Question about Japanese chefs knives.

[Spirit of Light]

Anyone who know if Japanese Santoku knives are good?
I ask because someone wish to gift me with a set of these kind of knives.

Even if they should be of lesser quality I do appreciate the gift My knowledge about knives are very very limited

 

[Orbit]

Japanese steel knives are noted for their quality.

 

[John53]

Anyone who know if Japanese Santoku knives are good?
I ask because someone wish to gift me with a set of these kind of knives.

Even if they should be of lesser quality I do appreciate the gift My knowledge about knives are very very limited

No knowledge of them but my google search shows they are not cheap (in Australia at least), between $150 and $250 for a single knife.

 

[Spirit of Light]

No knowledge of them but my google search shows they are not cheap (in Australia at least), between $150 and $250 for a single knife.

Yaiks that's not cheap

 

[Spirit of Light]

I added a picture in the OP of the knives in question

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Anyone who know if Japanese Santoku knives are good?
I ask because someone wish to gift me with a set of these kind of knives.

Even if they should be of lesser quality I do appreciate the gift My knowledge about knives are very very limited

I have a block of Japanese knives. They're great as general utility knives.

Worth noting, Santoku refers more to the style of knife than any particular brand, so you'll see them for vastly different prices and of different qualities.

They are generally shaped somewhat like this;

In terms of cost, they vary massively. I can get a single knife for $20, but a good one will be much more expensive, and paying $200 isn't crazy.

They are particularly good for thin slicing.

 

[ChristineM]

I don't have any but a chef i know does and he rates them highly

 

[Spirit of Light]

I have a block of Japanese knives. They're great as general utility knives.

Worth noting, Santoku refers more to the style of knife than any particular brand, so you'll see them for vastly different prices and of different qualities.

They are generally shaped somewhat like this;

In terms of cost, they vary massively. I can get a single knife for $20, but a good one will be much more expensive, and paying $200 isn't crazy.

They are particularly good for thin slicing.

Thank you @lewisnotmiller I believe the knives I getting is Elementum but I could be wrong

 

[Yerda]

Every chef I know is mad for Japanese knives. Quality, durable, and versatile.

 

[WisdomAddict]

look around you
you see japan everywhere
(technology and gadgets)
Japan was always made the best... ❤

 

[Revoltingest]

look around you
you see japan everywhere
(technology and gadgets)
Japan was always made the best... ❤

....nuclear reactors?

 

[The Hammer]

....nuclear reactors?

That was **** placement. Not design. You don't build a reactor in the coast of Japan. That's a recipe for disaster.

 

[Revoltingest]

That was **** placement. Not design. You don't build a reactor in the coast of Japan. That's a recipe for disaster.

Location is part of design.
And design should consider location.
So....bad design.

I prefer...
Wrenches made in Ameristan & Germany.
Hand pruners made in Japan.
Limb loppers made in Switzerland.
Haggis made in Scotland.
Cartoons made in Ameristan.
Rugs made in Iran.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I would read up on the care of them. Any knife can be ruined by abuse and it would be a shame to see such tool get ruined. Do not use the cheap and simple draw through sharpeners on those knives. That will lower them almost instantly to the qualify of an average knife.

 

[Spirit of Light]

That was **** placement. Not design. You don't build a reactor in the coast of Japan. That's a recipe for disaster.

Did they forget to use the right knives for the recipe

 

[WisdomAddict]

....nuclear reactors?

that can be too