Premium Sakai Jikko Loco Wa Paring Knife - VG10 Stainless Steel Core with Japanese Oak Handle - 3.5 Inch Blade - Perfect for Peeling, Slicing & Precision Kitchen Tasks - Ideal for Chefs & Home Cooking Enthusiasts
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About Sakai Jikko
Sakai Jikko is Kaz's signature knife brand. Established in 1901, Jikko has more than 100 years of technology of Japanese knife making.
Their products are preferred by a number of professional chefs because of its superior sharpness and durability. To date, Jikko has made hundreds of thousands of knives and is widely trusted brand in Japan. Â
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Light and slim blade, different to conventional hefty knives
Compared with normal Western knives, this Wa-Gyuto series has much lighter blade. It is suited for those who take on more small sized ingredients rather than chunky food items.
- Weight: Youâll need to try several knives to find your ideal knife weight. One school of thought believes a hefty chefâs knife cuts through foods easier because it âfallsâ with more force. Another thinks a lighter chefâs knife flows more freely and lets you maneuver the knife more skillfully. Choose the style that feels right to you. (quoted from "fine cooking")
Left - Wa Santoku blade (130g)
Right - Damascus Santoku blade (190g)
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Blade: VG10 - stainless
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Manufactured by Takefu Special Steel Co.,Ltd. Contains Carbon 1%, Chromium 15%, Molybdenum 1 %, Vanadium0.2%, Cobalt 1.4%, Manganese 0.5%, Rockwell Hardness 58-60 HRC.
Quality Stainless steel that is recently introduced to the market, used for variety of industrial tools.
Because of cobalt added, it can be quenched in very high temperature so that it has superior hardness. Strong to wear, distort and corrode as well as good sharpness and edge retention.
| Type of Stainless Steel | HRC reference (the higher, the better in sharpness, edge retention and longer lifetime) | Price reference for general chef's knife 21cm |
| Silver-3/Ginsan-ko | 59-62 | $$$$ ($300-500) |
| UX10 | 59-61 | $$$ ($200-300) |
| VG10 and VG1 | 59-60 | $$ ($100-200) |
Suited for both right and left handers as the blade is aligned 50:50 (double bevel).
Handle:Â Japanese Oak (Nara-no-ki)
Japanese oak is often used in whiskey barrel for aging Japanese whiskey.
As a knife handle, it is quite lightweight compared to western oak wood, having comparative durability. The appearance of each differs in the brindle pattern.Â
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Knife for a Good Cause - We donate $2 for every knife sold
Your knife will save someone's life
We started a corporate partnership with Cancer Council Victoria in July 2024. By purchasing knives from us, you will automatically participate in this campaign as we collect $2 from the sales of every knife product. Say if you purchase 2 knives, we donate $4 on behalf of you.
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Kaz's Knife "No worries, Minor-Issue Warranty"
Having been used for a while, even good knives can get chipped and rusty as seen in the above video, but don't worry!Â
Most of the minor issues can be fixed by sharpening on a #400-#1000 whetstone. We have tutorial videos for you to learn how to use whetstone. However, it might seem a bit hard work to get it done by yourself.
Kaz's knife is offering "Minor-issue warranty" which covers small chips and rust on the knives you purchased from us. You can always contact us when you feel your knife became dull, chipped, rusty, etc. We fix those minor issues and send the sharpened knife back to you, mostly for free of charge! (depending on how much work is required, also you bear the postage for sending the knife to us)
(*) Please be advised, we do not warrant major issues caused by misuses such as dropped, cutting bones or frozen food, putting too much force into hard materials, etc.
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About delivery
We ship products from Melbourne with Australia Post. Delivery for stocked items takes 1-4 business days depending on your location. Please allow extra 2-3 business days for an international delivery.
Free shipping applies above $250 orders.
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Three merits to have good, quality kitchen knives
1. Better sharpness
Improving the cut quality of the kitchen knife, we can promise that "your cooking will be more delicious", "your cooking time will be reduced", and "cooking will be more fun".
2. It is easy to re-sharpen
Since quality kitchen knives do not have distortion, sharpening will become easier. Just as important as the cut quality of a kitchen knife is that it is easy to sharpen.Â
3. It retains its sharpness for longer
If you use quality kitchen knives, you can extend the intervals between when you need to re-sharpen.
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Message from Kaz and Harry
"Good knife will change your life"
The best shortcut to improving your cooking is to change to a good sharp kitchen knife.
If the knife cuts well, the ingredients will taste delicious. And a delicious dish puts a smile on the face of the people who eat it.Â
We want you to make life itself more fun by changing your kitchen knife. Let us guide you to choose the good knife to change your life.
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