Since more than 100 years, KAI produces cooking knives respecting the old tradition of the fine art of samurai sword forging. These knives already have cultic status in Japan and japanese high culture is unthinkable without them. They combine highest material quality and sharpness with traditional handwork and modern design. All KAI products are part of the elite of the top japanese cooking knives.

The blades are hand-forged in several layers with different steel types, also called damascene blades.