Konosuke GS+ Nashiji 150mm Utility - Khii Laurel

The GS+ series from Konosuke in Sakai is a complete, elegant series of Japanese knives of extremely high quality. The characteristics of these knives are first and foremost the lightness achieved by a blade that is ground quite thin, and add to that a top-class finish.

The blade is made of three layers of steel - a core of SLD, which is a high-quality semi-stainless alloy, surrounded by one layer of softer stainless steel on each side. It is a relatively thin blade that has absolutely fantastic cutting properties - meaning that it feels very effortless to cut through items such as onions and carrots, and that you get a very neat cut.

Keeping the knife sharp requires good maintenance. As a preventative measure, you can make sure to keep the blade clean and ensure that various liquids from meat, vegetables and fruit are never allowed to sit on the blade - i.e. wipe the blade immediately after you have cut with the knife. Next, a knife like this should preferably be sharpened on a flat wet stone if it is to last as long as possible.

The knife should never be washed in a dishwasher, and should not be used to cut hard objects such as bones, cartilage, frozen objects, or hard cheeses. Remember that it is a characteristic of thin, hard metal that it can break. As our knives are handmade, you should expect that the measurements given are approximate and may therefore vary slightly.