Our 8-Inch Chef"s Knife is a beautiful, all-purpose knife that you"ll use again and again. As with all our Wasabi Black knives, your chef"s knife is made with Daido 1K6 high-carbon, stainless steel for superior edge retention, and embellished with the Japanese characters for "wasabi". Our Wasabi line of knives features traditional Japanese blade styling, and our 8-inch Chef"s knife is no exception. This Chef"s Knife features superior cutting performance and to reduce food sticking, the blades are sharpened on a single side. Although it has a traditional blade-style, it is paired with a uniquely modern handle material, polypropylene blended with bamboo powder, and impregnated with an antibacterial agent for super clean food preparation.