- Type: Santoku
- Finish: Black Hammered Finish
- Blade Length: 165mm (6.5in)
- Blade Height: 47mm ( 1.8in)
- Weight: about 130g
- Spine Thickness: 1.8mm/at heel
- Construction: Aogami Super (Blue Carbon Steel) with Stainless Steel Cladding
- Core Edge Steel: Aogami (Blue) Super
- HRC (Rockwell Hardness): 64
- Handle: Walnut Octagonal type
- Bevel: Double-Bevel
- Place of Origin: Tosa Japan
Santoku is a versatile multi-use Japanese knife, famous for the translation of its name, ‘three virtues’. The three virtues are said to refer to the Santoku’s versatility in use for chopping, slicing and dicing, or the primary range of ingredients that it can be used for: fish, meat and vegetables.
Aogami Super (Hitachi Metals Ltd.) is one of the greatest Japanese Carbon Steels.
In addition to containing more Carbon, Chromium and Tungsten than Blue Steel No.1.
It has very good edge sharpness and excellent edge retention, but is also capable of attaining high hardness without being brittle.
Consequently, many knife enthusiasts rate Aogami Super as one of the very best High Carbon Steels in the world.