Santoku means 'three virtues' in Japanese, and the Santoku knife can handle all three major kitchen cutting tasks. The santoku style is a shortened and rounded blade and the knife is generally between five and eight inches long. It has a flat edged blade. The top of the santuko handle lines up with the top of the blade, giving your fingers plenty of room underneath. The santoku knife can slice, dice and mince with precision and all great chefs own at least one top-quality santoku knife.
The blades on a santoku knife are designed to work in harmony by matching the width and weight of the blade to the weight of the tang and handle. The Japanese santoku knife is an outstanding well-balanced knife. The santoku knife's sharp and tough cutting blade makes it the ideal choice for most ordinary kitchen cutting chores.
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Victorinox 47529 Fibrox 7-Inch Granton Edge Santoku Knife List Price: $45.80 Sale Price: $19.42 Average Rating:   |
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The R H Forschner by Victorinox Santoku Knife features high carbon, stainless steel blade, hand finished at Victorinox in Switzerland by skilled craftsmen. A special tempering process is used to produce an edge that can be resharpened over and over again, so the knife can keep its original sharpness throughout the entire life of the blade... |
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Oxo 1064650 Good Grips Professional 6-1/2-Inch Santoku Knife List Price: $22.50 Sale Price: $14.99 Average Rating: |
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OXO Good Grips Professional Cutlery features the perfect balance of professional quality cutting with soft, comfortable grip. Sharp, stainless steel blades are hardened for strength and the blades are full-tang for durability and proper balance... |
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Oxo Good Grips Professional 4-Inch Mini Santoku Knife List Price: $16.95 Sale Price: $14.99 Average Rating:  |
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OXO Good Grips Professional Cutlery features the perfect balance of professional quality cutting with soft, comfortable grip. Sharp, stainless steel blades are hardened for strength and the blades are full-tang for durability and proper balance... |
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Ginsu 04858 2-Piece Stainless Steel Santoku Knife Set List Price: $27.00 Sale Price: $10.91 Average Rating: |
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Ginsu 04858 Stainless Steel 2-Piece Santoku Knife Set. Commercial quality, high carbon, Japanese Stainless Steel. 5-inch and 7-inch blades. |
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Wüsthof 4183-7 Wusthof Classic 7-Inch Santoku Knife, Hollow Edge List Price: $140.00 Sale Price: $79.99 Average Rating: |
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Tough polypropylene handles with full, visible tangs and the traditional three rivets distinguish Classic knives from Wüsthof's other cutlery lines. Otherwise Classic knives are identical to other Wüsthof knives, embodying all the virtues that have earned the German manufacturer world renown... |
The santoku knife has more steel at the tip of the blade and a flatter belly and usually does not have a bolster. You do not 'rock' the knife as you would a Chef's knife. You should use a chopping motion to cut efficiently and effectively with a santoku knife.
Many santoku knives feature a hollow ground edge-known as a granton edge. This ensures that you will get super thin slices and that individual slices won't stick to the blade.