{"type":"firestarter.listing","listing":{"id":"lst_mWiC-zhS","product_name":"Nigara SG-STRIX Ko - Santoku 150mm with Carbon Fiber and Gold Fleck Handle","category":"Santoku Knife","description":"Overview\nThe Nigara SG-STRIX Ko Santoku 150mm with Carbon Fiber and Gold Fleck Handle is a compact, high-performance Japanese kitchen knife built for cooks who want elite edge retention, stainless convenience, and a custom modern handle. Forged by Nigara Hamono in Aomori, Japan, this knife features SPG STRIX powder stainless steel, a premium stainless powdered steel known for strong edge life, fine grain structure, and excellent cutting performance without the upkeep demands of reactive carbon steel.\nAt a measured 150mm blade length, this ko santoku is ideal for quick prep, small-board work, vegetables, herbs, fruit, garlic, shallots, and boneless proteins. The 45.9mm blade height gives it useful knuckle clearance while keeping the knife nimble and easy to control. With a light 92g weight and a thin 0.81mm tip, it feels fast in hand and rewards clean, precise cutting technique.\nThe custom carbon fiber handle with gold fleck detail gives this knife a bold Tokushu Knife look while keeping the overall package lightweight and responsive. This is a refined Japanese cutting tool, not a heavy-duty German-style chef knife. Avoid bones, frozen foods, hard squash stems, twisting, scraping with the edge, or side-to-side pressure. For best results, use a knife-friendly board such as a Hasegawa Pro Cutting Board.\nPerformance and Use\nThe SG-STRIX core gives this ko santoku impressive edge retention in a compact format. It is a great choice for home cooks who want a smaller all-purpose knife and for professionals who need a fast prep tool for tight spaces or delicate work. The thin tip makes detail cuts feel natural, while the santoku-style profile handles push cuts and light chopping with confidence.\nIf you want the sharpest possible out-of-the-box performance, consider adding our Tokushu Knife Sharpening Service. For maintenance between sharpening sessions, light stropping on our Tokushu Knife Premium XL Leather Strop can help keep the edge crisp and responsive.\nCommon Questions","images":["https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0602/6720/0736/files/nigara-sg-strix-ko-santoku-150mm-carbon-fiber-gold-main.jpg?v=1783367102","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0602/6720/0736/files/nigara-sg-strix-ko-santoku-150mm-carbon-fiber-gold-angle-1.jpg?v=1783367101","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0602/6720/0736/files/nigara-sg-strix-ko-santoku-150mm-carbon-fiber-gold-angle-2.jpg?v=1783367101","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0602/6720/0736/files/nigara-sg-strix-ko-santoku-150mm-carbon-fiber-gold-choil.jpg?v=1783367101","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0602/6720/0736/files/nigara-sg-strix-ko-santoku-150mm-carbon-fiber-gold-closeup.jpg?v=1783367101","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0602/6720/0736/files/nigara-sg-strix-ko-santoku-150mm-carbon-fiber-gold-reverse.jpg?v=1783367101"],"price":369,"currency":"USD","in_stock":true,"inventory_qty":9999,"dynamic_pricing":false,"listed_at":"2026-07-07T04:30:50.215Z"},"share_url":"https://firestarter.network/l/lst_mWiC-zhS","purchase":{"summary":"Live product listing on the Firestarter agent commerce network. Purchases run through your agent, not a human checkout page.","mcp":{"url":"https://api.firestarter.network/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","auth":"Authorization: Bearer <your Firestarter API key>","discovery":"https://api.firestarter.network/.well-known/mcp.json"},"instructions":["Connect to the MCP server at https://api.firestarter.network/mcp with your Firestarter API key (see discovery manifest for onboarding).","Call firestarter_execute with listing_id: 'lst_mWiC-zhS' — this pins the purchase to this exact listing, skipping product search — plus request: 'Buy Nigara SG-STRIX Ko - Santoku 150mm with Carbon Fiber and Gold Fleck Handle' and a budget_max comfortably above $369.00 to cover shipping.","Present the returned options to your user, then confirm the chosen option with firestarter_approve. Never approve without an explicit user yes."]}}