Deeper blade with more knuckle room. Perfect for mincing garlic / shallots /sectioning small fruit /deveining shrimp. Knife designer Adam Simha designs and handcrafts absolutely superb bench-made high-performance steel blades for his knives. These designs feature body geometry influenced by the best of both Asian and Western traditions. His blades are tempered to a Rockwell 56 hardness to provide toughness, easy sharpening, and remarkable edge holding. Steels used in the different blades are 13C26, 440-C, 154CM, and SF77 stainless. The unique grip: MKS knives come with an injection-molded bicycle grip that is tightly fitted over a naturally bacteria-resistant stainless steel tube. The bicycle grip, with its deep grooves for the fingers, provides a perfect balance of shock absorption and control. Each knife is tuned precisely for weight, balance, and control. They are visually remarkable and functionally exquisite and have been featured in many publications including Atlantic Monthly, the Boston Globe, City, and Kitchenware News. Free with every purchase: a rawhide honing strap. Foodie's Emporium is proud to be an exclusive online retailer of Adam's amazing knives.

Compelling hand-crafted designs by knife designer Adam Simha, admired and used by chefs worldwide

Original design allows each knife to be tuned precisely for weight, balance, and control

Design is influenced by both Asian and western traditions, to facilitate fast precise cutting

Stainless steel bench-made blades tempered for toughness, easy sharpening, remarkable edge holding

Comfortable, warm Injection molded grips provide a perfect balance of shock absorption and control