Stainless steel
Fukushima 清潔さ Seiketsu-sa Gingami #3 stainless, Santoku (universal knife) 165 mm , oak handle
SKU: Seiketsu-sa_S165Fukushima Seiketsu-sa, Santoku
This Japanese universal knife has a core of Japanese Gingami #3 steel (rust-resistant steel) with a protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is completely hand-forged by the master blacksmith Fukushima-san from the Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan (Kyushu Island). The blade is very thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings, which makes sharpening very easy.
- Blade length: 165 mm
- Total length: 305 mm
- Weight: 130-140 grams
- Steel type: core steel: Japanese Gingami #3 (stainless) with 2 layers of softer steel on the outside.
- Hardness: 61 (Rockwell C)
- Handle: octagonal oak with black painted bolster
Like all Japanese knives, the handmade knives from Fukushima are not dishwasher safe, cleaning and drying after each use is the best treatment for these exclusive products.