Güde Alpha Walnut Chai Dao 16 cm - CVM Knife Steel - Walnut Wood Handle Scales

You are probably familiar with the Japanese Santoku. Have you heard of the Chai Dao? This is, alongside the Chinese chef's knife, which looks like a cleaver to Europeans, a preferred knife in Chinese kitchens.

The Alpha Walnut Chai Dao has a 16 cm long, very wide blade made of stainless & hand-ground chrome-vanadium-molybdenum knife steel. With the wide blade, you can easily cut larger ingredients, and it is also used as a scoop.

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

The finely polished handle scales made of selected walnut wood are embedded in the steel and triple-riveted. The very hard & durable wood has a strong, elegant grain.