 is fully stainless and low maintenance. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Use wood or rubber cutting boards. Avoid bones and frozen foods. Sharpen on quality water stones with consistent angle and light pressure. Strop regularly between sharpenings.
At 169mm blade length and 45.6mm height the Fujin santoku is a precise, compact all-purpose knife. SG2 stainless at 63 HRC delivers exceptional edge retention and sharpness with full corrosion resistance. One reviewer who has been a longtime Kurosaki fan describes the downsweep profile and the nimble santoku shape as translating into an ergonomic cutting experience that his wrists appreciate - and notes the stainless-clad AS steel in this line builds a beautiful patina while the cladding remains clean. Rosewood octagonal handle with black pakka wood ferrule. Laser engraved.
Care Instructions: SG2 is fully stainless and low maintenance. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Use wood or rubber cutting boards. Avoid bones and frozen foods. Sharpen on quality water stones with consistent angle and light pressure. Strop regularly between sharpenings.
- Blacksmith: Yu Kurosaki
- Location: Echizen, Japan
- Line: Fujin
- Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
- Edge Steel: SG2 Stainless Steel
- Cladding: Stainless (Driving Rain Tsuchime)
- HRC: 63
- Edge Grind: Even 50/50 Double Bevel
- Engraving: Laser Engraved
- Handle: Rosewood Octagonal
- Ferrule: Black Pakka Wood
- Weight: 4.6 oz (132 g)
- Blade Length: 169mm
- Total Length: 310mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 3.1mm
- Blade Height: 45.6mm
