{"title":"Kei Kobayashi","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eKobayashi-san owns a machine sharpening company in Seki and has been sharpening knives for other knife makers for years. When Kei Kobayashi, the current president, took over, he decided they should make their own brand of knives using the years of skills, techniques and knowledge that they accumulated. This is how Kobayashi Knives came into existence. They are made with SG2 stainless steel, and some even come with psychedelic colourful custom handles from a maker in the USA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese knives are super thin, making them the very definition of “laser-sharp”. This thinness allows them to slice through meat and veggies with ease as if the food wasn’t even there. It also makes them excellent for anyone who prefers a lighter, thinner knife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis series of knives have been made with one of my fave steel types, SG2. SG2 is a very hard powder stainless steel for an extremely long-lived edge and is rather tougher than many super hard powder steels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kobayashi-sg2-santoku-170mm","title":"Kobayashi SG2 Santoku 170mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape:\u003c\/b\u003e This is also a multi-purpose knife, but with a slight vegetable bias. Santoku means 'Three Virtues' or 'To solve Three Problems. The virtues or problems are slicing, dicing and mincing. Santoku is usually found in 160mm - 190mm lengths. These are more and more popular in Western kitchens due to their unique shape and smaller easy to handle size.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kobayashi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32074660511792,"sku":"KOSG2HEP170SA-2","price":369.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/9439\/files\/KobayashiSG2Santoku170mm1.jpg?v=1778103190"},{"product_id":"kobayashi-sg2-sujihiki-270mm","title":"Kobayashi SG2 Sujihiki 270mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape:\u003c\/b\u003e “Sujihiki” translates to “Flesh Slicer” and it does exactly what the name suggests, perfect for carving and slicing roasts, turkey, raw meats, fish, and all other proteins and the extended blade length allows you to slice with one long stroke, instead of sliding the knife back and forth in a sawing motion. Making clean slices of brisket or ultra thin applications like Carpaccio a breeze to execute.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kobayashi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32074656776240,"sku":"KOSG2JA270SU-2","price":451.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/9439\/files\/KobayashiSG2Sujihiki270mm1_864f8dbb-3920-41ad-a9bd-d2d4059fa8b4.jpg?v=1778185293"},{"product_id":"kobayashi-sg2-damascus-santoku-165mm","title":"Kobayashi SG2 Damascus Santoku 170mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape -\u003c\/b\u003e This is also a multi purpose knife, but with a slight vegetable bias. Santoku means 'Three Virtues' or 'To solve Three Problems'. The virtues or problems are slicing, dicing and mincing. Santoku is usually found in 160mm - 190mm lengths. 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This is how Kobayashi Knives came into existence. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese blades are made with SG2 stainless steel, one of my favourite knife steels. It’s about as futuristic as the name implies: completely stainless but with an insane cutting ability and edge retention that surpasses most traditional high-carbon steels. High performance, low maintenance. Kobayashi knives are also super thin, making them the very definition of “laser-sharp”. This thinness allows them to slice through meat and dense veggies as if the food wasn’t even there. It also makes them excellent for anyone who prefers a lighter, thinner knife \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-796465ce-7fff-f30f-9ea1-7e2469d12064\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAbout the Shape -\u003c\/b\u003e This is the knife for smaller jobs that are done on a cutting board. Perfect for slicing shallots, cutting herbs, and boning smaller proteins. Additionally, Petty knives are an indispensable tool for those who feel uncomfortable wielding a larger chef knife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kobayashi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43490352038062,"sku":"KOSG2DM150PE-MORADO","price":409.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/9439\/files\/kobayashi-sg2-damascus-petty-150-1.jpg?v=1687385467"},{"product_id":"kobayashi-sg2-gyuto-240mm","title":"Kobayashi SG2 Gyuto 240mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape -\u003c\/b\u003e Inspired by the profile of a traditional European chef knife, Gyutos are a multi purpose knife with a slight meat cutting bias. “Gyuto” translates to “cow sword.” If you want one knife to do it all, This is it. Starting at 180mm, Gyutos can reach the ridiculously long (and awesome) 370mm. 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