Premier 7" Santoku Knife

The Premier Santoku is a beautiful, Asian-inspired chef's knife that many cooks today have added to their kitchen favorites. A knife of many talents, a santoku easily handles all the basic kitchen cutting tasks. Slightly shorter than the standard chef's knife, the Premier Santoku is light, agile, and very easy to maneuver. There's just enough belly curve to enable rocking cuts, which just adds to the Premier Santoku's versatility. We think you’ll find that the Premier 7 in. Santoku works beautifully and fits your hand like a glove. The santoku is as easy to use as a chef's knife and is especially well suited to a down-and-forward cutting motion (push cut). Many cooks swear by their santoku for top performance.

Features:

• Takes at least 100 handcrafted steps to complete
• Made of the most advanced materials in the industry
• Each blade has a cutting core of proprietary VG-MAX "super steel" to take and hold a precision edge
• Layered Damascus cladding supports the core and provides additional stain resistance
• Undulating line formed near the edge of the blade is similar to the hamon formed when samurai swords are tempered using a traditional clay-baking technique
• Hammered tsuchime finish acts like a series of hollow-ground cavities to reduce drag
• Handles nestle comfortably in the hand, while the embossed end cap adds balance and beauty