Enso Hand-Forged Aogami Super 9.5" Kiritsuke with Saya

This Enso Hand-Forged Aogami Super Kiritsuke is a multi-purpose Western style knife designed for slicing meat, fish, and vegetables. The kiritsuke is a cross between two different Japanese chef's knives, the gyutou and the yanagi. It's longer than the gyutou, but with an angled tip unlike the yanagi. The kiritsuke is excellent for slicing fish and is traditionally used only by executive chefs, due to its status symbol and difficulty of use.<br /><br />Each Enso Hand-Forged Aogami Super knife has a slightly different appearance and size because the blade is hand-forged and the handle is teak wood. The double-bevel edge is more robust than a single edge and less prone to chip or nick because both sides of the edge are equally supported, so the hard core of steel is supported on both sides. Each Enso Hand-Forged Aogami Super knife is made by hand using a traditional free forging technique inherited by Japanese swordsmiths.

Made in Tsubame, Japan
Lifetime Warranty

Blade Construction: Hand-forged carbon steel with a rustic black kurouchi finish
Handle Construction: Octagonal teak wood with buffalo horn black ferrule
Rockwell Hardness: 65 degrees
Edge: Approximately 12 degrees, double bevel

Blade Length: 9.5"
Blade Height: 2"
Overall Length: 15.75"
Spine Thickness at Heel: 2.4mm
Weight: 6.3 oz. (179g)

Item number: 28707