Samura Damascus 67 Grand Chef's Knife 240 mm

The Samura Damascus 67 grand chef's knife is a European-style chef's knife with a 240 mm blade, made to be the main knife in your kitchen. You can chop, cut and slice a wide range of food with it, from vegetables and fruit to meat, fish and bread. The blade is forged from 67 layers of Damascus steel and paired with a black Micarta handle.

Blade and steel

Forged from 67 layers of Damascus steel, the blade is hardened to 60–61 HRC. That hardness keeps the edge sharp for a long time, so you spend more of your prep time cutting and less of it sharpening. A hard edge also asks for a little care: keep it away from bones, frozen food and glass boards.

The double-bevel edge is sharpened by hand on both sides at a factory angle of 16–18°. Because it is ground on both sides, it is straightforward to maintain on a whetstone.

Handle and balance

The oval black Micarta handle is highly durable, ergonomically contoured and resistant to moisture. The Damascus 67 series is built with a precision-measured balance and a carefully shifted centre of gravity, so the knife stays comfortable and easy to control, even with tender, delicate food. It weighs 222 g and measures 365 mm overall.

Best uses

• Chopping vegetables and dicing onions
• Slicing, dicing and portioning meat
• Cutting and portioning fish
• Slicing fruit
• Cutting bread

Care and sharpening

Before first use, rinse the knife with hot water and wipe it dry. Wash it by hand with non-abrasive materials and dry it straight away; a dishwasher is not recommended, and the knife should not sit in the sink for long. Use wooden or plastic boards rather than glass, and turn to a SAMURA cleaver for bones and a double-sided serrated saw knife for frozen food. Keep the original factory angle of 16–18° when you sharpen on a whetstone, hone the edge on a rod between sharpenings, and store the knife in a brush block or knife holder where the blade does not touch metal.

About the Damascus 67 series

Every knife in the Damascus 67 collection, also known as 67 Damascus, is forged from 67 layers of Damascus steel and fitted with an oval Micarta handle built for durability. Like all SAMURA knives, this one comes with a 2-year warranty.