Hatsukokoro Ryuhyo SG2 Damascus 9.4" Kiritsuke Gyuto, Stabilized Birch

Visually stunning, sharp, light, and surprisingly easy to use, I understand why a laser is such a great knife! I’ve been using this as my everyday chef’s knife, now. First time using a 240mm, and got used to it really quick. I do a lot of veggie prep, and used to rely on my nakiri, but find myself grabbing this more often. I just love the coverage over my board and I get cleaner cuts all the way through, no matter if I’m cutting peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, or herbs. Peppers and onions connected after slicing was a huge pain point of my 8” western chef’s knife, and now that never happens with my 240mm kiritsuke. Can’t wait to try this on some bigger things like squash and eggplants.

The knife is impressive in person, sharp, and now I know the definition of a laser. I’ve been using this knife as my everyday chef’s knife, now. First time using a 240mm, and got used to it really quick. I do a lot of veggie prep, and used to rely on my nakiri, but find myself grabbing this more often. I just love the coverage over my board and I get cleaner cuts all the way through, no matter if I’m cutting peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, or herbs. Peppers connected after slicing was a huge pain point of my 8” western chef’s knife, and now that never happens with my 240mm kiritsuke. Can’t wait to try this on some bigger things like squash and eggplants.

A beautiful knife and the length is so helpful in all the tasks. It’s a very light knife and even more surprisingly is how bendy it is. Can flex it at least 20 degrees. The handle is simple elegance, can’t not love an olive wood. Overall a good knife and great to look at but, performance is just ok.