Tetsujin Hamono Blue #2 Kasumi 270mm Gyuto (No Handle)

I bought a K-tip Gyuto (Kiritsuke) of the same Tetsujin Hamano line at the same length of 270mm (not the regular gyuto above but I dont see the Kiritsuke version listed on the website). The straighter profile of the kiritsuke was amazing for eggplants and 1o inch zucchinis to cut them into large plaques for grilling (cut hotdog style on the plant in one motion). Also this Kiritsuke was amazing for cutting boneless pork and deer shoulder into cubes for carnitas with long knife strokes. Lastly making collard greens was a breeze and fun and given the size of the leaves this knife was a blast to use (see images below for real time knife length comparison to the greens). Highly recommend this knife for large vegetable prep work and boneless shoulder meats to breakdown.

Aesthetics. I have not messed with foods that darken the patina like onions but with meats and leafy greens it has a mostly blue patina with random streaks of a light orange. I believe there should be some bluing where my thumb pinches the knife.

The knife handle was installed by Zach at the store with a maple handle by Daniel Ryan (sold at the store)