{"product_id":"black-lotus-gyuto-188mm","title":"Black Lotus Gyuto 188mm","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFinely honed for uncompromising performance and styled with select ingredients, each handsomely finished. A thin, hard, razor-sharp edge rests on the board with enough curvature to rock-chop while the flat section ahead of the heel ensures efficient push-pull cuts. Mid-range in size, the Black Lotus Gyuto works as naturally in a professional prep kitchen as a compact home workspace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eArtist-bladesmith Jason Ellard forges his homemade steel formula at a one-man studio on the island of Tasmania, combining ApexUltra tungsten-carbon steel at the core with cladding of pure nickel, 1084, and 15n20 high-carbon alloys. Etched to a dark luster, the ApexUltra becomes the canvas for the nickel content of the outer jackets to shine through, revealing dense, meandering layers of damascus as they flow from the integral bolster through 188mm of blade to just shy of the needle-like tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTall and nicely shaped, the symmetrical bevels carry a balanced degree of convexity below a gently rounded spine, maintaining strength toward the heel for larger foods while tapering steadily in all directions to an extremely fine tip built for slicing and detail work. The octagonal wa handle tapers subtly from angled butt to integral bolster, the damascus lines continuing into the steel in ways that feel less designed than discovered. Rings of polished stainless bookend a piece of zirconium where carbon steel meets classic black Richlite, a sustainable paper-based composite, each transition finished with a contoured, heirloom fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThere is nothing accidental about this knife. Every material was chosen, every junction considered, and the whole thing cuts beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jason Ellard - Tasmania","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53008640213267,"sku":"JED-HCK11","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/1749\/8643\/files\/chef-gyuto-jason-ellard-tasmania-black-lotus-gyuto-188mm-1228718105.jpg?v=1774285629","url":"https:\/\/eatingtools.com\/products\/black-lotus-gyuto-188mm","provider":"Eatingtools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}