Gyuto: A general purpose knife that most chefs would say they could not do without, it is the Japanese knife makers answer to the western “chef knife”. They are generally tall at the heel, flat throughout, and rounded toward the tip of the knife for rock chopping.
Knife Specs:
Knife specs are taken from a randomly selected knife. These specs may vary from knife to knife due to the handmade nature of our products.
- Steel: Blue#2
- HRC: 61~63
- Edge Length: 245 mm
- Height at heel: 51.27 mm
- Distal Taper Heel: 4.32 mm
- Distal Taper Mid: 2.27 mm
- Distal Taper Tip: 0.56 mm
- Weight: 205 grams
- Handle: Wa-D Shaped Burnt Chestnut w/ Plastic Collar
- Shape: Gyuto
- Finish: Nashiji
- Cladding: Stainless
- Construction: San-Mai
- Edge bevel: 50/50
- Knife Line: Nashiji
- Blacksmith: Fujimoto Hamono
- Maker: Fujimoto
- Sharpener: Fujimoto Hamono
- Place of Origin: Sanjo, Japan