The shape and size of a kiritsuke give it a dual personality - it can be used like a usuba for cutting vegetables or like a yanagiba to slice raw fish - and at 270mm, this is the largest kiritsuke in our Sakai line, with serious presence on the cutting board. Real skill is required to use one effectively, which is why kiritsuke knives are usually reserved for executive chefs in Japanese kitchens. The blade is constructed from a core of Hitachi White #2 high carbon steel with a soft iron cladding for protection and added strength, made by a small, highly specialized Sakai blacksmith shop and finished by an expert sharpener, handle maker, and engraver to our exact specifications. The finely engraved kanji script and traditional ho wood handle with buffalo horn ferrule complete this great-looking knife, which comes with a matching saya.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer calls it a beautiful, simple knife that is fantastically sharp - sharp enough, in fact, that he accidentally sliced through a fingernail with barely any resistance and jokes that if he ever loses a hand, this is the blade he would want as a replacement.
Care Instructions: White #2 is a reactive carbon steel - wipe and dry the blade immediately after every use. Avoid leaving acidic foods on the edge. Apply a light coat of camellia oil after use and for storage. Sharpen on quality water stones; single bevel technique is required. Hand wash only. Each knife is made by hand so measurements may vary.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer calls it a beautiful, simple knife that is fantastically sharp - sharp enough, in fact, that he accidentally sliced through a fingernail with barely any resistance and jokes that if he ever loses a hand, this is the blade he would want as a replacement.
- Brand: Sakai
- Construction: Hammer Forged, Single-Edged Traditional Grind (Right)
- Edge Steel: White #2
- Edge Grind: Right-Handed Single Bevel
- Handle: Ho Wood D, Right
- Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
- Saya: Included
- Weight: 9.2 oz (261 g)
- Blade Length: 257 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 4.8 mm
- Blade Height: 47 mm
Care Instructions: White #2 is a reactive carbon steel - wipe and dry the blade immediately after every use. Avoid leaving acidic foods on the edge. Apply a light coat of camellia oil after use and for storage. Sharpen on quality water stones; single bevel technique is required. Hand wash only. Each knife is made by hand so measurements may vary.
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