Güde Alpha Pear Santoku Knife 18 cm with Granton Edge - CVM Knife Steel - Pear Wood Handle Scales

In fact, Güde can also do Japanese, at least when it comes to blade shapes. The world-famous Santoku is the equivalent of the European chef's knife. A universal knife used in Japanese kitchens for almost all cutting tasks. Unlike the chef's knife, it has a wider, straighter blade that is only slightly rounded at the tip. This is due to the chopping technique preferred in the Asian region.

The Alpha Pear Santoku knife with granton edge has an 18 cm long, wide blade with a slight curve at the tip, made of stainless, hand-sharpened chrome-vanadium-molybdenum knife steel. Additional, lateral granton edges create an air cushion that prevents the cut material from sticking to the wide blade, which is also often used as a scoop.

Güde knives are hand-forged from a single piece of chrome-vanadium-molybdenum steel, from the blade tip to the double bolster. The double bolster, a special feature of Güde knives, acts as a counterweight to the blade. The knife is perfectly balanced. The special mix of steel and the elaborate manufacturing process with over 30 manual steps give the stainless blades with a hardness of about 58 HRC a special robustness and durability.

The finely polished handle scales made of pear wood are embedded in the steel and triple-riveted. Pear wood is extremely hard with a finely structured, velvety grain. The Alpha Pear series was launched on the occasion of Güde's admission by the Jeunes Restaurateurs d'Europe, Germany section, into the circle of Preferred Suppliers. The association's logo is engraved in the double bolster.