• Gyuto 230mm GoMai Stainless Clad Integral I-Beam Handle Carved & Textured Camel Bone
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Gyuto 230mm GoMai Stainless Clad Integral I-Beam Handle Carved & Textured Camel Bone

Gyuto 230mm GoMai Stainless Clad Integral I-Beam Handle Carved & Textured Camel Bone

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Dhs. 11,906.00 AED
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The handmade kitchen knife crafted by renowned blacksmith Antoine Kniamen is a true one-of-a-kind masterpiece that redefines both form and function. This exceptional blade merges the best of two worlds, fusing the elegant efficiency of a Japanese Gyuto with the robust utility of a Western chef’s knife. Its profile strikes a masterful balance, featuring a slightly more bellied edge than a traditional Gyuto while maintaining a subtle flare at the edge radius. This refined shape is also taller than its Japanese counterpart, offering enhanced knuckle clearance and superior versatility for a wide range of cutting techniques. Whether you’re dicing vegetables, carving meats, or executing precise cuts with finesse, this hybrid design feels natural and intuitive in hand, making it a joy to wield in both home kitchens and professional culinary environments.

Beyond its striking profile, the geometry of the knife demonstrates Antoine Kniamen’s meticulous attention to detail. The spine is highly tapered, creating an exceptional sense of balance and a nimble, controlled feel. This design ensures that the knife’s weight is perfectly distributed, reducing hand fatigue during extended use. The bevels are shaped into finely tuned convex surfaces, a feature that enhances both cutting performance and food release. Every slice glides effortlessly through produce, proteins, and other kitchen staples, while the food is less likely to stick to the blade’s surface. This optimal geometry, paired with the house-forged composite steel, embodies Kniamen’s commitment to craftsmanship. The blade’s core is forged from Apex Ultra steel, prized for its edge retention and toughness, and is sandwiched between nickel and stainless steel layers. This construction not only provides a stunning visual contrast but also fortifies the blade’s structural integrity, ensuring longevity and protection against oxidation.

The handle of this stunning knife is where Antoine Kniamen’s artistry truly shines. Dubbed the “I-Beam” handle for its unique metal construction, it features an intricately TIG-welded and polished integral bolster. This design provides unmatched strength and stability, allowing for seamless transitions between the blade and handle. The handle’s ergonomic shape ensures a comfortable, secure grip, with hand-carved, textured scales made from stabilized, red-dyed camel bone. This material not only adds a splash of color and character but also enhances grip and durability. Further elevating the handle’s aesthetic is the blackened steel treatment, which creates a matte finish that resists fingerprints and provides a slip-resistant texture. The blade’s black-etched finish contrasts against the polished satin of the nickel and stainless steel layers, offering a visually stunning appearance that’s as striking as it is functional. This knife is more than a kitchen tool—it’s a work of art, perfectly suited for both everyday use and as a presentation centerpiece in fine dining establishments. With every element thoughtfully designed and masterfully executed, this blade signals a new era of craftsmanship from French blacksmith Antoine Kniamen, and it’s a captivating glimpse of the exceptional creations still to come.

Product Specification
  • Blade Type:
  • Overall Length: 370mm
  • Edge Length: 230mm
  • Spine Heel: 3.26mm
  • Spine Mid: 2.11mm
  • Spine Tip (20mm before): 0.84mm
  • Blade Height: 60.78mm
  • Weight: 299g
  • Cutting Edge Steel:
  • Steel class: Carbon
  • HRC: 66
  • Blade Construction:
  • Blade Finish: Satin PolishAcid Etched (Forced Patina)
  • Grind:
  • Handle Construction:
  • Handle Materials: Carved, Textured Camel Bone
  • Handedness: Ambidextrous

Blade type

Gyuto

牛刀

The Japanese take on the Western chef's knife, and the most versatile blade in a modern kitchen. A gyuto carries a long, gently curved edge — most often 210 to 270 mm — that allows both push cuts and a rocking motion, with a pointed tip for fine work and enough height at the heel to keep knuckles clear of the board. It handles proteins, vegetables, and herbs without complaint, which is why most cooks reach for it first.

Compared with a European chef's knife, the gyuto is usually thinner, harder, and lighter, ground to a finer edge that rewards good board technique and regular honing. That same thinness is the trade-off: the edge is less forgiving of bone, frozen food, and twisting cuts, and it asks for a little more care in maintenance in exchange for its keenness.

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Cutting edge steel

Apex Ultra

Low-alloy fine-grain carbon tool steel

Typical HRC
64–68
Corrosion class
Carbon
Production
Conventional
Origin
Austria (developed by Tobias Hangler and Marco Guldimann; project led by Hangler at Messerschmiede Hangler)

Apex Ultra is one of the most carefully engineered non-stainless kitchen knife steels in modern circulation, and the project of an Austrian smith — Tobias Hangler — who set out, with Marco Guldimann, to design a steel for the kitchen rather than borrow one from another industry. It carries roughly 1.25 percent carbon, around four percent chromium, modest tungsten and molybdenum, and a small vanadium addition. The composition is tuned to produce a fine, evenly distributed carbide structure that supports hardness up to 67 HRC while delivering toughness comparable to 52100 at the same hardness — a combination that is the entire point of the steel.

What this means for a cook is unusual permission. You can ask a maker to grind an Apex Ultra knife thin enough that a White #1 owner would call you brave, then ask for the heat treatment to land at 65 HRC, and the resulting edge will hold for longer than Aogami Super without microchipping. It sharpens cleanly on natural and synthetic stones alike and patinas slowly because of the chromium content, though it is not stainless and should be treated as a carbon steel.

Apex Ultra has become a signature steel of the European maker community, and the Modern Cooking catalogue carries an unusually deep bench of smiths working in it. Tobias Hangler himself heads that group, alongside Marco Guldimann, Benjamin Kamon, Martin Huber, Jonas Johnsson, Karol Karyś, Birch & Bevel, and MCx. It is genuinely a step forward — one of the relatively few cases where the marketing claims and the underlying metallurgical data are saying the same thing.

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Blade construction

Laminated Steel

A category covering knives built from multiple layers of different steels forge-welded together. The hard cutting steel is sandwiched between softer outer layers (cladding) that protect the core, add toughness, and often contribute visual contrast.

The most common laminated constructions in the Modern Cooking catalogue are:

SanMai (三枚) — three layers: hard cutting steel in the centre, softer cladding on both sides. The traditional and most common form.

GoMai (五枚) — five layers: a hard core, two intermediate layers, and two outer layers. Adds visual depth and structural complexity.

KuMai (九枚) — nine layers: similar logic, with more cladding layers for additional pattern and structural variation.

GoMai and KuMai are often chosen not only for the additional layers and visual depth, but also because the intermediate layers can act as a nickel diffusion barrier — limiting carbon migration out of the core into the cladding during forge welding, and protecting the core's intended carbon content through the heat of the forging process.

In all cases the cutting performance is determined by the core steel; the outer layers are cosmetic and structural. The lamination contributes corrosion protection (when a stainless jacket clads a carbon core), reduced reactivity, and the visible boundary between core and cladding that gives the knife its character.

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Grind

Convex

A grind whose bevel bulges outward in a gentle curve from spine to edge, rather than running flat. That extra steel directly behind the edge makes a convex grind notably strong and resistant to chipping, while the curved geometry helps food release and lets the blade glide through dense ingredients with less wedging than a flat grind.

The strength comes at the cost of ultimate thinness and ease of maintenance. A convex edge has more metal behind it, so it is not quite as effortlessly keen as a thinly flat-ground edge, and it is harder to sharpen freehand — holding the curve takes a stropping technique or a deliberate hand rather than a single fixed angle. The reward is an exceptionally tough, smooth-cutting edge.

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Handle construction

Integral

A construction in which the bolster — and, in a full integral, a frame around the handle as well — is formed from the same single piece of steel as the blade rather than added as a separate part. The bolster and blade are continuous metal, forged or machined from one billet so there is no seam between them, with the tang carrying the handle material behind the integral section.

The design announces itself at the transition from blade to handle: a seamless steel bolster, and on a frame integral a steel surround bordering the handle material on every side. That unbroken metal gives a distinctive, resolved look and a forward, substantial feel, and removes the joint where a fitted bolster would otherwise meet the blade. It is a hallmark of high-end Western knifemaking and a demanding piece of forging or machining to execute cleanly.

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Shipping & Returns

Shipping

We process orders 5 days a week (Monday - Friday) and ship from our shop in Sydney, Australia. We ship with FedEx, UPS and DHL.

We are happy to offer free international shipping on a variety of orders depending on location and order value.

Free Shipping Regions and Minimum Order Values

For Australia and New Zealand the minimum is $500AUD. For the rest of the world it is approximately €1000EUR. The discount is applied automatically when you reach the minimum cart value at checkout.

Returns

If you're not entirely happy with your purchase, you can return it within 14 days of delivery for a refund. The item must be in its original condition with all original packaging.

  • Returns are accepted for 14 days
  • The customer is responsible for return shipping costs
  • A 15% restocking fee may be applied to change-of-mind returns
  • We do not accept returns on second-hand items for change of mind

Faulty or Damaged Items

You must notify us within 5 business days of receiving your order. Photographic evidence of damage is required. Once approved, Modern Cooking will cover return shipping costs.

Product Care

Cleaning: Clean by hand with warm water. Avoid wetting the handle when possible.

Sharpening: We advise using whetstones to sharpen your knives and a honing rod or steel to maintain the burr between sharpening sessions.

Reactive Steels: Reactive steels like Aogami Super, Apex Ultra or premium reactive German and Swedish steels are susceptible to rust if not properly cared for. Keep the knife dry between uses and when storing for longer periods, wiping the blade with Tsubaki oil or another food-safe oil is a wise choice. A patina can be a beautiful personal feature on your knife and helps to stop rust forming.

Handle Care: For non-stabilised wooden handles, apply Tsubaki oil or another food-safe oil from time to time. Food-safe wax can be applied to both stabilised and non-stabilised wooden handles. Never apply hot wax or oil as you risk warping or damaging the handle.

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