A decent knife should be able to cut a tomato into small strips without applying pressure to the tomato or crushing it in the process of doing so. Therefore, Santoku knife variants such as the Haarko ...

Santoku are general purpose knives used traditionally in the Japanese kitchen. They differ from chef’s knives in style and are preferred by some, being generally shorter and wider than a chef’s knife.

Chef Andrew Tavolacci shows Tina Redwine how to use a Santoku, an essential kitchen knife.

Santoku knives are some of the most popular kitchen knives among professional chefs and home cooks alike. What makes a santoku knife so great? This type of knife features a thin blade, narrow spine ...