Chefs Knife Kiritsuke Bunka 21cm Kotai

Chef's knife Kiritsuke Bunka 21cm

A wonderful traditional Bunka-style Japanese Kiritsuke chef's knife made by Kotai, which combines the best features of both Japanese and German knives. Light, precise and razor-sharp like a Japanese knife, but stainless, durable and easy to sharpen and maintain like a German knife.

The Kiritsuke knife is a versatile and favorite knife of many Japanese chefs. In many Japanese restaurants, only the head chef is allowed to use the Kiritsuke knife, so the Kiritsuke is considered a symbol of expertise, experience and status in Japan.

Blade length: 21cm
Weight: 190g
Material: Japanese 440C high carbon stainless steel
Handle Ebony
HRC Hardness: 60 +/- 1
Packaged in a beautiful bamboo gift box.
The knife comes with a steel guard made of bamboo.
Lifetime warranty

Bunka means "culture" in Japanese. Bunka knives are recognized by their "reverse Tanto" profile, also called "K tip", which makes them more precise than the classic rounded blade.

Bunka model knives have an octagonal handle made of ebony, a beautiful dark natural wood that is famous for its hardness and ability to age. The knife has a Tsuchime blade (beautifully hammered) to ensure aesthetics and performance. The hammer pattern creates small air pockets between the blade and the food being cut. This traditional Japanese method reduces drag, preventing food from sticking to the blade.

The blades of the Bunka-style knives are forged from a high-quality metal alloy that combines a high carbon content to achieve hardness and durability and an optimal amount of chromium to prevent oxidation.

Bunka knives have a so-called full Tang - KOTAI blade, which continues hidden the entire length of the handle and guarantees durability and balance.

Each knife is carefully made 100% by hand.