Makoto Kurosaki Coreless Kaen Tsuchime Santoku 165mm
Makoto Kurosaki Coreless Kaen Tsuchime Santoku 165mm
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About the Makoto Kurosaki Coreless Kaen - The new Kaen line is also super interesting—with its hexagonal tsuchime patterns, kasumi bevel, and damascus core, we’re honestly just a kurouchi finish away from ticking every single box! The VG10/VG2 coreless damascus is wild; the idea is that the alternating metals wear at different rates, giving the edge a really nice "bite" during use.
While Makoto-san crafts several lines, they all sport clean, crisp aesthetics with laser-like performance. If you’re used to Western-style blades, the first thing you’ll notice is just how light these feel in the hand. Despite the featherweight feel, you don’t need much force to get through prep, as the Japanese-style handle shifts the balance perfectly toward the blade. Makoto Kurosaki is the older brother of Yu Kurosaki and now runs his own sharpening company, Style K, in Takefu Knife Village.
The work of a sharpener is often overlooked, but it’s absolutely vital. While the blacksmith handles the hammering and hardening, the sharpener is the one who makes it actually work as a tool. They take a rough piece of forged steel and transform it into a finely tuned instrument of tomato destruction.
About the Shape -This is also a multi-purpose knife, but with a slight vegetable bias. Santoku means 'Three Virtues' or 'To solve Three Problems'. The virtues or problems are slicing, dicing and mincing. Santoku is usually found in 160mm - 190mm lengths. These are more and more popular in Western kitchens due to their unique shape and smaller easy-to-handle size.
| Shape | Santoku |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Level | Low |
| Blade Length | | |
| Steel Type | |
| Edge/Bevel | |
| Handle | Wa (Japanese) Handle - |
| Knife Line | Makoto Kurosaki Kaen |
| Sharpener | Makoto Kurosaki |
| Sharpened in | Echizen, Fukui, Japan |
| Brand | Style K |
A note about measurements: Handmade Japanese knives can vary in their dimensions, so these measurements are only an example.
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