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The Santoku is one of Japan's most popular all-purpose kitchen knife shapes, designed to handle vegetables, meat and fish with equal ease. Its relatively flat cutting edge makes it particularly well suited to chopping and push cutting, while the compact profile offers excellent control during everyday food preparation.
At 180mm, this Tsunehisa Santoku offers a little more blade length than a typical Santoku, making it a versatile choice for a broad range of kitchen tasks.
The blade features a smooth, polished finish, giving the knife a clean, understated appearance. Without a hammered or textured surface, the simple finish allows the shape and profile of the blade to take centre stage.
The knife is finished with a black Western-style handle, offering a familiar grip and a classic appearance.
Tsunehisa produces reliable, well-priced Japanese kitchen knives designed for consistent, everyday performance. Their blades combine modern steels with practical grinds and straightforward finishes, making them a popular choice among home cooks and professionals who want quality without pretence.
The blade uses 440C, a high-carbon stainless steel known for its good corrosion resistance, wear resistance and ability to maintain a sharp cutting edge.
440C contains a relatively high proportion of carbon for a stainless steel, alongside chromium, which provides corrosion resistance. This combination allows the steel to achieve good hardness and edge retention while remaining relatively straightforward to maintain.
It's a practical choice for an everyday kitchen knife, offering a good balance of cutting performance, durability and ease of care.
440C is stainless and relatively low maintenance compared with traditional carbon steels. We still recommend hand washing the knife after use and drying it thoroughly before storing.
Never put a Japanese kitchen knife in the dishwasher. Use a wooden or rubber chopping board and avoid cutting frozen foods, bones or other very hard ingredients that could damage the cutting edge.
Blade shape – Santoku
Maker – Tsunehisa
Steel – 440C Stainless Steel
Blade length – 180mm
Blade finish – Polished
Handle – Black Western-Style Handle
Made in – Japan
As with all Japanese knives, slight variations in finish and appearance may occur from knife to knife.
You must be aged 18 or over to purchase this knife. Age verification is required when purchasing knives from Community Cutlery, and age and identity checks may also be required on delivery.
We ship Tuesday to Saturday using Royal Mail Tracked 24.
All knives ship via an age verified service in accordance with The Offensive Weapons Act 2019, which will mean the postie will need you to be in to receive the delivery & to check your ID if you look under 25.
The law also requires us to carry out a soft age check of the purchaser after checkout, this is done by an automated system that usually doesn't require your input, although we will need to contact you for proof of age if you fail, which can sometimes happen if you use a work address.
of Community Cutlery as a home for enthusiasts, for people who love the ritual of food preparation and who have realised the charm in doing it with quality tools, with items that are as pleasing on the eye as they are practical in the hand.
