AS, or Aogami Super, is one of our favorite steels for kitchen knives, carrying the highest wear resistance and lowest toughness of the three Blue Paper steels. Edge holding on this 210mm gyuto is genuinely outstanding, and despite the hardness, AS remains easy to sharpen. It also carries the highest carbon and chromium content of the three Blue Paper alloys, giving it a slight edge in corrosion resistance, further reinforced here with a stainless steel cladding that protects the core from shock while staying softer and more ductile than the edge itself. The cladding wears a tsuchime, or hammered, finish that improves food release and adds real visual character.
The 210mm gyuto is the most popular size for home cooks and a great choice for professionals working in smaller spaces - easy to handle and genuinely responsive in the cut. This one has a nicely flat spot transitioning from the heel into a subtle belly, finished with a finely crafted tip suited to a wide range of cutting styles. The oval cherry wood, or sakura, handle complements the blade in both looks and balance.
What Customers Are Saying: Reviewers are consistently enthusiastic about this gyuto. One calls it beautiful, light, perfectly balanced, sharp, and genuinely high performing. Another praises the tsuchime texture and sandblasted finish as really well done, calling the AS razor sharp and the whole package gorgeous. A third describes the fit and finish as exemplary, the first use a joy as the blade glided through everything like cutting air, and recommends buying one before it sells out.
Care Instructions: AS is a reactive carbon steel at the edge. Wipe and dry the blade promptly after use and avoid leaving it in contact with acidic foods. Hand wash only. Apply a light coat of camellia oil for long-term storage.
The 210mm gyuto is the most popular size for home cooks and a great choice for professionals working in smaller spaces - easy to handle and genuinely responsive in the cut. This one has a nicely flat spot transitioning from the heel into a subtle belly, finished with a finely crafted tip suited to a wide range of cutting styles. The oval cherry wood, or sakura, handle complements the blade in both looks and balance.
What Customers Are Saying: Reviewers are consistently enthusiastic about this gyuto. One calls it beautiful, light, perfectly balanced, sharp, and genuinely high performing. Another praises the tsuchime texture and sandblasted finish as really well done, calling the AS razor sharp and the whole package gorgeous. A third describes the fit and finish as exemplary, the first use a joy as the blade glided through everything like cutting air, and recommends buying one before it sells out.
Care Instructions: AS is a reactive carbon steel at the edge. Wipe and dry the blade promptly after use and avoid leaving it in contact with acidic foods. Hand wash only. Apply a light coat of camellia oil for long-term storage.
- Brand: Tsunehisa
- Location: Tosa, Japan
- Construction: Roll Forged, San Mai
- Edge Steel: AS Carbon Steel (Aogami Super)
- Cladding: Stainless
- Edge Grind: Double Bevel, Even
- HRC: 63
- Finish: Tsuchime
- Handle: Oval Cherry Wood
- Engraving: Laser Engraved
- Weight: 4.9 oz (140 g)
- Blade Length: 217 mm
- Total Length: 351 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 47 mm
Reviews
3 review(s) WRITE A REVIEW (Reviews are subject to approval) Perfect Beautiful Knife blue steel really is Super!Posted By: Paul J. Frontiero - verified customer
40 people found this review helpful
This knife is perfection top to bottom, the blade is amazing, razor sharp when I opened the bos. The fit and finish is exemplary. You can't ask for any better than this quality in every way. First use was a joy, gliding through everything like it was cutting air! CKTG hits it out of the park once again! Buy this knife before it sells out!
40 people found this review helpful
This knife is perfection top to bottom, the blade is amazing, razor sharp when I opened the bos. The fit and finish is exemplary. You can't ask for any better than this quality in every way. First use was a joy, gliding through everything like it was cutting air! CKTG hits it out of the park once again! Buy this knife before it sells out!
