Takayuki Grand Chef knives are made with the highly regarded Swedish Stainless Steel called Bohler N690. This popular alloy is made by the Bohler-Uddeholm company and boasts some of the lowest impurities of any stainless steel. The quality iron used to make Bohler N690 Stainless Steel is excavated from company mines and contains an extremely low amount of phosphorus and sulfur, resulting in a steel that is regarded to be one of the finest in the world.
While mono steel knives might lack the handmade feel and look of other forged blades, they make up for this with their precision, consistency, and durability. The fully stainless construction also makes them really easy to maintain. This is an essential requirement in many home or professional kitchens. Bohler N690 stainless steel offers exceptional sharpness as well as abrasion and corrosion resistance, and will stay that way over many years of service.
As it is a double-sided knife it is far easier to sharpen than a single-sided knife, and will be a good fit for both left- and right-handed users. Please note, we do not carry a saya that fits this knife well. We recommend the blade guard instead.Brand: Takayuki
Line: Grand Chef
Location: Sakai, Japan
Construction: Mono Steel
Steel: Bohler N685 Stainless Steel
Hardness: HRC 60
Handle: POM Western
Weight: 4.3 ozs / 122g
Blade Length: 240 mm
Overall Length: 360 mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 1.6 mm
Blade Height at Heel: 30.6 mm
While mono steel knives might lack the handmade feel and look of other forged blades, they make up for this with their precision, consistency, and durability. The fully stainless construction also makes them really easy to maintain. This is an essential requirement in many home or professional kitchens. Bohler N690 stainless steel offers exceptional sharpness as well as abrasion and corrosion resistance, and will stay that way over many years of service.
As it is a double-sided knife it is far easier to sharpen than a single-sided knife, and will be a good fit for both left- and right-handed users. Please note, we do not carry a saya that fits this knife well. We recommend the blade guard instead.
Reviews
1 review(s) WRITE A REVIEW (Reviews are subject to approval) Lovely fish knifePosted By: Katie
3 people found this review helpful
I finally had a chance to break this knife out when I got to break down a 30# halibut. Worked wonderfully, sharp out of the box. I lost a bit of meat at the far edge of the fillet, but that's likely a reflection of it being 3 years since I broke down a flatfish. The blade was gently flexible, so it didn't just go anywhere, if that makes sense. 4 stars only because I don't know how it will sharpen which is critical (I'd only ever broken halibut with the owner's increasingly dull fish knife). But when sharp...closer to 5.
3 people found this review helpful
I finally had a chance to break this knife out when I got to break down a 30# halibut. Worked wonderfully, sharp out of the box. I lost a bit of meat at the far edge of the fillet, but that's likely a reflection of it being 3 years since I broke down a flatfish. The blade was gently flexible, so it didn't just go anywhere, if that makes sense. 4 stars only because I don't know how it will sharpen which is critical (I'd only ever broken halibut with the owner's increasingly dull fish knife). But when sharp...closer to 5.
