Santoku Knives

This Japanese style slicing knife from Wusthof of Solingen, Germany, incorporates some good features from both styles. Much better than a typical chef's knife for slicing vegetables and making other fine cuts, the Wusthof version is not a complete concession to Japanese ideas.

Wusthof retains the forged construction that's a trademark of ...

Believe it or not, there was a time when even the best knives were made in this pattern and people were happy with them. Today it's possible to pick apart the details and complain that the metal ferrule over wooden handle may conceal a gap where moisture can collect, or ...

With some concessions to competitive design--and new ideas of their own--Henckels brings us a patented new TWIN Cuisine 5" Santoku. This hollow ground pattern has been a standard tool in Asian kitchens but is relatively new here in the West. The Santoku design is a direct competitor of ...

Wusthof's Gourmet product line, with thinner stamped steel blades of high quality Solingen stainless alloy, yields versatile knives that are light weight and well balanced, as is this 7" Gourmet Santoku. Without the heft of the heavier forged products for which Wusthof is best known, this Santoku retains many of ...

Henckels of Solingen, Germany, now produces a lighter streamlined counterpart to its usual forged steel builds - the Twin Signature Asian Set features hollow ground blades of stamped high quality German stainless steel that rival the versatility of traditional Japanese santoku knives.

This two knife set includes a 3" ...

Although this is a high quality starter set, to say that these three Wusthof knives plus a sharpening steel and kitchen shears will handle all the work of the average kitchen is not accurate. You will need more, and the storage block does have room for them.

In this set ...

The real improvements you'll see in this 7" Santoku from J. A. Henckels have more to do with the thinner steel than the multiple hollow grind of the blade. The benefits are still genuine when you compare this vegetable slicing knife to the older chef's knife patterns.

The Western style ...

This 7" Chef's knife from Kyocera's Revolution series adds both length and depth to the zirconium oxide ceramic blade. Closer to the usual dimensions of a good santoku or chef's knife, this version offers users better knuckle clearance and enough cutting edge for larger work.

The cutting ability of ceramic blades is ...

I like forged steel knives--I always find it hard to admit that stamped steel blades can actually outperform the older patterns for some applications, and the Santoku pattern is one of those. Dependent on light weight, thin steel, and streamlined designs, the Santoku is a perfect example of a ...

A very good looking but rather small forged slicing knife, the Wusthof 5" Classic White Santoku has the usual high quality Wusthof features but with a striking ivory white composite handle. Other aspects of the build are dependable rather than unusual. Wusthof's forged pattern Santoku's are a little heavier ...

Made in Solingen, Germany, by the well known cutler Wusthof Trident, the Grand Prix Santoku is a streamlined version of the Western chef's knife. This 7" cutting edge blade has the shape of a Santoku, with a long and nearly straight edge, but not the hollow ground granton ...

I've seen a lot of knives. If on my first glance at a new knife I say Wow!--that usually isn't good. This time it's good, but if you buy the Revolution Series two-knife set from Kyocera be prepared to change the way you think.

These knives, a 5.5" Santoku and ...

Well known as a maker of fine forged steel blades, Henckels draws closer to standards set by new competition with the Five Star Santoku. Nearly the only concession to the heavy build of its older European model chef's knives is the forged steel bolster. In the new Henckels process, ...