About the Shape Inspired by the profile of a traditional European chef knife, Gyutos are a multi purpose knife with a slight meat cutting bias. “Gyuto” translates to “cow sword.” If you want one knife to do it all, This is it. Starting at 180mm, Gyutos can reach the ridiculously long (and awesome) 370mm. For the at-home or professional cook, we recommend a Gyuto which measures between 210mm and 270mm long.

About Katsuyasu Kamo - There are two Kamo-sans in , Kamo-san and Big Kamo-san (Oh-Gamo-san). The knives we carry under Kamo are made by the latter. He is called Big Kamo not because of his size (tall or fat), but he is older. He is one of the founding members of Takefu Knife Village and the first chair of the Knife Village. He is known for his lettuce harvesting blade. He is always looking to incorporate new technique into knife making, he is the leading member for creating all stainless integral handle, which you'll see on some of his knives.