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 Fibrox 7-Inch Granton Edge Santoku Knife List Price: $45.80 Sale Price: $26.99  |
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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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Pure Komachi 2 Series Hollow-Ground Santoku Knife List Price: $12.50 Sale Price: $5.99 |
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Brilliant Monochromatic colors make the pure komachi 2 series a real eye-catcher. But all that fun-loving color has a serious purpose too. The color-coding makes it easy to choose the right knife for the job... |
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Wusthof 4183-7 Wusthof Classic 7-Inch Santoku Knife, Hollow Edge List Price: $140.00 Sale Price: $79.00 |
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Wusthof 7-Inch Santoku Knife - Open Box |
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Kyocera Revolution Series Paring and Santoku Knife Set, White Blade List Price: $79.95 Sale Price: $58.45 |
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This practical and beautiful knife combo set featuring two of Kyocera's best selling ceramic knives. A 5.5" Santoku and a 3" paring knife. Perfect for the home cook, these knives will be used daily, quickly becoming favorites in the kitchen... |
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Ginsu 04858 2-Piece Stainless Steel Santoku Knife Set List Price: $27.00 Sale Price: $15.99 |
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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. |
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.