Nesmuk Janus chef's knife bog oak Modern design Niobium steel DLC coating Highest quality A piece of modern design The knife itself is not only an ancient tool, but - it is believed - probably the oldest tool in human history. Chopping things has always been an important need for man in the preparation of food. Over the millennia, this necessity has not changed - only the cutting tool has been refined. With the Janus chef's knife, there is a kitchen knife from Solingen that is not only manufactured extremely elaborately and finished to a very high standard. Nesmuk also deliver a design, which on the one hand has been reduced to the bare essentials, but on the other hand looks absolutely unique precisely because of its sober, modern look. In the design of the chef's knife, everything superfluous was omitted to create a functional knife, which today performs exactly the same as the tools of our ancestors: cutting. The sweeping curve of the blade combined with the hollow grind on one side provide amazing cutting performance that is sure to delight in the kitchen. The black polished DLC coating makes the blade less sensitive to corrosion and also offers less adhesion. Although the coating used is only a few micrometers thick, it is extremely robust and scratch-resistant. It is not without reason that DLC is used in the construction of high-performance engines, such as in Formula 1. The niobium steel specially developed by Nesmuk is very hard (60HRC) and retains its sharpness for an extremely long time. The grind has been chosen for maximum cutting action - making cutting in the kitchen even more fun. Despite the high hardness, the steel has a good degree of toughness, so that even coarser work (such as cutting up a large pumpkin) is no problem. The 4mm thick back of the blade provides additional stability for lateral loads or leverage forces. The handle made of bog oak - a fossil wood that is over 5000 years old - fits wonderfully snugly in the hand and allows problem-free work even over a longer period of time. The stainless steel ferrule has been ground so that no transition is noticeable here. The Janus chef's knife from Nesmuk may not be the only kitchen knife you need. However, if you are looking for a really good all-rounder, with which the majority of all cutting tasks in the kitchen can be easily mastered, then we would like to recommend this great chef's knife to you. Technical Data:Blade material: high performance steel with niobium contentBlade length: 180 mm long Grinding: one-sided hollow grindingCoating: DLC coating (Diamond-like Carbon)ferrule: the ferrule is made of stainless steelHandle: bog oak (subfossil oak trunks that have been in bogs, swamps and rivers for up to 5,000 years)