Yu Kurosaki Senko Premium Santoku 17 cm

The Senko is a beautiful series by Yu Kurosaki. Thanks to the stamped SG2 steel, the knife is sharp, thin, and lightweight. In combination with the high-gloss framed blade, the special hammer blow resembles a spark from a flash. It immediately makes sense why he calls this Series Senko (Japanese for Flash / Flash).

• SG2 steel (63 Hrc)
• Tsuchime
• Rosewood handle
• Gyuto for cutting meat, vegetables, and fruit
• Blade length 21 cm

Senko SG2 Series

The Senko is made of stamped SG2 steel (63 HRc). The shape is punched out of forged steel so that the blacksmith does not have to forge the knife into shape. The knife is then cold-forged, heat-treated, and sharpened. This saves time and energy, allowing the blacksmith to make more knives per day and therefore offer them cheaper.

Tsuchime

After forging, the steel receives a hammer finish with a unique pattern for this series. The hammered finish looks badass and allows air to get between the knife and food, making it stick less.

Rosewood Handle

This Senko has an rosewood handle in the shape of an octagon. The traditional design gives the most grip while cutting, even with wet hands.

Gyuto / Chef's knife

This is the Gyuto, the Japanese name for a chef's knife. The long and wide blade makes this knife suitable for all cutting tasks. It can be used for cutting meat, fish and vegetables, and fruit. The cook's knife / gyuto is the most important model in a collection.

Most affordable knife from Yu Kurosaki

We highly recommend the Yu Kurosaki Senko. The knife looks nice, is sharp out of the box, and stays sharp for long. It is also lightweight, which makes cutting effortless.

Limited supply

Due to its popularity, Yu Kurosaki's knives are always limited. Kurosaki San forges all blades himself, and therefore, he cannot outsource the work. These days it's also tricky for blacksmiths to obtain raw materials. Consequently, we only get a few knives from him each month. So don't wait too long to buy because if a knife is out of stock, it can take up to a year before we get new stock.