This finely crafted nakiri knife mimics a Japanese cleaver shape and features a wide, ultra-sharp blade that's ideal for prepping everything from veggies to meat to fish. It's a sturdy knife created for just about everything in the kitchen, but most especially for chopping, slicing, and dicing vegetables. Four Star knives are made of proprietary special formula steel that has been perfected for almost 300 years. Combined with ZWILLING's signature ice-hardening technique, these FRIODUR blades are harder, sharper, they will not stain or chip, and they retain their sharpness longer. Precision forged from a single piece of steel, the SIGMAFORGE knives have an exceptionally sturdy, balanced, and flexible blade Manufactured in Germany Special formula high carbon NO STAIN steel SIGMAFORGE knife is forged from a single piece of solid steel Ice-hardened FRIODUR blade starts sharper, stays sharper longer, and has superior resilience Precision-honed blade and laser-controlled edge ensures ideal c