Samura Harakiri Utility Knife 150 mm

The Samura Harakiri utility knife is a light, multi-purpose kitchen knife with a 150 mm blade. It is made for everyday cutting jobs: fruit and vegetables, bread, cheese and sausage. If you want one handy knife for quick daily prep, it is a practical choice.

Blade and steel

The blade is made from a single layer of AUS-8 stainless steel, hardened to 58–59 HRC. This level of hardness suits home cooking well: the edge copes with daily use, and it is not difficult to restore on a whetstone. AUS-8 is a corrosion-resistant stainless steel, and it stays in good condition when you wash and dry the knife soon after use.

The double-bevel edge is ground on both sides of the blade, so it is simple to keep sharp with a honing rod and a whetstone. The blade is 30 mm high.

Handle and balance

This is a light knife: it weighs 51 g net and measures 260 mm overall, and it is easy and pleasant to handle.

Best uses

• Cutting and slicing vegetables
• Slicing and cutting fruit
• Slicing bread
• Slicing cheese
• Slicing sausage

Care and sharpening

Rinse the knife with hot water and wipe it dry before first use. After that, wash it by hand with non-abrasive materials and dry it straight away; a dishwasher is not recommended, and the knife should not be left in the sink for long. Cut on wooden or plastic boards, never on glass, leave meat with bones to a SAMURA cleaver and frozen food to a double-sided serrated saw knife, and store the knife in a brush block or knife holder where the blade does not touch metal items. Use a honing rod between sharpenings and resharpen on a whetstone at the original factory bevel angle of 15–17°.

About the Harakiri series

The Harakiri series is a sleek, modern SAMURA collection with AUS-8 steel blades in the classic European style. The knives are lightweight and corrosion-resistant, and like all SAMURA knives they come with a 2-year warranty.