Well balanced "short" chef's knife with deep blade

Blade length 16.5 cm / 6 1/2 inches

HAND WASHING is recommended.NOT dishwasher proof.

SHARPENING

Use a fine grit whetstone but because Rockwell 62 is very hard this will take
some time
Use the electric sharpener Knife Wizzard KE 198

I O Shen highly recommend the Knife Wizzard KE 280 or the Professional
KE 168
Wonderfully sharp knives from an independent Japanese knife manufacturer and imported by people who fell in love with the knives and then set about bringing them into the UK.

When striving to achieve the ultimate edge the harder the steel, measured on the Rockwell scale Rockwell 62° being the optimum, manufacturers realised this made the metal brittle.

To get round this the Damascus system of layering, bending and hammering multi layers of various steels was used however this made the knives very expensive.

I O SHEN have achieved the same effect all their knives by sandwiching the internal hard core of Rockwell 62° steel between outer layers of Rockwell 10° steel which provide shock absorbing protection.

This has produced an amazingly sharp and long lasting edge.

Sharpened to a 15 degree angle this really is an ultimate kitchen tool !

The unique i o s handle design distinguises the I.O.Shen knives from any other knife. The Tai Tang is not a simple embellishment but an integral part of the knife to achieve balance and stability.