Gyuto Kurouchi 210mm (8.3in) Aogami (Blue) #1 Double-Bevel

Type: Gyuto / Chefs Knife / Multipurpose Knife
Construction: Hon-Warikomi /  Blue(Aogami) #2 High carbon steel with Low carbon clading
Method: Hammer Forged 
Blade Length: 210mm (8.3inch)
Blade Hight: 46mm(1.8inch)
Weight: about 163g(5.9oz)
Spine Thickness: 3mm/at heel
Blade Type: Double-bevel
Core Edge Steel: Blue (Aogami) #1High carbon Steel
HRC (Rockwell Hardness): 61-62
Finishing: Black Finish (Kurouchi)
Handle: Japanese, Walnut (Kurumi) /Plastic Ferrule
Place of Origin: Tosa, Japan

Fully hand forged 100% handmade.

The Gyuto is the Japanese version of the classic western-style chef’s knife. Similar to the western chef’s knife, the Gyuto is a versatile, multi-purpose knife that is suitable for cutting the vast majority of meats, fishes, vegetables, fruits and herbs.

Gyutos are long knives that are commonly tall at the heel with a slight curve from the midsection to the pointed tip of the blade. The relatively flat heel of the blade makes it well-suited for a variety of chopping styles including tap-chopping, push-cutting and pull-cutting, while the slight belly towards the tip of the blade allows for easy rock-cutting. The pointed tip of the blade can also be used for precision cuts.

Gyuto knife’s Duoble bevel blade is typically thinner, lighter and holds a sharper edge than a Western chef’s knife. For most users, the Gyuto is the best all-purpose knife and the most versatile and useful Japanese knife in the kitchen.

Blue Steel No.1 (Hitachi Metals Ltd.) is very similar to Blue Steel No.2, but the additional Carbon and Tungsten / Wolfram result in even better edge retention and toughness. The steel is perhaps most commonly seen in high-grade Japanese traditional knives.

Black-finish is a state in which the surface that has been blackened by quenching is sharpened only with the blade, leaving the black side unintentionally on the sides ( Mine & Hira ) other than the blade.
There is no elegance like polished finish, but it has a taste of bumps and ruggedness. It also has the advantage of less rust than polished finish.