Santoku Knife: The Essence of Japanese Tradition in the Kitchen

The Santoku is a knife that needs no introduction. A real joker in the kitchen, especially when working with vegetables. Nimble and light, it glides across the cutting board, chopping and mincing with precision. When form is combined with the substance of first-class materials, the result can only be of the highest standard.

Blade: SanMai VG10 Damascus stainless steel with 67 layers
Handle: Blue Micarta
Blade length: 180 mm.
Handle length: 130 mm.
Blade thickness: 2.2 mm.
Total length: 300 mm.
Weight: 194 g.
Note: Do not wash in the dishwasher.

Packaging: Elegant black cardboard box with technical information and product history - the package includes a polymer blade guard to protect the knife.

Renkei (連携) is a Japanese term that means collaboration, coordination, or connection. It is used to express the idea of working together, in close cooperation, to achieve a common goal or to create synergies between different people or organizations.

This project, born from the collaboration between Coltelleria Collini in Busto Arsizio and Coltelleria Due Cigni in Maniago, is an excellent example of synergy between two Italian companies specializing in the world of cutlery.

The Japanese VG10 steel used in this project, laminated to 67 layers and produced by Takefu Steel, is renowned for its extraordinary properties of strength, durability, and the ability to maintain a prolonged sharpness over time. These characteristics make the steel ideal for the production of high-quality knives.

The 67-layer lamination technique gives the steel superior strength and flexibility compared to traditional steels. Additionally, the use of this Japanese steel gives the knives a distinctive and elegant design, with a particular wave pattern on the surface of the blade that forms during the manufacturing process.

The collaboration between Coltelleria Collini and Coltelleria Due Cigni highlights how the combination of skills and traditions of two Italian entities can lead to the creation of high-quality products, capable of competing with the best kitchen knives on the international market.

Thanks to the use of precious materials and attention to detail, these knives combine the excellence of Made in Italy with the high quality of the Japanese tradition in the cutlery sector.

The Masahiro knives come directly from the city of Seki, Japan.

The quality of these Masahiro knives is very high and they are characterized by an asymmetric processing of the blades: the left side of the blade is flat, the other side of the knife is beveled up to the edge and then polished. This modern Japanese blade design translates into a superior cutting capacity.

The MV series is made of molybdenum vanadium stainless steel MBS-26 (similar to a Sandvik 19C27 or a 440C and predecessor of the VG-10). The handles are riveted to a full tang with thin layers of black-stained wood pressed into a transparent (but not polished) polyamide.

Recommended use: Vegetables

Country of production: Japan
Type of production: Industrial
Blade: Hitachi stainless steel MBS-26 at 58HRC
Handle: Synthetic, riveted
Blade length: 175mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Total length: 300mm.
Weight: 115g.
Cleaning and maintenance: hand wash - not dishwasher safe