Zwilling Tanrei Knives

The Zwilling Tanrei collection is Zwilling's premium Japanese range, handcrafted in Seki, Japan's historic knife capital, and it represents the meeting of two great traditions. The blade is pure Japanese craft: a striking Damascus pattern, an ultra-hard core, and the traditional Honbazuke edge, hand-honed by master craftsmen in Seki. The design and engineering are Zwilling's, bringing a considered, ergonomic build to a genuinely Japanese knife. The result is an East-meets-West collection that offers the sharpness and artistry of a Japanese blade with the precision Zwilling is known for.

What defines Tanrei is its steel. Each blade is built from 101 layers of a newly developed Zwilling premium steel, ice-hardened and formed in a Damascus design, wrapped around an exceptionally hard FC63 core. Hardened to around 63 HRC, this is a degree of hardness rarely reached in kitchen knives, which gives the range outstanding sharpness and edge retention while the makers have tuned it to retain flexibility rather than becoming brittle. The Honbazuke edge, ground and polished by hand by master craftsmen, delivers a scalpel-like sharpness out of the box. The knives are finished with a triple-riveted micarta handle and a slim bolster that Zwilling note is well suited to Asian cutting techniques, and carry a lifetime warranty.