Shibamasa | VG5 | Santoku 170mm Swedish Since the 1920's Chen Chi

Since the 1920's Chen Chi Kee (CCK) has been manufacturing Chinese kitchen ware in Hong Kong

440C steel is a high-carbon stainless steel that is often used in the production of cutlery

A sharp gift for everyone

They make many different style blades made from a range of steels

Small diamond sharpening rod for sharpening serrated knives

Shibamasa | VG5 | Santoku 170mm Swedish Since the 1920's Chen ChiShibamasa knives are manufactured in Seki City. They are a perfect gift or first Japanese knife. VG5 is very similar to VG10 steel but has a little extra toughness. The VG5 core steel of this knife is clad with stainless steel. Santoku translates to 3 virtues, good for fish, meat and vegetables. Though they are a taller knife, which makes control a little easier, the santoku is generally smaller in length and perfect for any small prep job.