{"product_id":"b2-kuro-wa-gyoto-240-walnut","title":"Kagekiyo - Blue #2 Kurouchi 240 mm Gyuto - Walnut","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKagekiyo is a premium brand made by skilled craftsmen at Baba Cutlery Works in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, an area known for its traditionally hand-forged Japanese knives. The knives are forged from quality steels such as Shirogami and Aogami. Skilled craftsmen sharpen the blades to exceptional sharpness and combine them with specially designed handles tailored to enhance the knives' functionality and aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese knives are forged by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShogou Yamatsuka and sharpened by a young upcoming sharpener from Baba Cutlery Works. Yamatsuka-san forges the knives in 3 layers, Blue#2 in the core surrounded by 2 layers of soft iron.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAogami #2 or Blue #2 is a carbon steel, falls into the category of so-called blue steel, and Aogami #2 is the third hardest of these alloys. To make Aogami\/Blue #2, Shirogami\/White #2 is taken and tungsten and chromium are added. This makes the steel hold its sharpness longer and be more protected against rust. However, it is still a carbon steel that will rust if not cared for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis knife is a \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egyuto\u003c\/em\u003e, which is also popularly just called a chef's knife. This one is 24 cm, and it is used for most tasks in the kitchen and is particularly good for slicing and chopping tasks in both meat and vegetables.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 562px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 562px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"height: 26.75px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 26.75px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 26.75px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 26.75px;\"\u003eBrand\/Series\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 26.75px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 26.75px;\"\u003eKagekiyo\/Blue#2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"height: 16px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 16px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 16px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGyuto\/Chef's Knife\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"height: 33px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForging and Steel\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003eBlue#2 \/ Soft Iron\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"height: 33px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrinding\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003e50\/50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"height: 33px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHandle Type\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOctagonal in walnut and pakkawood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"height: 33px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStainless\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"height: 33px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardness\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003e62-63\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"height: 134px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 134px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 134px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 134px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpecs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(May vary slightly due to the knife being handmade)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 134px;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 134px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLength: 240mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHeight: 50mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeight: 196g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWidth out of handle: 3.3mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe knife should never be washed in a dishwasher, should not cut into hard items such as bones, cartilage, and frozen items as well as hard cheeses. Remember that it is a characteristic of thin, hard metal that it can break.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kagekiyo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49244053569884,"sku":"05945","price":340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1399\/files\/DSCF2007.png?v=1726410754","url":"https:\/\/foodgear.com\/products\/b2-kuro-wa-gyoto-240-walnut","provider":"FOODGEAR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}