6" Cheese Knife - Ji Series (X08)

Reach for this when the cheese board comes out. A standard kitchen knife crushes soft cheeses: the blade sticks to the paste, the slice tears, and the presentation suffers. A dedicated cheese knife is narrower through the blade, lighter in the hand, and takes a thin enough edge to pass cleanly through brie or camembert without dragging the rind along with it.

Built for Soft Cheeses

The 6-inch blade is the right length for a whole wheel or a generous wedge. The core is 12Cr18MoV high-carbon stainless steel, wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus, vacuum heat-treated to 60-62 HRC. That edge holds sharp enough to cut cleanly through soft paste without compression, which is what makes the difference between a clean slice and a smear. The flowing Damascus pattern looks at home on a board beside a good shiraz.

Ebony Handle, Full-Tang Build

Ebony is a dense, oily hardwood that cleans easily when soft cheese gets into the handle. The full-tang construction keeps the balance even for a lighter blade, so the knife doesn't feel awkward in the hand when you're working at a low angle across a board. It's a knife you'll leave out rather than put away.

Specifications

• Blade Steel: 67-layer Damascus with 12Cr18MoV core
• Hardness: 60-62 HRC (Vacuum Heat Treated)
• Blade Profile: 6-inch cheese knife
• Handle: Ebony wood, full-tang
• Use: Slicing soft cheeses like brie and camembert, serving wedges at the board without tearing the paste.
• Series: Ji Series (X08)
• Model: X08-ZS

Complete Your Set

Pair it with the Ji Series 8" Chef Knife for the kitchen prep and the Ji Series 5" Steak Knife for at-table cutting, so the Ji Series covers the meal from start to finish.