The “Tsuchime” (hammered) version features a hand-hammered blade. Aesthetically appealing and functional, the hammered pattern creates tiny pockets of air between the blade and the food being cut.

This ancestral Japanese method reduces drag, thus preventing food from sticking to the blade.

While almost everything on the cutting board can be done with the chef knife, all precise, off-the-board cutting tasks are performed with the paring knife.

KOTAI's paring knife is a hybrid between a “sheep's foot” and a “spear tip”. Its blade edge is mostly flat, allowing great precision and easy peeling, while its tip is slightly pointed for intricate coring tasks.

KOTAI is happy to be able to count on a team of knife experts whose families have been in the knife business for many generations.

The knives are made by combining traditional knife manufacturing methods with advanced technological processes such as vacuum heat treatment and cryogenic cooling to optimize the mechanical properties of the steel.

Each KOTAI knife has undergone strict quality control and does not leave the factory until it has been manually inspected by three different inspectors.

For this reason, Kotai stands 100% behind its products and is proud to offer a lifetime warranty if your KOTAI knife does not meet your expectations.

A lasting performance

440C has twice the carbon content of other high quality steels. The blade, heat-treated to HRC 59 hardness, retains its razor sharp edge, cut after cut.

Ergonomic

The perfect weight distribution and the hand polished pakkawood handle have been designed to allow you to effortlessly cut the hardest foods without compromising comfort.

• Kuro Collection
• Composition: 440C steel, pakkawood
• Type of wood: Pakkawood
• Origin of wood: China
• Paring knife, 10 cm blade. The paring knife is the second most used knife, just after the chef's knife.
• 100% handmade
• Japanese 440C ultra-sharp steel
• Perfectly balanced
• Stainless Steel
• Case included
• Lifetime Warranty
• EAN: 708999026529
• Article number: KT-SG-002