DP Gyutou
$179.00Tojiro 240mm 'DP' gyuto chef knife. VG-10 steel core with stainless cladding, western style riveted handle. HRC 60-61. 365mm overall, height at heel 48mm, 247 grams Tojiro's DP series are made with a three layered blade. VG-10 stainless steel is the cutting edge at the core, and it is clad with stainless. A great heavy-use work horse, VG-10 is typically not our favorite steel to sharpen due to the wear-resistance from it's cobalt content. However, it commands long edge life and is fairly low maintenance. The handles are made of black stamina wood; which is an extremely stable material fabricated with resin-impregnated wood veneers that have been compressed under high heat. Tojiro was founded…
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“Agreed. Tojiro DP is another great budget choice.”
“Professional Cook here. Victorinox fibrox or zwilling henckels yellow handle can almost be found in every restaurant kitchen. They are either used as a main knife or "beater".…”
“Dishwashers kill knives, the jets smack the edge around and the handle materials eventually give up far sooner than they should... even if the blade itself looks fine at first…”