/a Shipping & Returns Reviews Q&A Back To Top Information This asian styled knife features a broad blade and especially sharp cutting edge. The knife of the asian kitchen can be used threefold: for preparing meat, fish and also vegetables. All santoku knives by J.A. Henckels have a fine-polished razor edge that gives them their typical sharpness. The hollow edge is ideal for extra thin cutting.The Friodur blade is further refined with a special ice-hardening process:Heating to 1800 degrees F to harden the steelQuenching - cooling down to room temperature quicklyFreezing to -94 degrees F to enhance the corrosion resistanceDouble tempering to just below -480 degrees F to improve toughness Features Special Offer: 12 Issues of Food & Wine Magazine Included with purchase $20 value.

• Precision forged from a single piece of Zwilling Special Formula Steel
• 15 Degree Angle, 30 degrees in total
• New curved bolster features a soft transition to the blade providing optimium balance and safety and firm support for the thumb
• Hygenic and dishwasher safe
• Synthetic soft touch handle
• A perfect hand polishing gives the edge its final finish for ultimate sharpeness
• 57 Rockwell Hardness with hand polished edge