{"product_id":"masutani-vg1-tsuchime-santoku-165mm","title":"Masutani | VG1 Tsuchime | Santoku 165mm","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMr Masutani is a knifemaker based in Takafu, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. He is a 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e generation knife maker with over 30 years’ experience. He is well known as skilled sharpener and wants to provide great knives at a great price. His knives are light and thin, a great first Japanese knife or gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"1qeiagb0cpwnlhdf9xsijm\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSantoku\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e三徳\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"1qeiagb0cpwnlhdf9xsijm\"\u003eSantoku 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVG10 and VG1 are stainless steels that make great kitchen knives. They are made by Takefu Steel and are very tough, corrosion resistant cutlery steels. VG10 is a more complex alloy but both hold a sharp edge well, they are great steels for any kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements and photographs are taken from a random knife and may differ from the knife you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"With Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52784317563196,"sku":null,"price":235.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/7754\/2972\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_9263e7f0-f5b9-4d6c-b8c7-206ac345655e.jpg?v=1771725728","url":"https:\/\/www.withknives.com\/products\/masutani-vg1-tsuchime-santoku-165mm","provider":"With Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}