Michel Bras #9 Bread Knife 11-in Staub Dutch Ovens The sharp blade edge above

The sharp blade edge above the narrow gap facilitates fine slicing of cheese which best brings out the flavour of hard cheeses

such as a blender

Narrow spout directs a precise stream of liquid

an undulating line is formed—similar to the hamon formed when samurai swords are tempered using a traditional clay-baking technique

vibrantly colored "majolique" finish that resembles fine ceramics

Michel Bras #9 Bread Knife 11-in Staub Dutch Ovens The sharp blade edge aboveWith their common goal of creating the best knives possible Michel Bras and KAI discovered, as their friendship deepened, that they had many other things in common besides knives. Just as Michel loves his birthplace Aubrac, the source of his inspiration, so the spirit of KAI is rooted in the Mino region and in the skilled craftsmen who live there. Both the high plateau of Aubrac and the plain of Mino lie inland and are blessed by an abundant nature.