In a recent visit to Japan, we came across these HSS (High Speed Steel) santoku, and thought they might be a fun addition to our store. They are relatively thin, and the steel is hard and has great edge retention. While not as easy to sharpen as most carbon steels, these are by no means difficult to sharpen, depsite their higher hardness of about 64hrc. They move through food easily, and have a nice in hand feel. They come with an oval ho wood handle with a water buffalo horn ferrule.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Ho Wood Oval
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 135mm
Handle Height: 29.08mm
Handle Width: 23.23mm
Handle to Tip Length: 180mm
Heel to Tip Length: 165mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.03mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.79mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.93mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.79mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.19mm
Our Gonbei Hammered Damascus series is stainless steel (Swedish stainless steel). They come with octagonal ho handles and are double bevel knives that can be used by either right or left-handed users. Like our Gesshin Uraku series, they are good workhorse knives... tough and durable, easy to sharpen, and good edge retention. While not super thin, like our Gesshin Ginga line, they are by no means thick knives. We recommend these to professional cooks and home cooks alike as a good all-around knife.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: Stainless
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 136mm
Handle Height: 26.59mm
Handle Width: 22.38mm
Handle to Tip Length: 195mm
Heel to Tip Length: 185mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.35mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.15mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.10mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.04mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.96mm