Petty Knife

The Gesshin Ittetsu 180mm White #2 Single Bevel Wa-Petty is a very cool knife. As a single bevel knife, it is actually a lot like a yanagiba, but slightly thinner than what Ittetsu normally does for yanagiba in this size. This knife works out to be a very nice utility knife and can be used for slicing many things (though it should be kept away from very hard foods and meats with bone). For a long time, I used a yanagiba this size as a utility/multi-purpose knife in professional kitchens. I still use that knife to this day in my home kitchen for meats (both cooked and raw), veggies, and fruits.

The Gesshin Ittetsu 180mm White #2 Single Bevel Wa-Petty is a very cool knife. As a single bevel knife, it is actually a lot like a yanagiba, but slightly thinner than what Ittetsu normally does for yanagiba in this size. This size works out to be a very nice utility knife and can be used for slicing many things (though you should keep it away from very hard foods and meats with bone). For a long time, I used a yanagiba this size as a utility/multi-purpose knife in professional kitchens. I still use that knife to this day in my home kitchen for meats (both cooked and raw), veggies, and fruits.

This Gesshin Ittetsu 180mm White #2 Hon-Kasumi Wa-Petty comes with a ho wood octagonal handle and matching saya. The sides of this knife have a misty white polish and the core steel can be seen in a slightly more polished finish near the edge. When visiting Ittetsu last year, we saw this kind of finish on some knives in their workshop and asked if we could have some made. The knife is also on the thinner side of what we normally see with hand forged clad knives. The profile and grind are very nice and the polish is really fascinating.