What is a santoku knife and how is it different from a chefs knife?
I am cutting up lots of vegetables these days
The santoku was originally designed as a modification of the Western (especially French) beef or chef’s knife, adapted for use in preparing Japanese cuisine. Shorter than most chef’s knives, the blade’s cutting edge is normally hardened above the latter, and is optimized for cutting fish, vegetables, and smaller-boned and/or boneless meats, using traditional Japanese edge geometry.
How to Use Chef Knives : How to Use a Santoku Knife
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