Two knives, most of the work. The Aoi Duo pairs the two blades a kitchen leans on hardest, each from a stainless steel core folded in layers of tsuchime-hammered Damascus.

The Gyuto is the workhorse, an 8-inch chef’s knife for proteins, herbs and everyday board work. The Nakiri is the vegetable specialist, a flat 7-inch edge that drops straight through onions and squash with no rocking and no bruising.

Bought together the pair costs less than buying the two knives on their own, and both are forged to match as a set.

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In the set
Gyuto chef knife, 8 in
Nakiri vegetable knife, 7 in
stainless steel core, Damascus, warranty against manufacturing defects