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Tosa Motokane Aogami Super Santoku (universal knife), 165 mm
SKU: 55927Tosa Motokane Santoku, 165mm
This Japanese Santoku knife has a core of Japanese Aogami super carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife has a black (Kurochi) protective layer. This knife is completely hand-forged by the master blacksmith Motokane from Tosa and is one of a kind. The blade is very thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings, which makes sharpening very easy.
- Blade length: 165 mm
- Total length: 315 mm
- Weight: 150 grams
- Steel type: core steel: Japanese Aogami super steel "Blue paper steel" (non-stainless) with 2 layers of softer steel on the outside and black Kurochi protective layer.
- Hardness: 62-63 (Rockwell C)
- Handle: D-shape Walnut wood and body of black plastic (for right-handed use), note the color of the walnut wood can vary from light brown to dark brown.
- The plastic ferrule is not fully flush with the handle and might have some moulding marks.
Like all Japanese knives, the handmade knives from Motokane are not dishwasher safe, cleaning and drying after each use is the best treatment for these exclusive products.
There are no wooden sayas available for this knife.
