Santoku knife

Are you looking for an all-purpose kitchen knife? Then a Santoku knife can definitely be recommended to you. The knife originates from Japan and can be translated to "three virtues. This means that you can use a Santoku knife can cut, chop and tranch meat, fish as well as vegetables. So this Japanese kitchen knife is a very useful addition to any kitchen. Like other Japanese kitchen knives, a Santoku knife no handle and the cutting angle fluctuates around 19 degrees. This sets the knife apart from "Western" knives. At Cookinglife you will find various santokum knives from renowned brands, such as Wüsthof, Diamant Sabatier, Global and Sambonet.

Kai Shun Santoku knife

Are you looking for a kitchen knife of absolute top quality? Then we can offer you a Kai Shun Santoku knife recommended. Kai Shun is a Japanese kitchen knife brand. The knives are characterized by the rock-hard steel, precision with which the blades are sharpened and the handles that fit perfectly in the hand. Several knives from Kai Shun have won awards for their design, cutting qualities and ergonomics. A Kai Shun Santoku knife consists of several layers of stainless steel. This makes the knife highly resistant to corrosion and other outside influences. It is also Santoku knife sharpened at an angle of 15 degrees, making the knives exceptionally sharp. In our offer you will find different Kai Shun santoka knives, for example, you can choose from a 15 or 18 centimeter knife.

What is a Santoku knife?

The Santoku knife has its origins in Asian cuisine, it is actually a Japanese chef's knife. A characteristic of the knife is that the blade is almost equally wide along its entire length, only at the tip does the blade slope down. The average blade length of a Santoku knife is 18 centimeters. Compared to a European cook's knife, a Santoku knife knife is slightly lighter and smaller. You also use the knife somewhat differently than a European chef's knife, you can read more about this below. The knife can be used for a wide range of tasks, including: slicing, chopping, slicing, dicing and more. This makes it a versatile knife and an asset to any kitchen.

What can you do with a Santoku knife?

As mentioned, a Santoku knife is a true all-rounder. You can use it for cutting, chopping or trimming meat, fish and vegetables. But it also lends itself well to finely chopping herbs or peeling garlic. Do you have a lot of coarse cutting and chopping to do in the kitchen? No worries! You can entrust that too to the Santoku knife.

How to use a Santoku knife?

Cutting with a Santoku knife goes differently than cutting with a traditional chef's knife. The flat blade oscillates with a movement from back-up to down-front on the cutting edge. As a result, the blade loses contact with the cutting surface with every cutting motion. Incidentally, there are also santoka knives on the market that have dimples in the blade. These dimples serve a clear purpose, which is to prevent ingredients from sticking to the blade while you are cutting.

What is the difference between a chef's knife and a Santoku knife?

The Santoku knife has some distinctive differences from the traditional European chef's knife. The chart below shows which differences are most significant.

• The blade of a chef's knife is longer than that of a Santoku knife
• Chef's knives are generally heavier than santoka knives
• The blade of a Santoku knife is shaped differently than the blade of a chef's knife
• Because the blade has a different mould has, it has Santoku knife a different cutting technique than a chef's knife

Santoku knife buy

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