Suncraft SENZO UNIVERSAL Santoku kitchen knife 165mm FT-01
SKU: 3653
A sophisticated “Suncraft” knife series, combining traditional European handle design with a forged blade made of 33 layers of Damascus steel. The knife's core is excellent VG-10 steel, hardened to 60 HRC. Warm brown Pakkawood handle.
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Suncraft SENZO UNIVERSAL Santoku Kitchen Knife 165mm FT-01
Santoku – a multi-functional Japanese-style knife, the Western equivalent of the popular chef's knife. Its name means “three virtues” or perhaps “three virtues.” There's a reason for this – this knife is perfect for slicing meat, fish, and vegetables.
SENZO Universal knife line was created with the needs in mind that SUNCRAFT received from professional chefs, especially in Europe. They are accustomed to certain characteristics of knives used until now. Chefs from many Old Continent restaurants contributed to the creation of a special SENZO product series – with full tang blades, fitted into the handle with rivets. Thanks to this construction, the knife is very well balanced and firmly held in the hand, and most importantly – extremely durable. Suncraft SENZO UNIVERSAL uses the best Western world patterns, and additionally, due to the use of 33 layers of steel, the so-called Damascus*, with a core of VG-10 steel**, knives in this series are exceptionally durable, and their blades are resistant to wear. The “wavy” effect visible in the close-up of the blade is associated with samurai swords. The forged pattern not only looks attractive but also prevents cut products from sticking to the blade. Like other SUNCRAFT SENZO knives, UNIVERSAL line handles are made of brown Pakkawood ***, which is extremely resistant to kitchen conditions.
* Damascus steel – modern so-called Damascus steel consists of super-thin stainless steel sheets layered on top of each other, where the middle 25% of the sheets are called the core, and the remaining 75% consist of sheets of varying hardness – alternating layers of soft and hard steel. This creates a “wavy” effect on the knife's surface.
**VG-10 steel, this type of steel was considered the best for kitchen knife manufacturing. Chefs appreciate both the beautiful design of VG-10 knives and their exceptional durability. VG-10 is a high-hardness material, with a value of HRC 60 on the HRC scale. For this reason, knives made from it are extremely sharp and very resistant to abrasion.
***Pakkawood – this is laminated birch or maple wood, impregnated with resin. It is highly resistant to heat and moisture and was developed specifically for knife handles.