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Masutani Kokuryu VG10 Tsuchime Damascus Ko-Santoku 130mm

Masutani Kokuryu VG10 Tsuchime Damascus Ko-Santoku 130mm

$145.00 CAD
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About Masutani -  Masutani Hamono has been producing high-quality kitchen knives for four generations in Echizen city. Their goal is to create high-quality blades at an accessible price point for anyone, and they’ve nailed it. Their blades are super accessible and cut like a dream, being lovingly shaped, polished, and handled by grandfather, father, and son. 

Working with stainless steels such as VG10 and VG1 ensures they take and keep an edge just as well as some of the fancier Japanese knives out there but aren’t as fragile or prone to rust as knives made from high-carbon steel. This furthers their accessibility, making them a valuable tool for anyone who wants to upgrade their kitchen toolkit. Typically finished with a Western-style riveted handle, called a ‘yo-handle’ in Japan, they have a confident feel without being as heavy as many Western-style knives. They feel well-balanced for professionals, home cooks, and even burnt-out retired chefs like me.

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 the unique shape and smaller easy to handle size.

Shape Ko-Bunka
Maintenance Level Low
Blade Length 130 mm |
Blade Height 37.1 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Weight 107 g
Steel Type VG10 Stainless Steel with Stainless Steel Cladding
Rockwell Hardness 60 - 62
Edge/Bevel Double (50/50)
Handle Western Handle - Pakkawood Metal Bolster
Made in Echizen, Fukui, Japan

Stainless steel is super handy because it doesn’t rust or stain easily like carbon steel. That said, remember it is stain-less, not stain-never. While it is much easier to care for than high-carbon steel, it does benefit from proper use: use it, wash it, dry it and put it away. Always avoid the dishwasher!

USE  

• Only cut food you can bite through with this knife. Hard foods can chip the blade. No olive pits, bones,  lobster shells, woody stems or parmesan rinds. Cutting frozen food is especially bad  because the cold will make hard steel even more brittle. If you wouldn’t chew it with  your own teeth, don’t cut it.  

• Your cutting surface is the biggest culprit of dulling your knife. Use wood. End  grain wood is especially good. Plastic can be fine too, but certainly not glass,  granite or bamboo. 

• The edge of your knife works best sliding forwards or backwards. Scraping the  knife edge sideways will dull or damage the edge. Instead, use the spine of the knife to move foods across the cutting board. Do not twist the edge or pry with the edge, this is the worst screwdriver you ever bought and these motions will certainly  damage the edge. Listen to the knife! If you can hear the edge making a “tink”  sound on the cutting board, change what you are doing.  

CLEANING  

• After use, wash the knife by hand with regular dish soap, rinse with hot water  and dry by hand immediately. Dishwashers are very bad for knives.  

• Wood handles may dry out over time and exposure to water. Simply treat them  with some food safe wax.

STORING  

• Protect the edge for your safety and to avoid edge damage. A simple blade cover  will do the trick if you keep knives in a drawer or in a travel case.  

• The convenient wall magnet made with wood is a great way to show off your knives.  Be sure to put it back spine first, then roll it onto the blade face. This will keep the  edge from contacting the wood first.  

• The good ol’ counter top block can keep knives at the ready and protected, so  can drawer inserts. Whatever the method, it should keep the edge from touching  anything else. 

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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 4 reviews.

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Good quality, perfect as I'm teaching my kids

"Bought this for when my son is ready to graduate from the kids' Tojiro Santoku. Love the blue handle, the tsuchime finish. The size is definitely compact, but awfully handy for prepping lunches or working in a tight space. The VG10 cuts nicely, the way you'd expect. Altogether a really nice package at a great price. If you're looking for more performance in this shape, consider the Tsunehisa Nijuroku ko-santoku for a little bit higher price. As I said in my review that thing significantly outperforms this, although is not nearly as good looking imo!"

— Dean C. (5/5)

Love everything

"This knife is perfect"

— Lauren S. (5/5)

MASUTANI KIKURYU VG 10

"Nice"

— Christoph S. (5/5)

Great small knife!

"Excellent knife for someone with small hands, or just little tasks you want to do! Can't beat that pricepoint also."

— Grant G. (5/5)

Q&A

Hi, do u guys know the history/ when this knife was first released before being available in Canada?
Hi Sally, I'm not exactly sure what you are looking to know. It was made by Masutani Hamono, which you can find out more about here: https://masutani-hamono.shop/ - We've worked with them for a number of years. Let me know if you have anymore specific questions! - Ellie
Was this knife more expensive before and how old is it?
Hi James, Thanks for getting in touch. This knife wasn't more expensive before, I think we last got these in March or April. So it would be from around then, let me know if we can help with anything else. - Ellie

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