The fine edge santoku Japanese for "three virtues" excels at three cutting techniques: expertly mince garlic, slice cucumber, and dice onions with this Asian allrounder. Blade consists of 133 layers of steel, resulting in a floral damascus pattern Sharpened using a traditional, threestep honbazuke method Dshaped handle made from stunning black ash; fatiguefree cutting Handcrafted of carbon steel, steel, stainless steel, and wood Approx. 16.8"L x 3"W Dishwasher safe; hand washing recommended Made in Japan