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US$248
Buy NowThe Japanese take on the classic French Sabatier. The gyuto borrows the long curved belly and tapered point of its Western ancestor. But Sanjo added thinness, hardness, and an edge that behaves like nothing forged in Thiers. It also added the distal taper the region is so known for: the spine is thick at the heel and thins steadily toward the tip, so the balance sits back in your hand and 14.
5 inches of knife feels considerably lighter than it should. The heel stays stiff enough for heavy work while the tip goes fine and responsive: one blade doing what most kitchens need two to do. That much edge cuts that much more, and holds it that much longer. The core is Blue Paper Steel No.
2 (aka Aogami 2), forged at the Yasugi works in Shimane Prefecture, named for the blue paper the mill uses to label its billets. Chromium and tungsten give it the wear resistance pure carbon steel lacks, and our forge heat-treats it to 61–63 HRC. Its double bevel takes a keen edge, holds it through real work, and returns on a water stone with little effort.
Our forge laminates that core between two layers of stainless in the san-mai method, exposing the carbon steel where it means business. Everything happens under one roof in Sanjo City, where our shop has been based since 1948. Each blade carries our katakana X-mark and ships with a canvas blade guard.
Dry it after use, oil it now and then, and the walnut handle will only darken and patina with age.
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