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- noun A
Japanese knife for general culinary usage
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Jeni, i use this ceramic-coated knife i got from this store in k-town called Kim's Home Center off Olympic Blvd. it's awesome and damn sharp. they have the vegetable and santoku style knives for the same price. the vegetable is more rectangular w/ a larger surface area than your conventional chef knife. the santoku is the popular knife you see on food network all the time - smaller and lighter than the chef knife.
Taco Town. Opening soon? e d b m 2006
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Total agreement on the knives (I love my globals, especially the santoku, which is my go to blade) -- but do yourself a favor, and get them regularly sharpened by a professional.
Popular Posts Across MetaFilter katillathehun 2008
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The santoku is a cross between a chef’s knife and a cleaver.
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The 8-piece set includes a santoku knife, a cross between a chef's knife and cleaver that's especially adept at slicing and dicing.
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During testing, our technicians chopped carrots, onions, and celery into 1/3-inch cubes with chef and santoku knives and peeled potatoes and apples to see which paring knife can produce the thinnest peelings.
Some celeb chef kitchen knives, like those from Paula and Martha, don't make the cut 2009
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Manufacturers claim that the dimples on a santoku create air pockets that lessen sticking, but we didn't find a noticeable difference.
May 2009 report on kitchen knives: Forged knives make the cut 2009
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Manufacturers claim that the dimples on a santoku create air pockets that lessen sticking, but we didn't find a noticeable difference.
May 2009 report on kitchen knives: Forged knives make the cut 2009
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Most of the knife sets we tested do not include a santoku knife, a cross between a chef's knife and a cleaver.
May 2009 report on kitchen knives: Forged knives make the cut 2009
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Most of the knife sets we tested do not include a santoku knife, a cross between a chef's knife and a cleaver.
May 2009 report on kitchen knives: Forged knives make the cut 2009
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During testing, our technicians chopped carrots, onions, and celery into 1/3-inch cubes with chef and santoku knives and peeled potatoes and apples to see which paring knife can produce the thinnest peelings.
Some celeb chef kitchen knives, like those from Paula and Martha, don't make the cut 2009
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