- 5-inch santoku for mincing vegetables and slicing raw fish, poultry, meat
- Forged German carbon steel blade; hollow-ground edge prevents sticking
- Ice-hardened blade for strength; smooth glass-finished edge for sharper cut
- Full tang and counter balance cap for control and balance
- Ergonomic Santoprene handle for secure, comfortable grip; limited lifetime warranty
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Branching out from its already successful cookware line, Anolon’s Advanced collection features high-grade materials with substantial weight. Blades are forged from high-quality German carbon steel that resists rust and food stains. The stainless steel is ice-hardened for additional strength and longer edge retention. Blades are then polished with glass to produce a sharper cut but an edge that is smoother to the touch.
This smaller 5-inch santoku combines the best elements of a chef knife and a cleaver, producing straight, precise cuts of raw fish, poultry, or meat and uniform mincing of vegetables. Great for speedy prep work, the blade is hollow ground with "dimples," which create air pockets that prevent foods from sticking during slicing.
Full tangs and a counter balance cap on the Advanced Collection cutlery provide superior balance, while a rounded blade spine adds more comfort during extended periods of prepping. Ergonomically-shaped handles with cushioned non-slip Santoprene padding offer a comfortable, secure grip--even when cutting with wet hands. This santoku also comes with a large plastic sheath to protect the blade during in-drawer storage. Anolon guarantees this cutlery under a lifetime limited warranty, and recommends hand washing and immediately drying knives to prevent dulling. --Cristina Vaamonde
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A cleaver and chef knife combined, excellent for mincing and slicing, especially good for cutting raw fish, poultry and meat
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
not the best, so buy on sale,
By Eric "seric26" (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Anolon Advanced 5-Inch Santoku with Hollow-Ground Blade (Kitchen)
I've got the paring knife from this series, and I love it. Perfectly balanced, perfectly sharp. I had high hopes for this santoku, which is really kind of a compromise blade between a chef's knife, a cleaver, and a traditional santoku, and which I got for almost half off.
The grip is nice, and the blade is full tang (with a very nice synthetic grip coating the otherwise metal handle), making it very sturdy. But unfortunately it's just not sharp enough. Unlike my large santoku, which slices through peels and crusts, this guy needs much more force applied. I still do plan to use it for crude jobs (boning raw meat, rough dice of onions, bread), but it has perhaps been compromised too much by trying to do too many cutlery jobs. It's only average at most of them. It's well-made, though, and will last a lifetime. And it comes with a nice plastic sheath so it can survive life in a drawer as a "sometimes" or backup knife.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good multi-purpose knife,
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This review is from: Anolon Advanced 5-Inch Santoku with Hollow-Ground Blade (Kitchen)
I got this knife mainly because I wanted a knife that would be more manageable than my 8" Chef's knife and I wanted to try a santoku knife also. I have not had it long enough to know how often it needs to be sharpened, but I would say that it cuts very well and smoothly. It is fantastic for small cuts of meat and all vegetables. The blade is a good thickness and does not bend. One of the reasons I went with this Anolon is that most other 5" santoku knives have really small handles. I have big hands, so a small handle is just as annoying to me as a dull blade. Obviously, this is not the best santoku knife on the market, but for the price I think it is well worth it.
UPDATE: I have had this knife long enough now that I know that it was very sharp to begin with and lost a good deal of its sharpness over a few months, but with a sharpening rod it is good as new if not better. I'm not sure how long a decent blade should hold its edge, but with a fairly inexpensive sharpening rod/stone you can keep this one ready to slice through just about anything. On a side note, I think it's almost humorous that people review this as being "not the best"... well of course it's not! This isn't a $100+ Shun santoku, but it is a well-constructed knife for a decent price.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Average - Try one in your hands first.,
By Boogeyman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anolon Advanced 5-Inch Santoku with Hollow-Ground Blade (Kitchen)
I have this knife only because I had a gift certificate. I wanted a Santoku knife, so I thought what the hay. Had I known how heavy it was, I would've picked another one. It's my fault for buying a knife w/o actually having it in my hands first.
My complaint is just the weight, it's heavy. I also never quite like the rubber grip. But, this is relative to one's preference, I guess. I also have to sharpen this knife quite often. Just for a reference (why I think this knife feels heavy to me), I'm used to my wife's Global GS-5. Learn from me, don't buy a knife online before having it in your hands first. ** Let me add, sharpening this knife is a little tricky, because there's a lump at the heel of the knife. It prevents me from making one smooth sweep when sharpening, using a rod.
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