A popular knife type, these Japanese style knives are handy to have in the kitchen as an all-purpose knife that can chop, slice and dice. They are often considered to be the Japanese version of a utility knife or chef’s knife.
Quite simply, the word santoku means 'three qualities' in Japanese: cutting meat, fish and vegetables, making them an immensely versatile knife type.
A santoku knife can be recognised by a high blade where the spine only tapers towards the tip at the end of the blade, also being a lot lighter than many European knife types and having a blade length of approximately 18cm.
Santoku knives with a fluted blade (sometimes called a granton edge or hollow edge) allow food to easily slip off the blade.
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