Ginsu Hanaita Series 5912 4-Piece Damascus Steak Knife Set

Product Review

Over 2400 years ago, the art of forging Damascus knives as we know it today began with the Wootz technology from India. The Damascus technology is centered around using different metals heated in a forge, until hot enough to be hammered together into a single piece of material; this is also known as forge welding. This welding process was repeated multiple times to fashion the layers in a large piece of material with the number of layers varying from a few to thousands. The only problem ancient smiths had with this layering process was that it was hard to control by hand, and blades would break apart at their forge welds if not properly done. In following centuries, the process was further refined by wrapping the materials together during the forge welding. Twisting the blank together with the next layer of hot metal as it was hammered added quality to the blade, and was its secret to its ability to hold and edge and have elasticity to prevent snapping off under extreme use. Ginsu Damascus material is made by hot rolling multiple sheets of different grades of stainless steel together and hammering (forge welding) them together in large machines, instead of by hand. Every Ginsu Damascus blade is comprised of 33 layers of stainless steel materials. The core of the blade is comprised of high carbon, very hard Japanese VG-1 stainless steel. The VG-1 stainless steel core is over laid in the forming process with alternating layers of Japanese high carbon 420 and low carbon 430 stainless steels. Each knife blade is then cut from this Damascus stainless steel sheet. The blades are then sharpened to a wickedly razor sharp Asian knife edge angle of 10°. This angle ensures that every blade is wicked sharp right out of the box. Each blade is then cryogenically cooled in our proprietary process. The proprietary cryogenic process uses liquid Nitrogen to draw the molecules of the steel closer together for ultimate edge retention.

Product Features

Experience the beauty and strength of Ginsu's japanese damascus stainless steel
Hanaita Damascus Blades are made with 33 layers of alternating high and low carbon Japanese stainless steel
These layers are forged together and sharpened to an extreme 10 degree Asian knife angle
The blades are cryogenically cooled with liquid nitrogen for ultimate edge retention, creating one of the sharpest, strongest knives in the world
Limited lifetime warranty

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(2 customer reviews)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

the perfect steak knife, December 3, 2011

josav - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: Ginsu Hanaita Series 5912 4-Piece Damascus Steak Knife Set (Kitchen)

I researched steak knives for about a month. Hard to believe that I settled on a brand that has been around since I was a kid. I still remember the commercials for the Ginsu knife that cut a brick in half then sliced a tomato clean without tearing. Not knowing much about steak knives, I read every review on pretty much every brand out there. I wanted a touch of elegance, a well made and well balanced tool, a superior cutting blade and a storage box so they dont get heaped into my run of the mill knives. This set filled the bill and did not break the bank! The Damascus steel is time tested and tough to beat for this price. And the icing on the cake is the guarantee that is carried with these knives along with a Ginsu promise to sharpen these babies for a small fee. I cant loose.... They slice meat like I expected. I will definately be looking into their kitchen/ chef knife set.

My husband's favorite knives, January 24, 2012

Blue Rose - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ginsu Hanaita Series 5912 4-Piece Damascus Steak Knife Set (Kitchen)

Great knives that my husband has wanted for years. I was glad to find them at a good price. They are Very pretty and sharp. I would recommend these to others.