Seki Magoroku Imayo Meat Cleaver 17.5cm

Description

The Imayo Meat Cleaver is a robust knife featuring a 4.0 mm-thick blade with plenty of heft.Its large, squared blade can be used for hard foods, such as cutting whole chicken bones and chopping off the head and bones of fish. For a finer Cleaver better suited to slicing and chopping vegetables, please see theImayo Vegetable Cleaver.Imayo is part of Kais Seki Magoroku range of knives. Many celebrated swords were born in the Seki area and in the Kamakura era. The master craftsman Magoroku of Seki possessed the original technique for producing beautiful, high-quality swords with outstanding sharpness. Made in Japan, these beautiful knives feature a hammered finish tsuchime (tsoo-CHEE-may) in Japanese which creates air pockets that improve food release when cutting.Like others in the Kai family, the handle is made from hard-wearing PakkaWood, which enables durability and comfort, as well as making it an attractive-looking knife to have in your collection.Features:Blade Material:Molybdenum Vanadium stainless steel with tsuchime finishCutting Edge:Sharpened to a 16 double-bevel bladeHandle Material:Black PakkaWood (premium, resin-impregnated hardwood)Blade Length:17.5cmBlade Thickness:4.0mmTriple rivet & full tang construction for a sturdy & durable knifeFor use with both left and right handsHandcrafted in JapanLimited warranty from manufacturing defectsRead through ourShun Blogto find out more information about this top-end brand and the differences between their ranges.See all Chefs ComplementsKai Shun Knives here.