HEZHEN PM8S Damascus Forged Chef Knife Three-layer Composite Steel Stainless Steel

A chef's knife is one of the most versatile kitchen tools – also making it one of the most popular - and it's a big favorite among both professional chefs and amateur home cooks. The chef knife also tends to be most people's go-to in the kitchen, because you can use it for just about anything. They can be used for chopping, slicing, mincing, and dicing, and you can use a chef's knife with different types of meat as well as vegetables.

This Kiritsuke knife combines function and artistry with the Japanese themed blade style. Each XINZUO blade features three layers of steel in each knife.

These layers consist of two out layers made of SuS410 Stainless Damascus Steel and a single inner core made of 10Cr15CoMoV Steel. This allows for different properties to be combined without compromising the steel used for each layer.

The 10Cr15CoMoV Steel used in the core provides a sharp primary cutting edge. This high carbon steel is heat treated to provide a durable cutting edge that isn’t too brittle. To ensure this, the steel is only hardened to a 60-62 HRC on the Rockwell scale which allows for the edge to be very hard but not hard enough to be brittle.

The outer SuS410 Stainless Damascus Steel is used as an anti-corrosion layer. This allows for a beautiful stonewashed finish that features a hammered look and traditional Hamon line without compromising the primary edge.

The handle features a Black Buffalo horn section that leads into a rich Red Wood. This offsets the coloration of the blade as it transitions from a light steel edge to a stone washed design, finishing with the horn and lighter red wood.

The handle design itself is based on more traditional Japanese cooking knives. This provides longer term comfort while using these Nakiri Knife knives and better control for safer handling.

This 8 inch Kiritsuke blade is similar in use to a Chef's Knife. The blade design is primarily used for thinly slicing fish, but it is generally considered a universal knife when it comes to food processing. It does take some time to get used to the design and is usually reserved for the head chef of a professional kitchen.

XinZuo has been manufacturing kitchen knives for 20 years and have mastered the core technologies of Damascus knives, including steel and craftsmanship, blade cutting method, handle structure, blade thickness and blade angle.  XinZuo has the latest and most advanced technology and design concepts and is committed to researching Damascus kitchen knives.Their products are renowned for their precise cutting, high hardness, corrosion resistance and durability.

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