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Zen Black Edition

Shortly after its launch, the Tojiro Shippu Black Edition brand became one of the most sought-after knives in the Nippon Knives range. These knives with their 63 resp. 37-layer damasks have naturally been included in the luxury segment. Tojiro has decided to provide its customers with a similar aesthetic and quality delicacy at a more affordable price level. This created a range of Tojiro Zen Black edition knives.

Zen is a direction of Buddhism professed mainly in Japan. A typical method of Zen Buddhism

is a meditation aimed at unity with being as well as enlightenment. Although it may surprise someone, the manufacturer did not choose the name Zen by chance. At first glance, you will realize their closeness to nature. Warm wooden handles and mysterious smoke blades form a perfect interplay. Adherents of Eastern philosophies will easily discover references to the 5 elements. Just as the elements have found their place in nature, ZEN Black Edition knives will naturally merge with your kitchen.

The ZEN Black Edition knife blade consists of three layers. The core is made of high-carbon cobalt steel VG-10 with a hardness of 61 HRC. The admixture of cobalt provides hardness, but still important flexibility. The core is covered on both sides with stainless steel with a chromium content of 13%. The blades are coated with oxide paint, which gives them an elegant "smoky" look and at the same time improves such a high resistance to oxidation. Surgical instruments are treated in the same way. Tojiro also used its decarbonisation prevention method in this series. The ferrule forming the partition between the handle and the blade is made of resin. The very warm and pleasant to the touch "D" handles are made of chestnut wood. They are annealed by fire and preserved with a thin layer of transparent varnish.

ZEN Black Edition knives are among the lighter knives. The chef's knife with a 21 cm blade weighs 144 grams.