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Yoshimi Kato AS 240 mm Chef's Knife

Sale price€727,95 EUR

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Yoshimi Kato is a highly respected blacksmith from Echizen, Japan. After being apprenticed to his father-in-law, Hiroshi Kato, who also trained blacksmiths such as Yu Kurosaki, he now stands at the helm of the forge, which is part of the iconic Takefu Knife Village.

Yoshimi-san is known for hardening steel exceptionally well, and for his exceptionally beautiful knives, especially his damask cladding, which we think is some of the absolute best you can find.

This knife is a 240mm Gyuto with Aogami Super (Blue Super) core steel, surrounded by a beautiful kurouchi on the top of the blade, and Yoshimi-san's incredibly beautiful Damascus cladding further down towards the edge. The handle is custom western-style made of maple knot.

The core steel is, as mentioned, aogami-super. Aogami is the category of so-called blue steel, and "Super" is the hardest of these alloys. For the same reason, it is not a knife that you should take chances with by cutting into excessively hard objects. Bones, cartilage, frozen objects, etc. are of course forbidden.

  • Yoshimi Kato (Echizen, Japan)
  • Aogami Super (Blue Super)
  • HRC 63-64
  • NOT stainless
  • Western-style stock (WA)
Yoshimi Kato AS 240 mm Kokkekniv_ _ _ _YK - AS - GT2401. Kokkekniv by Yoshimi Kato
Yoshimi Kato AS 240 mm Chef's Knife Sale price€727,95 EUR