Chef's Path Professional Chef Knife Set - 8" Ultra Sharp Japanese Santoku Kitchen Knife - German High Carbon Stainless Steel Chefs Knife with Sheath & Premium Packaging - Best Value Cooking Knife

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The blade itself is forged high-carbon stainless steel with a full tang that extends the length of the riveted handle. The knives I tested represent some of the most common and well-known brands available in the United States, but there are many other brands worth checking out, particularly if Japanese knives are of interest to you. Invest in culinary excellence with our premium chef knife, a transformative tool that redefines your cooking journey. We suggest asking a local chef where they would send their personal knives (not the cheap kitchen-prep knives). If you're dead set on a traditional German knife profile—characterized by a more curved blade that's bigger and heavier than the Japanese options—the Wüsthof Classic continues to be a stalwart.

This is likely due to the G2 micro carbide powder steel blade that, according to the manufacturer, is honed to a " 9. Rada Cutlery French Chef Knife: This was a particularly poor specimen, with a dull edge and low-quality construction. The perfect everyday chef knife—ideal for dicing fruits and vegetables, cutting through thick cuts of meat, or chopping herbs. Never put any sharp blade in the dishwasher, since it’s not good for the edge to bump up against other things, such as glassware and ceramic (materials that are harder than the steel).However it should not be used on stone or glass chopping boards and is not intended to tackle bone with.

Another common feature of Western knives is a double-bevel edge, meaning that the edge tapers in evenly on both sides to a fine point, similar to the letter V.

inch Chef’s knife (for days that require less prep work), 10,5-inch Chef’s knife, 9 to 12-inch Yanagiba small fish, and bigger fish like seabass to salmon and tuna. The Tojiro knife is thinner and more brittle than our top pick, so it’s not suitable for hacking through thick, dense vegetables, like butternut squash.