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Kasumi knives are produced by Sumikama Cutlery in Seki, Japan. Sumikama Cutlery specializes in producing knives from the most advanced materials with the most advanced manufacturing techniques. Kasumi V-Gold No. 10 Damascus Pattern knives are made from 33 layers of stainless steel. Only the middle layer acts as the cutting edge, and it is made using V-Gold No. 10 stainless steel. V-Gold No. 10 is a high carbon stainless steel with cobalt, manganese, molybdenum and vanadium for added durability and ease of sharpening. The addition of cobalt to this steel requires special tempering in order to maximize the full benefit of this steel. Sumikama's technique for this special tempering is a closely guarded secret.
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It was not easy for me to spend so much on a knife. I already had tried the popular bread knife everyone said was such a value and so good for slicing sourdough loaves But I was struggling with that popular knife, and saw that Food Geek used the Katsumi knife for slicing sourdough bread. So I tried it
I am VERY glad I bought this knife. At 7x the cost of that popular knife, this is 100x better, and a pleasure to use.
If you can afford it, do not compromise. It is worth it
In the past I’ve always bought Cutco knives and loved them. However, their bread knife was a huge disappointment. Like many others during the pandemic, I’ve been making sourdough bread. Where the Cutco bread knife had difficulty sawing through the crusty artisan loaf, this knife just pressed right through the loaf with ease. I think that if it could talk, it would have said, “Is that the best you can do?”. Worth every penny!
A gift to my husband- used to slice the delicious sourdough bread that he makes. He particularly likes the aesthetic and balanced weight of the knife and says that it is a joy to use. Thank you, great job!