{"product_id":"yoshikane-tsuchime-old-stock-240-mm-gyuto-shirogami-2","title":"Yoshikane Tsuchime 'Old Stock' Shirogami 2 - 240mm Gyuto","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eYoshikane Hamono is a relatively small workshop located in Sanjo, Niigata. With over 100 years of experience, this small company has really made a name for itself, making some truly exceptional knives. With Kazuomi Yamamoto at the helm of the workshop, they make some of the best cutting knives in the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e These 'old-stock' knives are a remnant from an old stock from Yoshikane, which is no longer made. The knives have of course never been used, and have these very characteristic, deep hammer marks, and hand-hammered kanji.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e The knife here is a 210mm,. chef's knife in three layers of steel with a core of White #2 also called Shirogami-2. It is thus a fairly 'clean' blade with high potential for sharpness. \u003cspan\u003eIt is of course also a blade that will patina, because Shirogami-2 is not stainless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e The handle is octagonal and made of walnut and buffalo horn and buffalo horn ferrule. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable height=\"318\" style=\"width: 562px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 26.75px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 26.75px;\"\u003e Brand\/series\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 26.75px;\"\u003e \n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eYoshikane Hamono (Sanjo, Japan)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n Type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n Chef's knife \u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cspan\u003eForging and steel\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003e White #2 \/ stainless steel \u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cspan\u003eGrinding\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003e 50\/50 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cspan\u003eHandle type\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\nD-Handle of Ho-wood \u0026amp; Dark Buffalo Horn \u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cspan\u003eStainless\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eNO\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 166.719px; height: 33px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cspan\u003eHardness\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 375.281px; height: 33px;\"\u003e 61\/62\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e The knife, like all other good Japanese knives, \u003cstrong\u003eis not dishwasher safe\u003c\/strong\u003e , and since the blade is not completely stainless, we recommend that you pay close attention to rinsing and drying the blade very quickly after you have cut with it, otherwise it will begin to oxidize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yoshikane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55331399860572,"sku":"YK-W2-GT240-OS","price":452.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1399\/files\/DSCF7259.png?v=1756378453","url":"https:\/\/foodgear.com\/products\/yoshikane-tsuchime-old-stock-240-mm-gyuto-shirogami-2","provider":"FOODGEAR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}