{"product_id":"honyaki-gyuto-knife-shirogami-2-carbon-steel-mirror-polish-finish-ikeda","title":"Honyaki Gyuto knife, Shirogami 2 Carbon steel, mirror polish finish - Ikeda","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gyuto is made by the legendary Yoshikazu Ikeda. He is the current chairman of the Sakai dentokogeshi (traditional skilled crafts)association. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHAPE: Mizu Honyaki \u003ca style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/gyuto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGyuto\u003c\/a\u003e. Japan's answer to the chef's knife with a thinner profile. Gyuto translates to cow sword. This is a \u003ca style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/search?type=product,page,article,collection\u0026amp;q=honyaki*\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehonyaki\u003c\/a\u003e - or true-forged - blade. These blades use a mono steel construction which is then differentially hardened. This basically means the edge is harder than the spine. The wave line, or hamon, seen on the blade face is an indication that the blade has been hardened in this way. These are the hardest knives to make and failure rate is high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEEL: \u003ca style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/shirogami-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eShirogami (white) 2\u003c\/a\u003e steel. It is a reactive carbon steel which is easy to sharpen and holds an edge well. This steel is often chosen for traditional-style Japanese knives. Due to the non stainless nature of this steel care must be taken to dry the knives properly after use.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFINISH: Mirror polish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHANDLE: Octagonal red sandalwood handle with white buffalo horn ferrule and end cap and three silver spacers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLENGTH: 240mm in length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMAKER: \u003ca style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/ikeda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYoshikazu Ikeda\u003c\/a\u003e - Sakai City, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44951907991867,"sku":"IKGY240HM - CDY","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/1335\/7883\/products\/IMG_6766.jpg?v=1681876942","url":"https:\/\/onaeer.com\/products\/honyaki-gyuto-knife-shirogami-2-carbon-steel-mirror-polish-finish-ikeda","provider":"Onaeer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}