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Santoku Knives

This celebrity favorite will soon become yours. Our well-balanced, Asian inspired Santoku Knives have sharp, subtly curved blades for smooth slicing and dicing. Its now available in your choice of the 7" Santoku or New 5" Santoku Knife, which features a smaller blade. Knife has a 7" straight-edge blade and measures 13" overall. The 5" Petite Santoku Knife has a 5" straight-edge blade and measures 10-3/4" overall.

Average Customer Rating: 4.909 5 4.9 out of 5
97 of 99 (98%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
BUEDI
Date: February 27, 2010 Location:  Berlin, NJ
Age: 50 or older
Gender: Male
Length of ownership: 11 - 15 years
Cooking expertise: Average
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COMPLETE SATIFACTION!!!!
I purchased this knife as a Christmas present for my wife and asked your representative wether I should get the smaller or the larger knife, She suggested that since my wife has smaller hands the smaller knife would be better and that the representative had personally used the knife as a vegetable chopper and really liked it.
My wife is very happy with the Santoku and I tried it and found it to be great for cutting up onions and carrotts and celery. It is not to small for me and I have fairly big hands. It was money well spent! I thought long ago that my wife spent too much for the set she has but they are the only knives I want to use!
I will be a loyal customer as long as you keep making them in Olean, NY .. Made in the USA! It matters to me!

Review 2 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
Stacia
Date: February 16, 2010
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Every Day
My husband says I have used the Santoku knife every day since I got it two years ago. It's definitely my favorite. The truth is I only use Cutco knives. I first saw them over 50 years ago when my parents bought several. Two of the knives I have in my collection are my mother's, and are at least 55 years old.

Review 3 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 4 5 4 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
PaperTiger
Date: June 2, 2009 Location:  Hayfield, MN
Age: 50 or older
Gender: Male
Length of ownership: 16 - 20 years
Cooking expertise: Ace
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Sweet Knife
Have owned Cutco for years, but just acquired this one (petite santoku). The balance is fantastic, and of course, it's beautifully sharp.

Review 4 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
AnnieJJ
Date: February 24, 2009 Location:  MidWest
Age: 50 or older
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: 11 - 15 years
Cooking expertise: Ace
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My favorite knife-it dices like a dream.
This 7" Santoku knife is the latest addition to my Cutco collection--and I wonder why I waited so long to make this purchase. I would recommend it as one of the BASIC knives for anyone who does food preparation. The balance and the shape is simply wonderful--this knife 'rocks' --literally--over the cutting board as you dice or slice food. I can't do it as fast as those TV chefs--but I'm close to it now. It's so easy and fun to use!!
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Review 5 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
sherrybabe
Date: March 8, 2010 Location:  Hilo, Hawaii
Age: 18 - 25
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: less than a year
Cooking expertise: Amateur
Santoku Forever
I will never use my old knives again. I purchased the 7" Santoku Knife with four other Cutco knives less than a year ago. The old knives never come out of the drawer anymore. I recommend them to anyone and everyone. You can't go wrong with the FOREVER Guarantee!

Review 6 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
GymRat
Date: March 3, 2010 Location:  Eugene, OR
Age: 50 or older
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: less than a year
Cooking expertise: Average
Petite Santoku
This is very sharp. It works well when chopping small vegetables. I wish I had bought the 7" as well.

Review 7 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
KKNSHouston
Date: March 2, 2010 Location:  Houston
Age: 50 or older
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: 25+ years
Cooking expertise: Ace
Wow! The Santoku is a great knife.
I have acquired many Cutco knives over the course of 33 years. My favorite for over twenty years was my vegetable knife, but I must say that I really love the new Santoku. As I was accustomed to the larger -sized handle, the petite Santuko that I first ordered felt a tad small. so I gave it to my daughter (who LOVES it) and ordered the larger one! Thanks, Cutco for continuing to offer quality innovative products.

Review 8 for Santoku Knives

Overall 4 5 4 5
Sharpness 3 5 3 5 Quality 4 5 4 5 Value 4 5 4 5 Comfort 3 5 3 5
Ksquared
Date: February 25, 2010
Wish it stayed sharp longer
I love my Santoku knife and have used it alot to give my Petite Chef knife somewhat of a rest. However, it hasn't stayed sharp even though I'm using it appropriately (on Cutco cutting board only to cut veggies). I have the sharpener for straight edge blades but that doesn't work very well. *SIGH* A bit disappointing.

Review 9 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
Bernie
Date: February 25, 2010
Santoku - set of 2
Last August I purchased the two santoku set (7" and 5"). I have been using them heavily since they are my first Cutco knives. I am saving to purchase a chef's knife next.

Review 10 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 4 5 4 5 Value 4 5 4 5 Comfort 4 5 4 5
Bics
Date: February 24, 2010 Location:  Waukesha, WI
Age: 36 - 49
Gender: Male
Length of ownership: less than a year
Cooking expertise: Ace
Santoku
Really love this knife. The edge has held up very well (I hone it every time I use it) and the handle feels great in the hand.

Review 11 for Santoku Knives

Overall 3 5 3 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 4 5 4 5 Value 2 5 2 5 Comfort 4 5 4 5
lalacooker
Date: February 24, 2010 Location:  Wichita
Age: 36 - 49
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: 1 - 3 years
Cooking expertise: Ace
santoku
The knife works very well as far as cutting, but it says that it is dishwasher safe, and mine keeps rusting on the cutting part of the blade. Unless I dry it right away, which is not always possible, since I run my dishwasher at night, and let it run while I sleep, or on my way out the door for the day. So that makes it quite a pain to clean.

Review 12 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
Petlover
Date: February 18, 2010 Location:  Western Pennsylvania
Age: 50 or older
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: 16 - 20 years
Cooking expertise: Average
7" santuko knife
This has become my favorite knife. It feels balanced in my hand and does an excellent job chopping veggies in preparation for any meal. I have given this as a gift too.

Review 13 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 4 5 4 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
wooville
Date: September 8, 2009
Length of ownership: less than a year
Cooking expertise: Average
great knife
perfect weight, I use this knife every day. I feel bad for my other chef knives that are just sitting in the drawer.

Review 14 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 4 5 4 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
lovecookin
Date: September 2, 2009 Location:  Huntsville, AL
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: less than a year
Cooking expertise: Average
Function and comfort
The knife was very comfortable to hold, and made slicing up the salad a breeze. Very happy with my purchase.

Review 15 for Santoku Knives

Overall 4 5 4 5
Sharpness 3 5 3 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 4 5 4 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
Duckwife2
Date: September 2, 2009 Location:  California
Age: 50 or older
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: less than a year
Cooking expertise: Ace
Good knife
I have had this knife (the smaller Santuko) for about 6+ months and have used it extensively, but although it feels good in the hand and has a nice feel when it's cutting, I have been disapointed in how it is maintaining it's edge. I only cut on wood or a white board and really expected it to maintain it's sharpness for at least a year. Quality is good, but if you use your knives a lot, expect to have to sharpen it or send it in for sharpening. I still pull out my lower price point knife that i am comfortable sharpening for things that need to be sliced. I think that maybe this knife could have a little more weight to it, but that would be simply my preference.

Review 16 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
kmac
Date: September 2, 2009
Best Knife Ever!!!!
This knife slices through everything like butter; even raw meats. You also can't go wrong with a lifetime guarantee and being able to send it in for sharpening.

Review 17 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Kelli
Date: July 9, 2009 Location:  Maryland
Age: 36 - 49
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: less than a year
Cooking expertise: Average
Santoku Knives
I bought them and love them the handles fit so perfectly. I have small hands and these are the best.

Review 18 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
mmmilk
Date: May 28, 2009 Location:  Midland, VA
Age: 36 - 49
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: 21 - 25 years
Cooking expertise: Ace
Love my knives!
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My daughter's favorite knives, Cutco of course!
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I have owned my Cutco knives for more than 20 years, collecting one at a time till I got all I wanted. Have sent them to be sharpened, and love that guarantee! The hardest part is waiting for them to come home; it's the longest wait to be without them, even for a day! I can't imagine using any other knives, at any price point.

When my daughter went to culinary school, she was given a knife set by the school. It wasn't even 2 months before she asked me to get her Cutco knives as a Christmas present! She gets occasional criticism from her professors for not using the "school" knives, but she doesn't care, she won't use anything else! It's a good thing we had them engraved -- she has other students constantly asking to borrow them!

Review 19 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 2 5 2 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
fullmoon
Date: April 6, 2009
Age: 50 or older
Gender: Male
Length of ownership: 1 - 3 years
Cooking expertise: Ace
a luxury but remember to be careful
These knives are so good, it is a pleasure to chop , dice & cut.

Only problem, I sometimes forget what I am doing and get a bit careless with my chopping. Yesterday I nipped the end off of my thumb by being careless. The knive is so sharp you must stay attentive.. the blade will not slide off your finger, it will go through it!

So much for chopping while watching the final 4!

Review 20 for Santoku Knives

Overall 5 5 5 5
Sharpness 5 5 5 5 Quality 5 5 5 5 Value 5 5 5 5 Comfort 5 5 5 5
mar5p
Date: March 19, 2009 Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Gender: Female
Length of ownership: 16 - 20 years
Cooking expertise: Average
Santoku 5" knife
I love the size and feel of this knife. It fits my hand perfectly and is great for quick jobs. I like the fact that I can control what I'm cutting, without fear of cutting myself with the knife. I find this knife an indispensable part of kitchen prep tools.
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