Tamahagane "BAMBOO" Chef’s Knife 240mm (TK-1104) Made in Japan

The Chef Knife is perfect for slicing, dicing and chopping but also capable of handling more heavy-duty roles such as the cutting of thick root vegetables and dense meat.The knives are finished with stainless steel bamboo design hollow handles, which contain weights to ensure that the knives are perfectly balanced.

Tamahagane Bamboo are all made with a 3 ply stainless steel construction. The middle layer is VG-5 which forms the edge of the blade. This layer is exceptionally hard (61 HRC), it is as hard as VG-10 stainless steel but has superior edge retention. The two outer layers are made of SUS-410 stainless steel, which is softer and more stain resistant in order to protect the cutting edge.