The Shiro Kamo Blue Super(Aogami Super) might be a familiar item for our long term supporters. Back in 2018, we worked with Kamo-san to have a series of blade with the line name Seilan(青嵐, blue storm)and our own brand name Shinko stamped on them. As these being sold out, we haven't acquired more of it, but I think everyone who purchased one of these blade would be fairly impressed by its extreme thinness and outstanding cutting feel.
What we called Seilan is now stamped with Kamo-san's own brand name "Kamotou", but the great performance is something that hasn't changed by a single bit. The majority of the blade are still very thin from the edge to the spine, yet thanks to the forging process, the thickened neck near the handle has kept this blade rigid. When cutting with this knife it is very responsive, it will follow the exact trajectory that you want it to create as most food cannot stop or flex its thin edge, including dense ones like sweet potato.
I would say the price is fairly good for a knife that is masterfully crafted, but one downside that we cannot ignore is the cladding on these knives. This blue super line features a iron cladding, and from the experience we had with Seilan, this is a particular reactive cladding(more reactive than the Blue Super core). It would need a good care and maintenance to stay beautiful, but having this soft iron jacket means it will be quite easy when comes to sharpening, polishing and thinning.
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Shiro Kamo
