while the 240mm blade gives extra cutting length for larger ingredients and longer slicing strokes
Blade length — 240mmTotal length — 403mmBlade height at heel — 53mmSpine thickness at heel — 3
Weight - 115g
It is a knife chosen for how it performs on the board — not how it looks in a display case
Specifications• Blade shape: Gyuto• Maker: Ohishi• Steel: SLD• Handle: Rosewood• Blade length: 210mm• Blade finish: Kurouchi
Mutsumi Honoura Blue Super Kurouchi Suminagashi Hakata Knife 180mm Wa Handle while the 240mm blade givesMutsumi Hinoura Blue Super Kurouchi Suminagashi Hakata Knife A hand forged hakata knife from Mutsumi Hinoura, made with a Blue Super carbon steel core, iron cladding, and a dark kurouchi finish over suminagashi layering. The hakata is a distinctive multipurpose shape, with a tall blade, broad heel, and sharply angled tip. It works well for slicing, chopping, and dicing vegetables, meat, fish, and herbs, while the pointed tip gives extra control for