{"title":"Kei Kobayashi","description":"Kei Kobayashi is a respected sharpener from Seki. The company sharpened knives for many top makers and brands before they created the Kei Kobayashi knife lines. The knives are made from modern powdered steels and have laser thin grinds.","products":[{"product_id":"kei-kobayashi-santoku-sg2-170mm","title":"Kei Kobayashi | Santoku 170mm | SG2 | Red Urushi","description":"\u003cp\u003eKei Kobayashi is a respected sharpener from Seki. The company sharpened knives for many top makers and brands before they created the Kei Kobayashi knife lines. The knives are made from modern powdered steels and have laser thin grinds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"1qeiagb0cpwnlhdf9xsijm\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSantoku\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e三徳,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e translates to “3 virtues”, good for fish, meat and vegetables. Though they are a taller knife, which makes control a little easier, the santoku is generally smaller in length and perfect for any small prep job in a home or \u003c\/span\u003ecommercial kitchen\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSG2 is a powdered stainless steel, made by Takefu Steel, is designed for kitchen cutlery. It is corrosion resistant steel and can be heat treated to 64 HRC , it is easy to sharpen, has great edge retention and is loved by professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"With Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48706876571964,"sku":"","price":425.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/7754\/2972\/files\/Kei_Kobayashi_SG2_Santoku_170mm_WithKnives_Dunedin.jpg?v=1722825109"},{"product_id":"kei-kobayashi-bunka-sg2-170mm","title":"Kei Kobayashi | Bunka 170mm |  SG2 | Urushi","description":"\u003cp\u003eKei Kobayashi is a respected sharpener from Seki. The company sharpened knives for many top makers and brands before they created the Kei Kobayashi knife lines. The knives are made from modern powdered steels and have laser thin grinds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"1qeiagb0cpwnlhdf9xsijm\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBunka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e文化  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ct-span\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bunka, “cultural knife”, is inter-changeable with the santoku though the sharper angled tip is very handy for fine knife work. Great for home cooks and professionals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSG2 is a powdered stainless steel, made by Takefu Steel, is designed for kitchen cutlery. It is corrosion resistant steel and can be heat treated to 64 HRC , it is easy to sharpen, has great edge retention and is loved by professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"With Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49890565062972,"sku":"","price":515.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/7754\/2972\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_333d44de-2a66-4ee0-af6d-9d750346d668.jpg?v=1778893985"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/7754\/2972\/collections\/IMG20240319120112.jpg?v=1710802914","url":"https:\/\/www.withknives.com\/collections\/kei-kobayashi.oembed","provider":"With Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}