Shun Kanso HG Santoku 7"

The Shun Kanso 7-in. Hollow Ground Santoku is an Asian-inspired chef's knife that many cooks have added to their kitchen favorites. A knife of many talents, a santoku easily handles all the basic kitchen cutting tasks and is very easy to maneuver—even in a smaller kitchen. There's just enough belly curve to enable rocking cuts, making the santoku even more versatile. As easy to use as a chef's knife, the santoku is especially well suited to a down-and-forward cutting motion (push cut). A multi-purpose knife and popular kitchen favorite AUS10A blade; additional vanadium refines the stainless steel, enabling a razor-sharp 16° edge, each side; high-carbon content offers strength, corrosion and wear resistance, high hardness Tagayasan (or wenge) wood handle; beautiful, extremely hard, and dense, it is known as “iron sword wood”; contoured for secure grip Full-tang construction for durability and precision balance Handcrafted in Japan