Yoshihiro super blue problems...

[bambuddha]

Hey fellas,

I am brand spanking new here so my apologies if this is in the wrong thread, but I love to cook and figured this was the best place to post. I purchased a yoshihiro 9.5" aogami super blue for myself after receiving tons of giftcards for xmas, but have encountered some seriously concerning issues recently. I have had the blade for just over a month and the blade has started to split at the tip the last 2 weeks, almost as if the layers of steel are coming apart. This is not my first carbon steel and I am fastidious about wiping and cleaning after every use. I have never had an issue like this with any of my other blades.

Thanks

 

[timos-]

sounds like the cladding is delaminating. You should contact where you got it and possibly exchange it for another

 

[gadgetgeek]

That would sound like a defect in the steel, so you are getting corrosion between the layers. That corrosion will push them apart. Get it replaced.