{"product_id":"sujihiki-knife-shirogami-2-with-iron-cladding-kurouchi-finish-naoki-mazaki","title":"Sujihiki knife, Shirogami 2 with iron cladding, Kurouchi finish - Naoki Mazaki","description":"\u003cp\u003eNaoki Mazaki san is a very young blacksmith working out of Sanjo. Unusually he works on his own and completes every task himself including doing final blades adjustments on sharpening stones which is incredible rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHAPE: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/sujihiki\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003eSujihiki\u003c\/a\u003e. A slicing knife similar to the yanagiba sushi knife but with a western double bevel. Very adept at cutting in one continuous movement causing minimal damage to the protein.\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. This knife has been clad with iron so special care needs to be taken to prevent rusting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFINISH: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/kurouchi\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003eKurouchi\u003c\/a\u003e. This is a traditional, rustic finish achieved by leaving the furnace scale from the forging process on the blade rather than polishing it off. It has the advantage of reducing the reactivity of the surface of the knife and gives the blade a stylish, matt black finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHANDLE: Octagonal Zelkova wood with Buffalo horn ferrule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLENGTH: 270mm in length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMAKER: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/collections\/mazaki\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:black;\"\u003eNaoki Mazaki\u003c\/a\u003e - Sanjo city, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBEST FOR: Everything except bones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSAUNDERS SAYS: \u003cem\u003e\"I have waited almost three years for these and it was all worth it, these things are fantastic and so nicely balanced.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952054104379,"sku":"NM-1218","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/1335\/7883\/products\/image_c5fa0119-933b-435f-9860-8e9f8087f5f2.jpg?v=1681880946","url":"https:\/\/onaeer.com\/products\/sujihiki-knife-shirogami-2-with-iron-cladding-kurouchi-finish-naoki-mazaki","provider":"Onaeer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}