Chopo™ is made from high quality ultra flat 420 J2 (Japanese) stainless steel. Additionally, CNC manufacturing aids in helping with a few finishing touches that ensures the cutter fully closes and is virtually perfectly flat, in light of the 90 degree bends that dub as both finger and thumb grips.
Other than when I’m evaluating another cutter, the Palio has been my regular use cutter for about 4 years. I like how light and thin it is and the fact that it has remained very sharp throughout all of the cuts in its life is a testament to the blades.
Using this cutter exclusively for a couple of months hasn’t had me longing for any of my other cutters, so it’s obviously ticked all of the boxes on my must have list for a cutter. There’s definitely a cool factor with this cutter that you just keep squeezing it in your hand.