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Some knives feature a near-mirror finish with strong, crisp reflections, while others sit somewhere between migaki and full mirror, retaining a soft satin glow with added clarity. This variation often depends on the maker, the steel type, and how much hand finishing is applied, making each polished blade subtly different in look and character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yoshida-hamono-zdp-189-kurouchi-santoku","title":"Yoshida Hamono ZDP-189 Kurouchi Santoku","description":"\u003cp\u003eOutrageous sharpness out of the box and one of the hardest heat treatments available the ZDP189 is a daily driver that boasts out of this world edge retention and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yoshida Hamono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31430006374466,"sku":"YSH-004-##","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/2853\/5874\/products\/IMG_20210129_160453.jpg?v=1612293735"},{"product_id":"yoshida-hamono-zdp-189-kurouchi-nakiri","title":"Yoshida Hamono ZDP-189 Kurouchi Nakiri","description":"\u003cp\u003eA truly spectacular nakiri with one of the sharpest and hardest out of the box edges we've ever tested, this will make short work of your veg prep.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yoshida Hamono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31488630423618,"sku":"YSH-003-##","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/2853\/5874\/products\/IMG_20210129_161705.jpg?v=1612293739"},{"product_id":"masakage-kiri-petty-120mm","title":"Masakage Kiri Petty 120mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eKiri means mist in Japanese and this is perfectly portrayed by the damascus stainless cladding that protects the VG10 core steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a low maintenance knife due to being completely stainless, cuts well and will stay sharp for a long time thanks to the qualities of the VG10 core.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masakage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31489419575362,"sku":"MASA-040","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/2853\/5874\/files\/D0748080-BCBD-4767-983B-51A7DBDEEF61.jpg?v=1766140797"},{"product_id":"masakage-kiri-santoku","title":"Masakage Kiri Santoku","description":"\u003cp\u003eKiri means mist in Japanese and this is perfectly portrayed by the damascus stainless cladding that protects the VG10 core steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cuttingedgeknives.co.uk\/collections\/yoshimi-kato\/\" title=\"View all knives from Yoshimi Kato\"\u003eYoshimi Kato\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cuttingedgeknives.co.uk\/collections\/masakage\" title=\"View all Masakage knives\"\u003eMaskage\u003c\/a\u003e, the Kiri is a superb blade hand forged from dozens of layers of VG10 steel. 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