Kitchen knife Osaka Santoku Knife

Kitchen knife Osaka Santoku Knife 3 CLAVELES is made based on the Japanese kitchen station wagon - Santoku-Bocho. Santoku is the main knife in Japanese cuisine and if a Japanese has to work with only one knife, he will definitely opt for Santoku. Despite its exotic design, the Osaka Santoku Knife 3 CLAVELES adapts very well to all the main tasks of European cuisine. The word "Santoku" is translated as "three good things", more precisely "three benefactors", literally denoting three options for using this type of knife - cut, chop and crumble. Santoku is one of the most common and used types of Japanese kitchen knives, in fact, in its purpose - an analogue of our chef's knife. This is a cooker with a specific blade configuration. The line of the cutting edge of Santoku is almost straight, with a slight rise to the tip. This allows you to cut products with great comfort, and also greatly simplifies the sharpening process. The wide shank of Sontoku eliminates the contact of the hand with the surface of the table, and also allows you to use the knife as an improvised spatula for applying chopped products. The Osaka Santoku Knife 3 CLAVELES lies perfectly in the hand, the knife bolster is stylized as a classic Japanese knife, but made of stainless steel, it is quite massive, which improves the balance of the knife as a whole and gives the whole structure a pleasant heaviness (knife weight 190 grams) and increases comfort in work . The overall balance of the knife is shifted to the blade, which makes it easier to work with a long blade when cutting, the knife is ergonomic and thought out to the smallest detail.

A distinctive feature of the Osaka Knife 3 CLAVELES series of kitchen knives is the presence of a forged structure of the knife bark, the so-called “pear skin”. The forged bumps on the blades are the result of a technique that gives the blade its original look, making the surface of the blade look a bit unfinished and even rustic. But therein lies the charm of the appearance of this blade. However, in addition to the visual effect, such a surface, by creating air cushions on the skin, prevents cut products (for example, hard cheeses) from sticking to the surface of the knife.

 

The performance characteristics of the knife Osaka Santoku Knife 3 CLAVELES:

Total length - 325 mm;
Blade length - 190 mm;
Handle length - 135 mm;

Blade height - 44 mm;
Butt thickness - 2.5 mm;
Weight - 190 grams.

The Osaka Santoku Knife 3 CLAVELES blade is made of steel widely used for expensive series of kitchen knives - 5Cr15Mov. This is a high quality molybdenum vanadium stainless steel made specifically for food processing applications. It is absolutely inert to the effects of environmental factors: moisture, acids, etc. The composition of steel as the main ligature includes up to 0.55% carbon, up to 15% chromium, 0.2% vanadium, 0.8% molybdenum. In addition to these additives, manganese 0.50% and silicon up to 1% are also present. The general factory sharpening angle along the main supply is 34 degrees. The blade is hardened to 57+/-1 HRC (which is optimal for most kitchen applications). All these parameters allow the Osaka Santoku Knife 3 CLAVELES to keep an excellent edge even with very intensive use, and at the same time this knife is exceptionally easy to sharpen.

Osaka Santoku Knife 3 CLAVELES knives have a massive stainless steel bolster, stylized as forging, which minimizes mechanical stress on the handle at the junction with the blade. The handle is made of pomegranate wood and covered with a special wear-resistant acrylic lacquer. Natural wood is tactilely very pleasant and natural for the skin of the palm, the hand feels the warmth of the wood, so the handles of the Osaka Santoku Knife 3 CLAVELES knives are more comfortable to use than analogues made from various types of plastic. All knives from the company 3 CLAVELES are made very soundly and reliably. They do not belong to the category of knives that are stored in a locker and taken out once a month to wipe the blade with butt oil. Knives 3 CLAVELES are designed for constant use as the main working tool in the kitchen.

All 3 CLAVELES knives are sharpened and ready to go. The blades of new knives are lubricated with oil, which must be removed with a household detergent before use.