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: Blue #1
- HRC: 62~63
- Edge Length: 170mm
- Height at heel: 47.3mm
- Spine thickness above heel: 2.76mm
- Weight: 167 grams
- Handle: Wa-Octagonal Ebony w/Black Buffalo Horn collar
- Shape: Gyuto
- Finish: Damascus
- Cladding: Soft Iron
- Construction: Damascus
- Knife Line: Nakagawa Hamono Blue #1 Damascus
- Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa
- Maker: Nakagawa Hamono
- Sharpener: Myojin Naohito
- Place of Origin: Sakai, Japan