We made this line as a best-in-class, bang-for-the-buck line of knives made with top-of-the-line Hitachi Blue #2 steel with excellent heat treatment and very nice grinds. Many of our customers are line cooks and we made these knives with them in mind. Kohetsu loosely translates to "be happy" in Japanese and we hope these knives will make you happy for years to come. Made in Japan exclusively for Chefknivestogo.