Seriously Sexy Blade
The Japanese Santoku knife, roughly translated, means three uses (or virtues): slicing, dicing and mincing. We received a new one this year, and have found it the perfect compliment to a heavy chef’s knife. Its smaller size and thinner blade make it perfect for finely cutting vegetables. We were very happy at how nicely it was to handle and how easy it was to cut veggies, most notably tomatoes which are always a good litmus for a knife due to their thicker skin and juicy flesh – a crappy knife will rip through the skin and smush the tomato innards.
Traditional knives – like these from Shun – are hand hammered and hand-crafted. Perfectly balancing the knives is a key part of the proces. The Shun Premier Santoku has a high carbon core for strength, but is wrapped in 16 layers of Damascus stainless steel. It is this Damascus process (an ancient sword-making technique) that gives the knife those crazy squiggles on it’s blade.
Currently on sale for $150
