Product Review
The Shun Hiro SG2 Chef's Knife features an all-purpose blade, ideal for a wide variety of cutting tasks. Designed for preparing fruits, vegetables, proteins, and other foods. The wide blade keeps knuckles off the cutting board and is extra handy when transferring cut food from board to pan. With its curved belly, the Chef's knife can be gently rocked through fresh herbs or spices to produce a very fine mince. Handcrafted in Seki, Japan with a limited lifetime warranty.
- SG2 Japanese steel cutting core and clad with 32 layers of a Damascus nickel and stainless pattern on each side for a total of 65 layers of metal
- 64° Rockwell Hardness for the ultimate in edge retention; hand-sharpened Japanese double-bevel blade angle 16° (each side)
- Ambidextrous handle is made of dark charcoal PakkaWood with deep crimson striations and an inlaid mosaic Samurai family crest and nickel silver bolster and embossed end cap
- Hammered tsuchime finish adds to the knife's dramatic looks and helps food release from blade
- SG2's extremely dense grain structure and purity enable it to take and hold an exquisitely fine edge with unparalleled durability; even more so than VG-MAX or VG-10; Handcrafted in Seki, Japan
