Tsunehisa Ginsan Kiritsuke Chef Knife 240mm

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

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

Cons: Brittle

The Tsunehisa line of knives are hand-made in Tosa, Japan.

The blades are stainless clad Ginsan (Silver 3) Japanese steel.

The handles are oval magnolia and pakka wood.

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.