What would I use santoku kitchen knife for?
A santoku kitchen knife is closely related to a chef’s knife. The word santoku loosely translated means “three virtues”, meaning that it can be used to cut meat, fish or vegetables. It was adapted by the Japanese from the Western chef’s knife, but it has a straighter edge that is suited to Japanese style of cutting which is chopping rather than rocking. Santoku knives are becoming more popular in the West and are usually fairly short. In Japan santoku’s are almost solely used in the home rather than professional kitchens.
