Sakai Kikumori Molybdenum santoku 170mm

The Sakai Kikumori Molybdenum Santoku is a Japanese all-purpose knife made in Sakai, a city renowned for its rich history of bladesmithing. With a blade length of 180mm, this santoku is an excellent choice for both home cooks and professional chefs who prefer shorter, multipurpose knives for a variety of cutting tasks, such as slicing, dicing, and mincing. Its thin geometry and convex grind (hamaguriba) allow for effortless cutting, making it a pleasure to use in the kitchen.Made from "molybdenum vanadium" (AUS8) steel, the Sakai Kikumori gyuto offers a perfect balance of performance, durability, and ease of maintenance.

❖ Sakai Kikumori is a brand by Kawamura Hamono, a company based in Sakai, Japan, established in February 1926. In April 2011, Kawamura Hamono received the prestigious "Sakai Wazashu" brand certification from the Sakai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which recognizes and promotes exceptional companies in Sakai.

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Brand: Sakai Kikumori
Producing Area: Sakai, japan
Knife type: santoku
Finish: migaki
Steel: Molybdenum-Vanadium
Steel type: stainless

Overall length: 334mm
Blade length (heel to tip): 184mm
Blade height at the heel: 46.4mm
Spine thickness at the handle: 2.1mm
Spine thickness at the heel: 2.0mm
Spine thickness midway: 1.6mm
Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: 0.7mm
Weight: 113g
Handle: octagonal rosewood
Hand orientation: ambidextrous
Saya/ sheath: Not included
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Note:
a. For the care and maintenance of Japanese knives, such as this Sakai Kikumori Molybdenum santoku knife, please refer to our care guide below.
b. Please be aware that slight measurement variations are typical in handcrafted Japanese kitchen knives.
c. Similarly, it's common for these handcrafted knives to have minor cosmetic variations, such as light surface marks or fine scuffs.

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