Santoku: A well-rounded knife that can accomplish a lot of cutting tasks. The santoku is the most common knife shape you’ll find in kitchens worldwide, and it excels at slicing, dicing, and mincing. Think of it as a cross between a Gyuto (chef knife) and Nakiri (veg knife). Generally short in length, 160mm-190mm, the santoku is a superb knife if work space is an issue.

Knife Specs:

Knife specs are taken from a randomly selected knife. These specs may vary from knife to knife due to the handmade nature of our products.

• Steel: SG2 Powder Steel
• HRC: 63~64
• Edge Length: 180 mm
• Height at heel: 47.81 mm
• Distal Taper Heel: 2.03 mm
• Distal Taper Mid: 2 mm
• Distal Taper Tip: 0.49 mm
• Weight: 198 grams
• Handle: Western Style Maple
• Shape: Santoku
• Finish: Tsuchime 
• Cladding: Stainless 
• Construction: San-Mai
• Edge bevel: 50/50
• Knife Line: Tsuchime SG2 Western Maple
• Blacksmith: Yoshimi Kato
• Maker: Yoshimi Kato
• Sharpener: Takefu Knife Village 
• Place of Origin: Echizen, Japan