Kanetsune KC-144 4500 Series Stainless Steel 180mm Kitchen Chef Knife

The KC-144 kengata is part of the 4500 Series. Santoku are all-purpose Japanese knives, and are used in much the same way as a French chef knife. The kengata is a fabulous Japanese-style chef knife that has some santoku qualities in there as well. The design is perfect for a variety of chopping and mincing.

About the 4500 Series:

Kives of this series contain Hon-Warikomi clad blades made of VG-2 stainless steel cutting core, which are sandwiched between SUS410 stainless steel. This provides povides excellent edge-retention and a hardness of HRC 58 or more. These have a wood handle with a stainless steel bolster.