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The santoku is Japan’s most popular all-purpose kitchen knife. Its name means “three virtues,” referring to its ability to handle meat, fish, and vegetables with equal ease. With a shorter, taller profile than a Western chef’s knife, the santoku offers precision, control, and versatility in everyday cooking. Its flat edge excels at push-cutting and chopping, while the wide blade makes it easy to scoop and transfer ingredients.
SRS13 is a high-performance Japanese powdered stainless steel, known for its excellent edge retention, fine cutting edge and corrosion resistance.
Produced using powder metallurgy, the steel has a fine, consistent microstructure that allows it to achieve high hardness while maintaining good toughness. It offers outstanding cutting performance without the additional maintenance associated with reactive carbon steels.
The SRS13 cutting core is surrounded by layered stainless steel Damascus cladding, creating a distinctive flowing pattern across the blade.
The combination provides the performance of a hard powdered steel cutting edge with the practicality of stainless construction.
SRS13 is stainless and relatively easy to maintain, but good knife care is essential to protect its fine cutting edge.
Hand wash and dry thoroughly after use. Never leave the knife soaking in water or put it in the dishwasher. Avoid cutting towards bones, frozen foods or other hard materials, and never twist the blade during cutting.
Finished with an octagonal ebony wood handle, complemented by a striking blue spacer. Ebony is a dense hardwood valued for its durability, deep colour and fine grain.
As a natural material, the colour and grain of the ebony will vary slightly from knife to knife.
Knife Type: Santoku
Blade Length: 165mm
Core Steel: SRS13 Powdered Stainless Steel
Cladding: Stainless Steel Damascus
Blade Finish: Damascus
Handle: Octagonal Ebony with Blue Spacer
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