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8" Steph Knife

8" Steph Knife

The Blade of Champions. Crafted with Iron Chef champion Stephanie Izard, the creative force behind Girl & the Goat—the award-winning restaurant with cult followings in Chicago and LA—this 8” blade was made to be used in professional kitchens, made with MagnaCut Steel for unmatched sharpness and durability.

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Description

When you cook like a pro, you need a knife that can keep up. Enter the Steph Knife—our collaboration with Iron Chef champion, James Beard Award winner, and founder of Chicago and L.A’s iconic Girl & the Goat, Chef Stephanie Izard. Over 18 months of design, testing, and refinement went into building a knife worthy of one of America’s most dynamic and decorated chefs. Our goal? To create an 8” chef knife that performs at the highest level—built to move as effortlessly as the chef who inspired it.

Designed for real kitchen life—fast-paced, detail-oriented, and full of flavor—the Steph Knife blends the cutting precision of Japanese blades, the durability of Western design, and the aesthetic artistry that defines every New West KnifeWorks creation.

At its core is MagnaCut steel, a next-generation stainless alloy that offers elite edge retention, true stain resistance, and incredible toughness—all in a thinner, sharper profile. With a 15° edge angle and 0.012" edge thickness, it glides through prep like a scalpel but holds up under pressure.

The G10 handle is the product of extensive iteration, shaped through rounds of feedback from Chef Izard herself. Its sculpted, 3D-contoured form fits naturally in both hammer and pinch grips, providing a secure, intuitive feel in hand.

Designed for versatility, the 8” blade merges the broad, scooping-friendly height of a Santoku with the classic length and agility of a Western-style chef knife—redefining what an 8” blade can be. 

Specs
Blade length 8 in
Blade height 1 3/4 in
Overall length 13 3/4 in
Total length 13 3/8 in
Height 1 5/8 in
Blade thickness 0.012 in
Spine thickness 0.095 in
Weight 6.8 oz
Steel CPM MagnaCut
Rockwell scale 61-62 HRC
Made in USA
Handle material G10

Use & Care
  • Hand wash with warm soapy water and hand dry for maximum edge retention and stain resistance. For safety and edge protection, store dry knives in their leather sheath, in a wood block, or on a magnet designed to hold knives. For a full tune-up: free lifetime sharpening.
  • Do not put in the dishwasher - this will dull the knife.
  • For edge retention, cut only on wood or softer plastic cutting boards.
  • As needed, apply a light coat of mineral oil to the handle with a soft cloth to enhance vibrance. 
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Lifetime Sharpening

Stay sharp with free tune ups for life. Drop by a store or ship it our way.

Free Returns

Not the right fit? Try another option, or get a full refund within 30 days.

Lifetime Warranty

Every knife comes with a lifetime 100% performance satisfaction guarantee.

Go Beyond the Specs.

In this video, New West KnifeWorks founder Corey Milligan walks through the details that make the 8" Steph Knife unlike anything we’ve made before—from its razor-sharp MagnaCut steel edge to the East–West hybrid blade profile and custom-designed handle co-created with Chef Stephanie Izard.

The Steph Knife is exactly what I want in a knife. The MagnaCut steel keeps its edge and I never have to stress about rust, even when it’s flying around a busy kitchen. The size is perfect - big enough for big prep jobs, but still nimble. And the retro vibed handle was designed to perfectly fit my hand (and yours!) When you cook as often as I do, that's important.

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Stephanie Izard, Iron Chef, Owner/Executive Chef, Girl & the Goat

The New West Difference

MagnaCut Steel

Crafted from CPM MagnaCut, a next-gen stainless steel engineered by Larrin Thomas. It offers the trifecta: superior edge retention, exceptional toughness, and elite corrosion resistance—perfect for the acidic, wet, and fast-paced environment of a professional kitchen.

Ergonomic G10 Handle

Durable, non-porous, and heat resistant, G10 was born of aerospace innovation and refined for culinary precision. Multiple iterations led to a handle that cradles the palm, balances effortlessly, and supports both hammer and pinch grips with intuitive grace.

Precision Blade Design

With a fine 15° edge angle and a razor-thin 0.012” thickness, the blade offers surgical precision while maintaining the heft to power through denser ingredients. The hybrid profile is a marriage of East and West—nimble like a Japanese chef’s knife, bold like a Western workhorse.

Chef Stephanie Izard’s Signature Input

This knife is the result of a true partnership—from the handle’s curves to the blade’s profile, every element reflects Chef Izard’s input and expertise. It’s not just endorsed by her—it’s the knife she trusts in her own kitchen every day.

More About Chef Stephanie Izard

Chef/Owner
Girl & the Goat (Chicago and LA) | Little Goat Diner | Duck Duck Goat | Cabra | Valley Goat | Lucky Goat

Stephanie Izard, recipient of James Beard Best Chef: Great Lakes and Food & Wine Best New Chef, is the Executive Chef and Owner of Girl & the Goat, Little Goat, Duck Duck Goat, Cabra, and Lucky Goat in Chicagoland, along with Girl & the Goat and Valley Goat in California.

Izard also won the coveted title of Iron
Chef in 2017 and was the 4 th winner of Bravo’s Top Chef. Izard jumped back
into television in 2023 with the release of The Curious Chef, a Tastemade
television series where she visits home cooks to get a taste of their time-
honored recipes and traditions, alongside numerous appearances, as both a
competitor and a judge, on shows including Tournament of Champions, Hell’s
Kitchen, Superchef Grudge Match, Guy’s Grocery Games, Chopped, and more.


A James Beard Best New Restaurant nominee, Girl & the Goat has been
praised by high-profile publications such as Saveur, New York Times, and Food
& Wine. Little Goat Diner, Stephanie’s highly successful follow-up to Girl & the
Goat, features classic, Americana cuisine in a diner setting. In March 2016,
Stephanie opened her third restaurant, a Chinese-inspired concept called
Duck Duck Goat and in 2019, Stephanie’s Peruvian-inspired eatery, Cabra,
opened on the rooftop of The Hoxton, Chicago.

Then Izard expanded to the
West Coast with Girl & the Goat in downtown Los Angeles and, more recently,
Valley Goat in Silicon Valley. The latest addition to the Goat family is Lucky
Goat, located within Chicagoland’s Hollywood Casino. Izard’s first book, “Girl
in the Kitchen,” was released in 2011 and her second book “Gather & Graze”
was released in April 2018.More information on Stephanie Izard can be found at
www.stephanieizard.comor follow her on Instagram at @stephanieizard.

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