Samura Meteora Utility Knife 174 mm

The Samura Meteora utility knife is a versatile everyday knife with a 174 mm blade. It takes on a broad range of kitchen tasks, from slicing fruit and vegetables to cutting cheese, sausage and bread. The whole knife is made of metal: a 5-layer VG-10 Damascus steel blade with a hammered finish and a stainless steel handle.

Blade and steel

The blade is made from VG-10 Damascus steel in 5 layers and hardened to 59–61 HRC. This hardness helps the edge stay sharp through regular cooking, and a whetstone brings it back when it starts to dull. In return, the hard edge needs a little care: keep it away from bones, frozen food and glass boards.

Meteora knives are hand forged and undergo convex sharpening, so the sides of the blade curve gently into the cutting edge. The hammered finish covers the surface with small indentations and gives the knife its distinctive look. The blade is 33 mm high.

Handle and balance

The stainless steel handle continues the hammered look of the blade, so the knife has an all-metal appearance. SAMURA describes Meteora knives as well balanced, and the unusual design does not come at the expense of comfort or practicality. The knife weighs 158 g net and measures 303 mm overall.

Best uses

• Slicing and trimming vegetables
• Cutting and slicing fruit
• Slicing cheese
• Cutting sausage
• Slicing 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 it on wooden or plastic boards, never on glass, and leave bones to a SAMURA cleaver and frozen food to a double-sided saw knife with a serrated blade. Keep it in a brush block or knife holder where the blade does not touch metal items, hone it on a honing rod between sharpenings and resharpen on a whetstone at the original factory bevel angle of 15–17°.

About the Meteora series

Hand forged and inspired by outer space, the knives of the Meteora collection have an extraterrestrial look for cooks who want their tools to stand out. Each one pairs a hammered VG-10 Damascus steel blade with a hammered steel handle and, like all SAMURA knives, comes with a 2-year warranty.