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Kaitsuko has 43 damascus kitchen knives in our survey for France, priced from €90 to €550. Its chef knives cost a median of €125. The core steel is named on 37 % of its listings and the layer count on 98 %.

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Survey of 14 November 2026
Score
53/100
Price 27/40 · Steel 7/30 · Listing 19/30
Listings
43
France
Median · Chef
€125
all brands: €189 ▼ −34 %
Steel named
37%
of listings state the core steel
Layers stated
98%
of listings give a layer count
Shown discounted
33%
of listings displayed a crossed-out price

Prices by type

Compared with the median of all brands in the same market. Green: cheaper than the market. Red: more expensive. Grey: within 5 %.

TypenMedian KaitsukoAll brands, FRLow – High
Damascus knife set11€280 = +3 %€273€189 – €550
Damascus chef knife9€125 ▼ −34 %€189€120 – €160
Damascus kiritsuke5€120 ▼ −19 %€149€120 – €190
Damascus paring knife4€90 = 0 %€90€90 – €90
Damascus santoku4€120 ▼ −20 %€150€120 – €140
Damascus utility knife4€90 ▼ −29 %€128€90 – €90
Damascus boning knife2€95 ▲ +13 %€84€90 – €100
Damascus cleaver2€140 ▲ +17 %€119€130 – €150
Damascus bread knife1€130 ▲ +7 %€121€130 – €130
Damascus slicing knife1€120 ▼ −51 %€242€120 – €120

Core steels used

As stated by the seller, among listings that name a steel.

Core steeln%
10Cr15CoMoV1535 %
VG1012 %

All 43 Kaitsuko listings

KnifeBrandTypeBladeLayersCore steelPrice
Boning knife - Yakumoto (Onyx)KaitsukoBoning–6710Cr15CoMoV€89.99
Paring knife - Yakumoto (Onyx)KaitsukoParing–6710Cr15CoMoV€89.99
Paring knife - KyotoKaitsukoParing–67not stated€89.99
Utility Knife - Yakumoto (Onyx)KaitsukoUtility–6710Cr15CoMoV€89.99
Utility Knife - Yellow Sea SeriesKaitsukoUtility–67not stated€89.99
Utility Knife - KyotoKaitsukoUtility–67not stated€89.99
Couteau d'office - YakumotoKaitsukoParing–67not stated€89.99
Couteau d'office - KyotoKaitsukoParing–67not stated€89.99
Couteau utilitaire - KyotoKaitsukoUtility–67not stated€89.99
Boning knife - Yellow Sea SeriesKaitsukoBoning–67not stated€99.99
Chef's knife - KyotoKaitsukoChef–67not stated€119.99
Kiritsuke Knife - KyotoKaitsukoKiritsuke–67not stated€119.99
Santoku knife - Yakumoto (Onyx)KaitsukoSantoku–6710Cr15CoMoV€119.99
Santoku knife - KyotoKaitsukoSantoku–67not stated€119.99
Slicing knife - KyotoKaitsukoSlicer–67not stated€119.99
Couteau Kiritsuke - SpectreKaitsukoKiritsuke8.5"6710Cr15CoMoV€160€119.99
Couteau Santoku - YakumotoKaitsukoSantoku–67not stated€119.99
Couteau de chef - KyotoKaitsukoChef–67not stated€119.99
Couteau Kiritsuke - KyotoKaitsukoKiritsuke–67not stated€119.99
Couteau de Chef - Spectre VIIKaitsukoChef–6710Cr15CoMoV€160€119.99
Chef's knife - Yakumoto (Onyx)KaitsukoChef–6710Cr15CoMoV€124.99
Couteau de chef - YakumotoKaitsukoChef–67not stated€124.99
Bread knife - Yellow Sea seriesKaitsukoBread–67not stated€129.99
Nakiri knife / cleaver - KyotoKaitsukoCleaver–67not stated€129.99
Large Chef's Knife - Yellow Sea SeriesKaitsukoChef–67not stated€139.99
Chef's knife - Yellow Sea seriesKaitsukoChef–67not stated€139.99
Santoku Knife - Yellow Sea SeriesKaitsukoSantoku–67not stated€139.99
Couteau de chef - Série Mer JauneKaitsukoChef–67not stated€139.99
Nakiri Knife / Cleaver - Yellow Sea SeriesKaitsukoCleaver–67not stated€149.99
Chef Knife - Spectre VIIKaitsukoChef–67VG10€159.99
Kiritsuke Knife - Spectre (Spectre I)KaitsukoKiritsuke8.5"6710Cr15CoMoV€159.99
Prestige Kiritsuke Spectre Set (Spectre I)KaitsukoSet–6710Cr15CoMoV€210€188.99
Set of 2 Japanese knives - Yellow Sea SeriesKaitsukoSet–67not stated€230€189.99
Pack Noël Spectre - Couteau KiritsukeKaitsukoKiritsuke8.5"6710Cr15CoMoV€260€189.99
Set of 7 Japanese knives - Chef Tanaka (Forest Wood)KaitsukoSet8.1"–10Cr15CoMoV€395€199.99
Set of 3 Japanese knives - KyotoKaitsukoSet–67not stated€330€249.99
Set of 3 Japanese knives - Chef Yakumoto (Onyx)KaitsukoSet–6710Cr15CoMoV€335€249.99
Set of 3 Japanese knives - Yellow Sea SeriesKaitsukoSet–67not stated€370€279.99
Set of 5 Japanese knives - Chef Yakumoto (Onyx)KaitsukoSet–6710Cr15CoMoV€515€329.99
Set of 5 Japanese knives - KyotoKaitsukoSet–67not stated€540€379.99
Set of 7 Japanese knives - KyotoKaitsukoSet–67not stated€790€529.99
Set of 7 Japanese knives - Yellow Sea SeriesKaitsukoSet–6710Cr15CoMoV€900€549.99
Set de 7 couteaux Japonais - Série Mer JauneKaitsukoSet–6710Cr15CoMoV€900€549.99

The score out of 100 is the mean score of the brand's knives, with the same rules as the rankings: price against the median of the same knife type in the same market (40), stated core steel (30), layer count, blade length and handle stated (30). Sets are left out. Brands with fewer than five scored listings get no score. We have not tested these knives.