Sakai Kikumori Choyo Gyuto 240mm Shirogami - Ebony

Sakai Kikumori’s Choyo series feature a brilliant mirror polish, ambidextrous wide bevel style grinds, and rounded and polished choil and spine. They are forged at Tanaka Hamono, and sharpened polished at Morihiro Hamono, both top level workshops in Sakai City, Japan. They manage to coax toughness, hardness, edge life and sharpenability out of the steel, which is not easy! Handled with an octagon shaped Ebony wood handle with a Buffalo horn ferrule.

Sakai Kikumori is the flagship brand of Kawamura Hamono, producing top quality Japanese and Western style kitchen knives in Sakai, one of the oldest knife making centers in Japan. They have been producing knives since the 1920’s and have maintained long standing relationships with some of the best blacksmiths and blade grinders in Sakai.

Boxed. Made in Japan.

Blade Material: Shirogami #2 carbon steel core and soft iron cladding

Handle Material: Ebony wood & buffalo horn. 

Hardness: 63-64 HRC

Cutting Edge Length: 8.9" (227mm)

Blade Length: 9.6" (244mm)

Overall Length: 14.9" (379mm)

Height at Heel: 1.96" 50mm

Thickness of Spine at Heel: 2.4"

Weight: 6.8oz (192g)

*Weights and measurements may vary from knife to knife

**Extra care is required with carbon steel. No soaking or dishwashers! Dry well in between uses to avoid rust. Blade will develop a patina (discoloration) with normal use. 

**To avoid chipping, keep away from bones, frozen foods or other hard foods and pits.