{"product_id":"sakai-kikumori-vg5-japanese-gyuto-knife-210mm","title":"Sakai Kikumori VG5 Japanese Gyuto Knife 210mm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe gyutō is the Japanese chef's knife, and often the first knife a cook reaches for. Made by Sakai Kikumori in Sakai, Osaka, it handles most of the work at the board: slicing meat and fish, chopping vegetables, and finer cuts towards the tip. The name means \"beef sword\" (牛刀). It came about in the Meiji era, when Japanese makers adapted the Western chef's knife for cutting meat. The premium VG5 stainless steel blade keeps the edge well, and its 210mm length leaves room for long, even strokes. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePairs well with matching smaller \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/karintoedition.com\/products\/sakai-kikumori-vg5-japanese-santoku-knife-175mm\" title=\"Sakai Kikumori VG5 175mm Santoku Knife\"\u003esantoku knife\u003c\/a\u003e and\/or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/karintoedition.com\/products\/sakai-kikumori-vg5-japanese-petty-knife-120mm\" title=\"Sakai Kikumori VG5 petty knife\"\u003epetty knife\u003c\/a\u003e in VG5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Sakai region of Osaka has been the heart of Japanese blade-making for over 600 years. Founded in 1926 by Kawamura Hamono, Sakai Kikumori is approaching its centenary and still makes its knives with the region's skilled makers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant: Knives are only available to persons over 18 years of age. All customers purchasing knives will be asked to verify their age at checkout and items will be shipped with age-verified delivery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sakai Kikumori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58938989379916,"sku":"KEKW110-02-00","price":170.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/0461\/6268\/files\/sakai_gyuto_board_3x2_f6467a07-bfc2-4a9d-bc47-a610b3f2d87d.jpg?v=1790865118","url":"https:\/\/karintoedition.com\/products\/sakai-kikumori-vg5-japanese-gyuto-knife-210mm","provider":"Karintō Edition","version":"1.0","type":"link"}