{"product_id":"santoku-knife-vg10-stainless-steel-western-handle-damascus-finish-kato","title":"Santoku knife, VG10 stainless steel, western handle, damascus finish - Kato","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Knives are made by Yoshimi Kato the now owner of Kanehiro Hamono who’s father trained him and Yu Kurosaki.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHAPE: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/santoku\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:black;\"\u003eSantoku\u003c\/a\u003e. Named after the three best things to do with this knife - slicing, dicing and mincing. It is the classic veg prep knife with both good breadth and width.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEEL: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/vg10\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003eVG10\u003c\/a\u003e. A premium high carbon Japanese stainless steel capable of impressive hardness. This is the premier product in the V Gold series made by Takefu steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFINISH: \u003ca style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/damascus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDamascus\u003c\/a\u003e or Suminagashi. This type of finish is made by creating a Kitaeji; which is produced by repeatedly folding\/stacking then compressing two different steels until they create a laminated pattern. This can then be manipulated in various ways to produce the maker’s desired pattern effect. This material is then clad around the core metal of the blade as an elaborate protective layer for the core steel - thus giving the knife a beautiful and striking appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHANDLE: Western Mircarta handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLENGTH: 180mm in length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMAKER: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/kato\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:black;\"\u003eYoshimi Kato\u003c\/a\u003e - Takefu, Echizen, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBEST FOR: Multifunctional use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSAUNDERS SAYS: \u003cem\u003e\"It always amazes me how one knife maker can make knives as different as these are to the Kanehiro range. These santoku’s are real head turners.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese knives are hand-forged so there may be slight variations in measurements and finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952079139131,"sku":"D-808 \/ G2","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/1335\/7883\/products\/IMG_6227.jpg?v=1681881354","url":"https:\/\/onaeer.com\/products\/santoku-knife-vg10-stainless-steel-western-handle-damascus-finish-kato","provider":"Onaeer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}