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Kikuichi ZA69 Series 69-Layer Damascus ZA18 Petty Knife 5.3-inch

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BrandKikuichiSKUZA135spMade inJapanBlade5.3″SteelZA18

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Kikuichi ZA69 Series 69-Layer Damascus ZA18 Petty Knife 5.3-inch

Name: Kikuichi ZA69 Series 69-Layer Damascus ZA18 Petty Knife 5.3-inch
Brand: Kikuichi
SKU: ZA135sp
Price: 379.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

A 5.3 inch petty knife, small and light in the hand, for trimming, peeling, coring, slicing garlic and shallots, and all the detail work that a chef's knife is too large for. It moves easily between the board and the hand, and quickly becomes the knife you reach for most.

$379.97

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The ZA69 series is built around a ZA18 stainless steel core wrapped in 69 layers of damascus, which gives each blade its fine, flowing pattern. Hardened to HRC 61, it sharpens to a very fine edge and keeps it well. Each knife arrives in a paulownia wood box, ready to give. Kikuichi is one of Japan's oldest knife houses. It traces its roots to sword making in the 13th century, during the Kamakura period, and the family turned its craft to kitchen knives when it founded the modern company in 1868. It is based in Nara, Japan.

Use & care: wash by hand with warm water and mild soap, then dry the blade straight away; do not put it in the dishwasher. Cut on a wood or soft synthetic board, and keep the edge sharp on a whetstone, with regular honing between sharpenings. A hard, thin edge can chip if it meets bone, frozen food or a twisting cut, so keep to clean slicing strokes and reach for a heavier knife for those jobs.

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Kikuichi ZA69 Series 69-Layer Damascus ZA18 Petty Knife 5.3-inch

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