Hideo Kitaoka Matsuba 12cm Kurouchi Shirogami#2

The Matsuba kitchen knife is a small universal knife with a single-sided grind. Very practical for small and medium-sized products, such as radishes or lemons.

Technical data:

Blade – 2-layer rusty steel, core – #2 Shirogami Handle – octagonal rosewood Hardness – 61-63 HRC Overall length – 25.2 cm Blade length – 12.0 cm Blade width – 2.4 cm Blade thickness – 3.3 mm Sharpening method – single-sided right-handed grind Weight – approx. 74 g

A beautiful and handy knife hand-forged by master blacksmith Mr. Hideo Kitaoka. Made of Shirogami#2 steel, it will work in any professional kitchen.