Yaxell Zen Utility Knife 150 mm, art. 35506

The Yaxell Zen utility knife, 150 mm (art. 35506), belongs to the Yaxell Zen series with a multi-layer blade of 37 layers of Damascus steel. According to the purpose stated by the manufacturer in the specifications, this is a boning knife: the 150 mm blade, with an overall knife length of 285 mm, is intended for separating meat from bone and similar meat-processing tasks.

The blade is made of VG10 steel with a factory sharpening angle of 15° and a hardness of 61 on the Rockwell scale. The black handle is made of Micarta canvas, a material resistant to moisture, fat and frequent washing, which matters when working regularly with meat. In school, kindergarten and hospital kitchens, such a knife is kept separate from vegetable and fish knives, following the accepted practice of sorting kitchen tools by the type of food they handle.

Features

• Yaxell Zen series, 37-layer Damascus steel.
• Blade length 150 mm.
• Overall knife length 285 mm.
• Number of blade layers — 37.
• Black handle made of Micarta canvas.
• Sharpening angle 15°.
• VG10 steel blade.
• Blade material — Damascus steel.
• Purpose — boning knife.
• Hardness 61 HRC on the Rockwell scale.

Specifications

Caring for a VG10 Damascus steel knife means washing it by hand right after contact with raw meat, drying it thoroughly and storing it separately from other kitchen tools. This approach matches the accepted practice in institutional kitchens of sorting knives by purpose and helps maintain the edge at the factory angle of 15° over a long service life.