Sakai Takayuki Grand Chef Japanese Gyuto/Chef's Knife 300mm (11.8") Grand Chef Use the tines to test

Use the tines to test if food is ready

I recommend the fine ceramic hone listed below for regular everyday maintenance

and mincing

standard utility knife

Sakai Takayuki Grand Chef Japanese Gyuto/Chef's Knife 300mm (11.8") Grand Chef Use the tines to testSakai Takayuki Grand Chef Japanese Gyuto Chef's Knife 300mm (11. 8") Wooden Handle, Water Buffalo Horn Ferrule This is a great knife! It uses an excellent Swedish stainless steel so the blade is hard for superb edge retention and sharpness, durable, rust resistant and easy to maintain, and you get the very useful and standard gyuto chef's knife shape. But the handle is traditional wooden Japanese style, and you even get a beautiful water buffalo horn