Santoku in Carbon (Work Horse)
The santoku is a Japanese style kitchen knife that very versatile in the kitchen. Santoku in Japanese translates to the 3 virtues, meat fish and vegetables. Hence making it a jack of all trades and very versatile. The santoku has a flatter blade than a western style knife, a flatter blade can be a matter of preference but it does allow for more edge contact though the food at once, lends itself better to push chopping, and makes scooping food off the cutting board easier. One of the purposes behind the shape of the santoku is scooping food off the cutting board easier for the cook.
Knife details:
Blade length: 6.9”
Heel height: 2.1”
Handle length: 4.7”
Steel: 26c3 Carbon
Handles material: Box Elder Burl, and African blackwood
Grind type: Walkschliff
Edge thickness and hardness: .005” 64 hrc
Edge angle 15 degrees
Weight: 4.6 oz
The santoku is a Japanese style kitchen knife that very versatile in the kitchen. Santoku in Japanese translates to the 3 virtues, meat fish and vegetables. Hence making it a jack of all trades and very versatile. The santoku has a flatter blade than a western style knife, a flatter blade can be a matter of preference but it does allow for more edge contact though the food at once, lends itself better to push chopping, and makes scooping food off the cutting board easier. One of the purposes behind the shape of the santoku is scooping food off the cutting board easier for the cook.
Knife details:
Blade length: 6.9”
Heel height: 2.1”
Handle length: 4.7”
Steel: 26c3 Carbon
Handles material: Box Elder Burl, and African blackwood
Grind type: Walkschliff
Edge thickness and hardness: .005” 64 hrc
Edge angle 15 degrees
Weight: 4.6 oz
The santoku is a Japanese style kitchen knife that very versatile in the kitchen. Santoku in Japanese translates to the 3 virtues, meat fish and vegetables. Hence making it a jack of all trades and very versatile. The santoku has a flatter blade than a western style knife, a flatter blade can be a matter of preference but it does allow for more edge contact though the food at once, lends itself better to push chopping, and makes scooping food off the cutting board easier. One of the purposes behind the shape of the santoku is scooping food off the cutting board easier for the cook.
Knife details:
Blade length: 6.9”
Heel height: 2.1”
Handle length: 4.7”
Steel: 26c3 Carbon
Handles material: Box Elder Burl, and African blackwood
Grind type: Walkschliff
Edge thickness and hardness: .005” 64 hrc
Edge angle 15 degrees
Weight: 4.6 oz