Another element which makes Japanese Chef Knives top of the world 'ZDP

Sukenari ZDP189 3 Layer Sujihiki Japanese Chef Knife 270MM

ZDP-189 is Japanese-manufactured stainless blade steel that has recently gained acclaim in the knife industry as one of the hardest, highest performing blade steels available on the market today. Using powdered metallurgy technology, 3% of ZDP-189's structure is made of pure carbon, making the steel harder and enhancing edge retention capacity. ZDP-189 is categorized as an exotic, high-performance blade steel.

Sukenari is a specialized maker of professional cooking knives . Since its foundation in 1933, Sukenari is highly trusted and evaluated on ’Honyaki’ cooking knife (rated as top professional cooking knife) using Japanese Sword manufacturing technology.

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