Miki M100 Shogun Chu-Santoku (universal knife), 145 mmMiki M100 Shogun Chu-Santoku
This very compact Japanese santoku knife is made of Japanese Molybdenum / Vanadium carbon steel (stainless). This double-sided sharpened knife is manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes…€ 32,00
Miki M100 Shogun Bunka (universal knife), 170 mmMiki M100 Shogun series: Bunka
This Japanese Bunka knife is made of Japanese Molybdenum / Vanadium carbon steel (stainless). This double-sided sharpened knife is manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes sharpening…€ 39,00
MAC Superior serie SK 40 - 100 mm (Santoku)MAC Superior series SK 40 - 100 mm,
Santoku knife for fine peeling and chopping
Steel type: Stainless MAC steel (Japanese AUS8 steel)
Hardness: 59 (Rockwell C)
Handle: Black Pakka wood (pressed and laminated birch or maple wood…€ 39,95
Kenmizaki Satomi Santoku (universal knife), KZ-101, 165 mmKenmizaki Satomi Santoku, KZ-101
These Kenmizaki Satomi knives manufactured in Japan have a very good price/quality ratio. The blade has a core of rust resistant Japanese High-Carbon Molybdenum Vanadium steel and a softer steel…€ 49,00
Shimomura TU-9001 Santoku (universal knife), 170mmShimomura TU-9001 Santoku
The Shimomura knives are manufactured in Japan. They have a very good price/quality ratio. The blade of this knife is made of rust resistant Japanese Molybdenum Vanadium steel and is equipped with a…€ 65,00-30%
Tosa Kiyokane Aogami #1 Santoku (universal knife), 165 mmTosa Kiyokane Santoku, 165 cm
This Japanese santoku knife has a core of Japanese Aogami #1 carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a black (Kurochi)…€ 99,00 € 69,00-11%
Masutani V-1 Tsuchime Santoku (universal knife)Masutani santoku, Western handle,
Double-sided sharpened and laminated (sanmai) blade made of stainless steel with core of Japanese V-1 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings, sharpening…€ 89,00 € 79,00
Murata Aokami Santoku (universal knife), 165 mmMurata Aokami Santoku (universal knife),
Blade of non-rustproof Japanese Aogami # 1 Blue steel with two layers of non-stainless steel for the outside (Sanmai forged). This knife is completely hand-forged by mastersmith Takeo…€ 79,00-40%
Brieto-PRO M1215 Santoku (Universal mes) 160 mmBrieto-PRO M1215 Santoku,
Double-sided sharpened blade made of stainless Japanese Mo-V steel with dents in the blade to prevent sticking. The handle is made of hollow 18-8 stainless steel and this makes the knife resistant to…€ 149,00 € 89,00
Hayashi Dojo AS Ko-Santoku (universal knife) 135 mmHayashi Dojo AS Ko-Santoku 135 mm, Aogami Super steel
Double-sided sharpened 3-layer blade with a core of non-rustproof Japanese Aogami Super steel. The blade is thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes…€ 89,00-10%
Masutani VG-10 Nashiji damascus Santoku (universal knife)Masutani VG-10 santoku, Western handle,
Double-sided sharpened and laminated blade made of stainless steel with core of Japanese VG-10 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings, sharpening…€ 99,00 € 89,00-10%
Miki M132 Santoku VG-1 Tsuchime (universal knife), 170 mmMiki M132 VG-1 Santoku 170 mm,
This Japanese Santoku knife has a core of Japanese VG-1 carbon steel (stainless). This double-sided sharpened knife has a beautiful hammer-forging pattern (Tsuchime). This knife is completely…€ 99,00 € 89,00
Hayashi Dojo AS Santoku (universal knife) 180 mmHayashi Dojo AS Santoku 180 mm, Aogami Super steel
Double-sided sharpened 3-layer blade with a non-rustproof Japanese Aogami Super steel core. The blade is thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes sharpening…€ 99,00
Tadafusa S41 Santoku (universal knife) 165 mmTadafusa S serie Santoku SLD staal,
Blade of stainless SLD steel. The blade is thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes sharpening very easy.
Blade length: 165 mm
Total length: 300 mm
Weight: 126 gram
Steel…€ 99,00
Tosa Matsunaga Aogami damascus Santoku (universal knife), 180 mmTosa Matsunaga Santoku, 180 mm
This Japanese santoku knife has a core of Japanese Aogami carbon steel with a damascus (multi-layer) protective layer on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is completely hand-forged by…€ 109,00-30%
Brieto-PRO M1214 Santoku (Universal mes) 175 mmBrieto-PRO M1214 Santoku,
Double-sided sharpened blade made of stainless Japanese Mo-V steel with dents in the blade to prevent sticking. The handle is made of hollow 18-8 stainless steel and this makes the knife resistant to…€ 169,00 € 119,00-31%
Zanmai Classic HKC-3003d Santoku (universal knife), 180 mm€ 173,00 € 119,00-24%
Zanmai Classic HKB-3003d Santoku (universal knife), 180 mmZanmai Classic Santoku,
Laminated blade made from Stainless steel with a core of Japanese VG-10 steel.
Blade length: 180 mm
Total length: 316 mm
Weight: 190 gram
Steel: core steel: Japanese VG-10 stainless steel with 32 layers…€ 165,00 € 125,00
Tosa Matsunaga Aogami damascus Kiritsuke (universal knife), 210 mmTosa Matsunaga Kiritsuke, 210 mm
This Japanese kiritsuke knife has a core of Japanese Aogami carbon steel with a damascus (multi-layer) protective layer on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is completely hand-forged…€ 129,00
Anryu Aokami Santoku (universal knife), 170 mmAnryu Aokami Tsuchime Santoku,
This Japanese knife has a core of Japanese Aogami #2 carbon steel with a softer carbon steel coating on the outside with a nice hammer blow (Tsuchime). This is called Sanmai and can only be found in…€ 139,00-16%
Masakage Mizu Santoku (universeel mes), 165 mmMasakage Mizu Santoku,
This Japanese Santoku knife has a core of non-rustproof Japanese Aogami #2 Blue carbon steel. This double-sided sharpened knife has a blue / black Kurochi pattern which gives the knife an watery shine,…€ 165,00 € 139,00-26%
Takamura R2 Mikagi Santoku (universal knife), 170 mm€ 189,00 € 139,00
Tadafusa HNB-165 Santoku (universal knife) 165 mmTadafusa HN-serie Santoku Aogami staal,
Double-sided sharpened 3-layer blade with a core of non-rustproof Aogami # 1 steel. The blade is thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes sharpening very easy.
Blade…€ 149,00
Tadafusa SN-03 Santoku (Universal knife) 170 mmTadafusa SN series Santoku, Aogami steel,
Blade made of stainless steel with a non-stainless core of Japanese Aogami Blue steel. The blade is thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings which makes sharpening very…€ 149,00
Tokaji Uchi Hamono Shin Bunka (universal knife), 200 mm -walnut handle-Tokaji Uchi Hamono Shin Bunka 200 mm, walnut handle
This handmade Japanese universal Bunka knife comes from Tosa, Japan and was made by masters Michikuni Tokaji. The knives are double-sided sharpened (suitable for right and…€ 159,00-18%
Masakage Shimo Santoku (universal knife), 165 mmMasakage Shimo Santoku,
This Japanese knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 "white paper" non-stainless carbon steel with a very nice damascus pattern. The double-sided sharpened blade has a damascus pattern with straight…€ 219,00 € 179,00-10%
Tosa HSS, R2 Powdersteel Santoku (universal knife), 165 mmTosa HSS Santoku, 165 cm
This Japanese santoku knife has a core of Japanese R2 powdered steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a protective layer of soft…€ 199,00 € 179,00
Haruyuki - Tsunehisa SRS15 Santoku (Universal knife), 165 mmHaruyuki-Tsunehisa SRS15 Santoku
Blade of very special stainless steel SRS-15 powder steel that is forged in the "sanmai" technique with two layers of rust-resistant steel. SRS15 steel is a very high grade steel that is also used…€ 189,00
Kato AS Bunka (universal knife), 170 mmHiroshi Kato AS Bunka,
This Japanese office knife has a core of Japanese Aogami Super carbon steel. This steel is seen as one of the best kind of steel for kitchen knives. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a…€ 189,00
Kato AS Santoku (universal knife), 170 mmHiroshi Kato AS Santoku,
This Japanese office knife has a core of Japanese Aogami Super carbon steel. This steel is seen as one of the best kind of steel for kitchen knives. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a…€ 189,00
Fujiwara san Nashiji Santoku (universal knife), 165 mm -rosewood-Fujiwara san Nashiji Santoku 165 mm,
Hand-beaten blade of non-stainless steel with core of extremely hard Japanese Shirogami White #1 steel. This type of steel is a very pure steel type and consists only of iron and carbon,…€ 199,00-20%
Masakage Yuki Bunka (universeel mes), 170 mmMasakage Yuki Bunka,
This Japanese Bunka knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 white carbon steel. This double-sided sharpened knife has a Nashiji pattern which gives the knife a snowy appearance, hence the name Yuki which…€ 249,00 € 199,00
Tosa Shuryoku Tsuchime Aogami super Santoku (universal knife), 180 mmTosa Shuryoku Santoku, 180 mm
This Japanese santoku knife has a core of Japanese Aogami Super carbon steel with a beautiful hammered protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a…€ 199,00-17%
Tsunehisa AS Santoku (universal knife), 180 mmTsunehisa Aogami Super Santoku
Blade of very special non-rustproof Japanese Aogami Super steel that Sanmai is forged with two layers of rust-resistant steel. Aogami super steel is praised by many knife lovers for its extreme tool…€ 239,00 € 199,00
Fujiwara san Nashiji Santoku (universal knife), 180 mm -rosewood-Fujiwara san Nashiji Santoku 180 mm,
Hand-beaten blade of non-stainless steel with core of extremely hard Japanese Shirogami White #1 steel. This type of steel is a very pure steel type and consists only of iron and carbon,…€ 219,00-10%
Kurosaki Fujin VG-10 santoku (universal knife), 170 mmKurosaki Fujin VG-10 Santoku
This Japanese santoku knife has a core of rust resistant Japanese VG-10 with an outer layer of rust-resistant damask steel (pattern steel). VG-10 steel is one of the most used steels in Japanese…€ 249,00 € 225,00-17%
Kagemitsu ZDP-189 bunka (universal knife), octagonaal handvat€ 289,00 € 239,00
Kurosaki Shizuku AS Santoku (universal knife), 165 mmKurosaki Shizuku AS Santoku,
This Japanese santoku knife has a core of Japanese Aogami Super carbon steel. This steel is seen as one of the best steels for kitchen knives. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a…€ 249,00
Shigefusa Kuroichi Santoku (universal knife) 165mmShigefusa Kuroichi Santoku 165mm Shirogami staal,
Double-sided sharpened 3-layer blade with a core of non-stainless Shirogami #2 steel. The blade is thin and manually sharpened. It has no thickenings which makes sharpening very…€ 289,00-14%
Masakage Koishi Santoku (universal knife), 165 mmMasakage Koishi Santoku,
This Japanese santoku knife has a core of Japanese Aogami Super carbon steel. This double-sided sharpened knife is provided with a black (Kurochi) protective layer and a beautiful hammered (Tsuchime)…€ 299,00
Universal knives (Santoku)
The most used universal knife in the Japanese kitchen is the Santoku. Santoku means "three uses" and refers to the possibility of using this knife for meat, fish and vegetables. The shape of the Santoku is in the in between a chef's knife (Gyuto) and a greeting knife (Nakiri). The Santoku is the ideal universal knife for both the amateur and professional chef.
Santoku knives are available from 140 to 210 mm (blade length). The most common lengths are between 170-190mm
In addition to the Santoku there are also derived forms such as the Ko-Bunka, Bunka (both with straight cut point) or Funayuki (traditional single-sided sharpened knife with a blade in the vom of a long Deba).
The knives below are sorted by price.