Midori Hamono Chef Knife Damascus Japanese Made Octagon Handle, VG10, 240mm (9.44")

Introduction:

Midori Hamono knives are forged in Gifu prefecture, one of japan's well-known area for their long history of blacksmithing. Using the traditional sword making skill, The blacksmiths of Midorihamono produces high quality cutlery with fine aesthetics and durability.

Midori knives feature a thin blade with a professional grade VG-10 stainless steel core, 33 layers of laminated stainless Damascus cladding and a full-tang hardwood handle. VG-10 steel was first developed in Takefu, in the Fukui Prefecture of Japan. The region was formerly known as Echizen province and was a major cutlery and sword-making center for centuries. In addition to its excellent edge-retention and resilience against rust, you can tell VG-10 is great because it means "gold" and "10."

Description:

* Brand Midori Hamono 

* VG-10, one of the most popular steel in Japanese knife 
* Chef knife 240mm (9.44″)
* Used for chopping, slicing and dicing ingredients for soups, stews and vegetable platters, meat and fish
* Octagonal handle
* Great gift to your loved ones.
* 33 nickle layers
* Stay sharp a long time

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Specification:

* Blade steel: VG-10

* Blade length: 240mm (8-1/4")

* Overall length: 15″

* Overall weight: 0.39lbs

* Blade bevel: Double equal bevel.

Maintenance:

* Wash and keep dry after each use. 
* No overnight in dishwashing machine. 
* Do not use on frozen food and bones