{"product_id":"dca-bacote-personal-french-134mm","title":"Bacote Personal French 134mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eDon Carlos Andrade brought his beloved Medium French Chef back after years away, and this is the second to follow that return, built in bocote rather than ironwood. Bocote carries a bold, streaked grain of its own, dark stripes cutting across a warm brown field, with a natural shimmer, understated yet dynamic and elegant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade is hand-crafted in on the Central California Coast from 26C3 \"Spicy White\" high-carbon steel, the hamon left clayless and revealed through careful etching and polishing, a telltale result of Andrade's own thoughtful hardening and quenching process rather than a pattern set beforehand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 134mm \/ 5.3\" with a 38mm heel and full distal taper culminating in a needle-like tip, the compact profile is built to perform every cut in the kitchen. Thin, hard, and razor-sharp beneath Andrade's convex bevels, it moves through ingredients with the precision the French profile is known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bocote handle is sculpted in Andrade's familiar form, flat facets, gently curved faces, a taper running back to front, beveled corners throughout, fitted with burgundy resin composite inlays in his trademark round shape and a matching bolster. Compact, complete, and instantly recognizable as his.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Carlos Andrade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54346413998355,"sku":"DCA-HCK80-MO","price":1725.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/1749\/8643\/files\/don-carlos-andrade-bacote-mersonal-french-134mm-1246187179.jpg?v=1787684557","url":"https:\/\/eatingtools.com\/products\/dca-bacote-personal-french-134mm","provider":"Eatingtools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}