45 Layers

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This has been one of the most popular knives in the Sakai Takayuki range, it has a very classic Japanese look and is very light in the hand due to the Wa handle it has a AUS - 10 steel core with 45 layers of hammered damascus steel layered over the top on both sides. Like all Sakai Takayuki knives this is absolute value for money and would be a work horse in any chef's knife case.
The most versatile of all parers: for mincing shallots, onions and herbs as well as cleaning and cutting vegetables.
A versatile vegetable cleaver for slicing, dicing and chopping even large vegetable. Soft and hard.
The typically Japanese blade shape with its wide blade and particularly sharp edge is ideal for the finest cutting tasks.
It is the most essential of all knives used in the kitchen.
It is the most essential of all knives used in the kitchen.
Perfect for the larger cuts of meat, fruit and vegetable.