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Petty, Santoku and Gyuto – The sharp Grand Maître® Knives by Wenger with Japanese tradition
Japanese knives are known worldwide for their highest quality. Thanks to the combination of state-of-art technology and the legendary know-how of master craftsmen of Japanese cutler art - who passed the secrets of manufacturing swords reaching back to the famous Samurai from generation to generation – Wenger can manufacture extraordinary knives. These are today not only used by Japanese chefs for the preparation of traditional dishes.
The safe Grand Maître grip, developed to meet European requirements, has an extremely ergonomic shape and a non-slip surface. Complemented by the typical Japanese shape of the blade with lengths of 12, 17 or 20 cm, the knife is perfectly balanced, facilitating cutting and being less strenuous on the hand.
The Japanese knives by Wenger are manufactured from superior quality steel with a special molybdenum alloy which increases blade strength. Thanks to the unique Japanese polish, the knife stays endlessly sharp. The secret is the double sharpening edge starting at the end of the grip and following the shape of the blade up to the knife’s point. With this method, the 2 sharpening angle is approx. 10° 1 compared to the 20 to 30° with conventional kitchen knives, making the knife extremely sharp. 1 The polished granton edge 2 produces air cushions which prevents cutting material from sticking to the cutting edge. This enables especially fine and accurate cuts also with soft food such as cheese, fish and potatoes without any sticking to the blade.
Features of the three Japanese traditional knives; Petty, Santoku and Gyuto: - developed with Japanese know-how - stainless steel blades with a high amount of corrosion-resistant carbon and molybdenum - blade strength of 56 ° Rockwell - unique Japanese blade shape, sharpening angle and geometric - double-sided granton edge adjusted to the blade shape to prevent cutting material from sticking to the cutting edge - particularly sharp blade with long-life cut - antimagnetic blade material
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The Japanese „Petty“ Knife The small, agile kitchen knife enables extremely accurate cutting. It is especially suitable for preparing vegetables and fruit, paring, cleaning and chopping onions, garlic or herbs or cutting vegetables for decoration. With its extremely short blade length of 12cm, the Petty is the most indispensable and all-round kitchen utensil - not to be missed in any kitchen.
The Japanese „Santoku“ Knife Literally translated, Santoku means «the 3 virtues». These stand for the ideal preparation of fish, meat or vegetables. The utility kitchen knife can be used for all kinds of food preparations such as cutting, chopping, dicing, boning, filleting, etc. Thanks to its extremely sharp 17cm long blade, every cut is as accurate as you want it to be.
Santoku Set with Bamboo Cutting Board The Santoku utility kitchen knife is also available in a set with a Bamboo cutting board. The Santoku set includes: - Santoku utility knife with granton edge (17cm) - Bamboo cutting board
The Japanese „Gyuto“ Knife Wenger’s largest Japanese kitchen knife features a 20cm long blade. It is perfectly balanced and guarantees straight cuts while preparing meat, fish, fruit and vegetables – the Gyuto is the perfect all-rounder to master all jobs in the kitchen.