Knife Unique Shirogami 17cm Santoku in Wooden Box

The 17cm Santoku Satake Unique Shirogami Knife The oriental Santoku knife is a knife with a special shape, perfect for delicate cutting of meat and fish. Due to its thin blade, it also excels at slicing fruits and chopping herbs. One of the great advantages of this knife is its wide blade, which allows you to easily transfer the sliced products or herbs directly on the knife, straight into a pan or pot. The handle is made of pakka wood, a composite of wood and resin. Such handles are known for their high resistance to mechanical damage, high temperatures, and humidity. Pakka, as a laminate made of thin layers of natural wood, adds character to each knife. Specifications: Blade: Shirogami #2 carbon steel Hardness: 60 HRC +/- 1 Blade length: 17 cm Blade width: 4.7 cm Weight: approx. 165 g Unique Shirogami The core material used in the production of these knives is a 3-layered Shirogami #2 carbon steel with a hardness of 60 HRC +/- 1. It is the purest of steels, known as "white steel," additionally clad in soft iron, which makes maintenance and sharpening easier, providing a perfectly polished mirror-like cutting edge. SATAKE Since 1947, the Japanese company Satake has been producing high-quality kitchen knives that combine traditional craftsmanship with the latest manufacturing methods. A distinguishing feature of Satake's Japanese knives is their sharpening at a 15-degree angle, which, combined with the optimal shape and high-quality materials, creates a product of the highest quality, offering excellent balance and sharpness.