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5" Utility Knife - Master Series (B30)
The 5" Utility Knife fills the gap between your paring knife and your chef's knife. Long enough to slice a tomato or a sandwich roll in one pass, short and nimble enough for shallots, garlic and small vegetables. A 67-layer Damascus blade over a 10Cr15CoMoV core, ground to 15° per side, set into a figured sycamore handle. The everyday in-between knife you reach for more than you expect.
$85.95
15° Per Side
Fine, precise edge
67-Layer Damascus
10Cr15CoMoV core
Full Tang
Sycamore handle
DESCRIPTION
Reach for this when the chef knife feels like overkill. Halving cherry tomatoes, coring strawberries, trimming silverskin off a pork fillet, deveining prawns: five inches of blade gives you more control than eight ever could for these jobs. It won't replace the chef knife. It'll just quietly become the one you grab first for anything small.
The Daily Go-Between
The narrow blade slips under silverskin without dragging, and the pointed tip finds its way into a prawn without tearing the flesh. You get enough length to rock through herbs but enough control to stay precise on small fruit. The edge is ground to 60-62 HRC on a 10Cr15CoMoV core wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus, so it stays sharp through a full session of fussy prep work without needing a honing rod between tasks.
Figured Sycamore, Full-Tang Build
The figured sycamore handle has a dense, rippled grain that looks different on every piece. It sits well whether you're pinching the blade for strawberry work or using a full handle grip on the pork. One solid piece of steel runs from tip to butt, so the balance doesn't shift when you choke up close to the bolster for the fine stuff.
Specifications
- Blade Steel: 67-layer Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV core
- Hardness: 60-62 HRC (Vacuum Heat Treated)
- Blade Profile: 5-inch utility knife
- Handle: Figured sycamore wood, full-tang
- Use: Halving cherry tomatoes, trimming silverskin, deveining prawns, and any small prep task where the chef knife feels too big.
- Series: Master Series (B30)
- Model: B30-WY
Complete Your Set
Pair it with the Master Series 8" Chef Knife for your daily rock-chop work, and the Master Series 3.5" Paring Knife for in-hand jobs like peeling apples or segmenting citrus. The full trio covers every stage of a weeknight prep without overlap.
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THE NERDY BITS
- Blade length: 5.0 in / 127 mm
- Blade material: 67 layers Damascus steel with 10Cr15CoMoV steel core
- Cladding: 316/316L stainless steel (33 layers each side, 66 total)
- Damascus pattern: Raindrop
- Hardness: 60±2 HRC
- Heat treatment: Vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze
- Edge angle: 15 degrees per side
- Blade thickness: 2.0 mm
- Handle: Figured sycamore wood
- Rivets: Mosaic brass
- Tang: Full tang
- Blade finish: Polished
- Weight: 115 g
- Country of origin: China (Yangjiang)
- Care: Hand wash only, not dishwasher safe
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty, plus 30-day money-back from xinzuo.com.au
Master Series · B30
The knife between paring and chef
Every kitchen has a job that's too big for a paring knife and too small for a chef's knife. Slicing a tomato, splitting a bread roll, trimming a shallot, cleaning a clove of garlic. The 5" utility blade owns that middle ground. At 127mm it gives you reach without bulk, and at 115g it stays light in the hand for detailed work. Part of the Master Series, built from the same 67-layer Damascus steel as the rest of the range.
In stock. Ships from Australia. Hand-wash only.
Why a utility knife
The everyday in-between blade
A 5-inch utility blade is the knife you reach for without thinking. It handles small and medium produce, sandwich work and detailed slicing that a big chef's knife makes clumsy. Built for finer items like shallots, garlic and small vegetables rather than chopping through hard ingredients.
- 127mm blade
- 115g light
- 15° per side
- Detailed slicing
The steel
67 layers over a 10Cr15CoMoV core
The blade is forged from 67 layers of Damascus steel folded around a 10Cr15CoMoV core, hardened to 60±2 HRC through vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze. The outer layers are 316/316L stainless cladding, 33 each side, finished in a raindrop Damascus pattern. The core does the cutting; the cladding and forging give it corrosion resistance and the visible pattern down the spine.
Specification
The details.
Hand-wash only — not dishwasher safe.
In the hand
Figured sycamore, full tang
The handle is figured sycamore wood, set on a full-tang blade and locked with mosaic brass rivets. Full tang means the steel runs the length of the handle for balance and durability. At 115g the knife stays nimble for the fine, repetitive work a utility knife is made for. Hand wash only, never the dishwasher.
The difference
Why this knife
Xinzuo Master B30 Utility
- 67-layer Damascus over 10Cr15CoMoV core
- 60±2 HRC, vacuum heat treated and deep frozen
- 15° per side edge
- Full tang with figured sycamore handle
- 316/316L stainless cladding, raindrop pattern
- Lifetime warranty plus 30-day money-back
Generic utility knife
- Single stamped stainless blade
- Softer, unspecified hardness
- Wider factory edge angle
- Partial tang, moulded handle
- No cladding, plain finish
- Limited or no warranty
In the box
Everything it comes with.
- 5" Utility Knife - Master Series (B30)
- Xinzuo gift box
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Master Series · B30
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FAQs
What is a 5" utility knife best for?
The jobs between a paring knife and a chef's knife. Slicing tomatoes, splitting bread rolls, trimming shallots, cleaning garlic and cutting small to medium vegetables. It is made for finer, detailed work rather than chopping hard items.
What steel is the B30 utility knife made from?
A 67-layer Damascus blade folded around a 10Cr15CoMoV core, with 316/316L stainless cladding (33 layers each side). It is hardened to 60±2 HRC.
What is the edge angle?
15 degrees per side, a fine angle suited to precise slicing.
What is the handle made of?
Figured sycamore wood on a full-tang blade, secured with mosaic brass rivets.
Can it go in the dishwasher?
No. It is hand wash only. Wash and dry it by hand to protect the edge and the wood handle.
How heavy is the knife?
115g, light enough to stay nimble for the detailed work a utility knife is built for.
What warranty does it come with?
A lifetime warranty direct from the brand, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee through xinzuo.com.au.
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