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Yoshihiro Mizu Yaki Blue Steel Suminagashi Kurouchi Nakiri Vegetable Chef Knife 6.5in Shitan Handle
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About Yoshihiro Mizu Yaki Blue Steel Suminagashi Kurouchi
Our handmade Yoshihiro Mizu Yaki Blue High Carbon Steel Suminagashi Kurouchi Nakiri/ Usuba Chefs knife are unparalleled in their performance. Mizu Yaki is a meticulous process of pure water quenching that draws out the hardness of refined steel while infusing it with enough resiliency to perform consistently in the most exacting of conditions. Exemplifying the most intricate techniques of forging, layering, and hammering, Kurouchi translates as Black Forged and is a traditional Japanese method of crafting high carbon knife. This unique style of forging offers an unpolished rustic finish. Blue High Carbon Steel with a hardness on the Rockwell scale of 62-63 is prized for its high edge retention. It is sandwiched in between carbon steel in the traditional Warikomi style to add to its durability and ease sharpening. It takes a very high degree of skill to create knives of such exceptional performance and exquisite beauty with a steel of this caliber and is a testament to the extraordinary skill of the artisans. Suminagashi translates as floating ink and refers to the beautiful marbled wave like patterns that extend through the blade from the tip to the heel, unveiling a new mosaic with every sharpening. Only the most skilled of artisans can forge these metals together in such a complex puzzle piece formation, blending aesthetics and performance. One of the most sought after of knives and fast becoming a new essential companion to the popular chefs knife is the traditional Japanese vegetable knife known as the Nakiri. From prepping greens for a salad to chopping vegetables for a main dish, the simplest of tasks are elevated with a handcrafted knife that is as beautiful as it is functional premium quality Japanese water stones. *This Kurouchi Nakiri/Usuba knife does not fit with our Saya(Wooden Sheath)
