Kagekiyo Aogami #1 Kuroro Handle - 240 mm Gyuto

Kagekiyo is a premium brand made by skilled craftsmen at Baba Cutlery Works in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, an area known for its traditionally hand-forged Japanese knives. The knives are forged from quality steels such as Shirogami and Aogami. Skilled craftsmen grind the blades to exceptional sharpness and combine them with specially designed handles that are tailored to enhance the functionality and aesthetics of the knives.

The sharpener of this knife is none other than Sho Nishida, who is Baba Hamono's in-house sharpener. Nishida-San started as a chef in his father's sushi restaurant at the age of 20, but began to apprentice under the legendary sharpeners Morihiro and Hirofuji at the age of 30. He has over time become really good and known for his shinogi/wide bevel sharpening as well as mirror polish and honyaki sharpening, which requires a high level of skill.   

This knife is a gyuto, popularly also just called a chef's knife. This one is 24 cm, and it is used for most tasks in the kitchen and is particularly good for slicing and chopping both meat and vegetables.

The knife should never be washed in a dishwasher, and should not be used to cut hard objects such as bones, cartilage, frozen objects, or hard cheeses. Remember that it is a characteristic of thin, hard metal that it can break. 

Never cut into bones or frozen items as this may damage the egg. Always wash the knife by hand and dry it thoroughly immediately.

Please note that both the blade and handle can be seriously damaged and broken if the knife is washed in a dishwasher – this also applies to stainless steel and wooden handles.