Tamahagane Santoku

Tamahagane SAN Black VG-5 Santoku knife 17.5 cm A Japanese knife with versatile uses, intended mainly for meat, vegetables and fish. Because it has a thin blade, it is also perfect for cutting bread, slicing fruit or chopping herbs. The large blade makes it easier to transfer chopped products to a salad bowl or to a frying pan. Technical data: Blade - VG-5 core forged with SUS410 stainless steel Handle - black micarta Hardness - 61 HRC +/- 1 Total length - 30.8 cm Blade length - 17.5 cm Blade width - 4.9 cm Blade thickness - 1 .8 mm Sharpening method - double-sided symmetrical grinding Weight - approx.