Hatsukokoro ATS-34 Gyuto Chef Knife

This is a high-carbon Semi-Stainless steel chef knife designed to cut produce and boneless meats.

Pros: Sharpness, edge retention, ambidextrous handle, easy to keep sharp.

Cons: Fragile

Hatsukokoro is a wholesale manufacturer that sources OEM blades from Japan's best factories.

The blades are san-mai stainless clad ATS-34 high carbon Japanese steel. 210mm.

Blades fitted to octagonal stabilized birch handles with G10 spacer by Hatsukokoro.

The best sharpening tools for Japanese knives are leather strops and fine whetstones.

Japanese chef knives are brittle and the blades can chip if not handled carefully. High Carbon steel chef knives can rust and corrode if not dried promptly and kept dry.