Customer Reviews

Chicago Cutlery 7-Inch Santoku Knife

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but, 4-Stars for 'sharpness'. I purchased one originally for a friend who wanted an $80+ Wüsthof. He raved about this one so I decided to order one for myself. I have several Chicago Cutlery knives in my own collection (made in the USA), so I was looking forward to seeing how the Centurion knives (made in China) would fare. The knife arrived and I put it to work slicing boneless ham and dicing Idaho potatoes.

The knife is good looking, appears nicely finished and is quite heavy (as a Santoku knife should be, since it is part knife and part cleaver), but the edge did not seem very sharp. I ran it over the honing steel for a bit, but that did not seem to help. It did NOT cut 'razor-thin' meat slices. It did do fine on the potatoes and reasonably well at slicing sausage in casing.

I am not quite ready to use my Henckels 4-Star diamond sharpener on this Santoku, but will likely attempt to sharpen it sooner than later.

01/05/06 Update: Tried this on a boneless leg of lamb and it did just great ('thin' slices and all). Perhaps it is the outer surface of the items you are trying to carve (such as a tough sausage casing, or the hard skin of fresh limes) that affects the final presentation.

Have had this knife for almost a month, and so far, its the only knife that I have been using. Waiting to see what happens when I will sharpen it for the first time. Graet tool for the money.

This knife is actually quite a good value. The forged blade is full tang (the same piece of steel runs all the way through the handle allowing the manufacturer to adjust the balance by the thickness of steel in the handle)and is pretty nicely balanced. The Far East is making some darn good cooking utensils which means that serious home cooks on a budget can finally own very good equipment without the need for a second mortgage. I sharpen ALL new knives...even $200 ones. Once sharpened, this knife has turned out to be a good one. If you are itching for a Santoku, this is a good one. After you sharpen it.

I decided to buy a Santoku knife after noticing that all my favorite Food Network chefs (Barefoot Contessa & Giada De Laurentiis, Rachael Ray)were using them. This knife was a great buy for the money! It's beautifully crafted, solid and is perfect for mincing vegetables.

This item can be purchased at the local Wal-Mart for less. While you are shopping, you might want to also buy a knife sharpener, because you will need one. It would not cut tomatoes without extreme care. I did not contact the seller - -what can they do except send me another dull knife. I sharpened it myself and now it is a good knife, but the "grooves" in the blade that are supposed to keep cut slices from sticking do not do their job. It is no different than a knife without the grooves. It is very well balanced and heavy enough to cut anything in the kitchen. The handle and finger guard are excellant.

I sharpened this knife on my Tormek and it took a very nice edge. It was so sharp that it took a third of my finger nail clean off...still growing it back. I bought it because it was a cheap way to obtain this style of knife and it seems to work fine. Start with this knife before spending hundreds of dollars on a "real" Santoku. This may be all you need.

It seems to be a very good knife but its no a sharpest one.

In general, I like the Centurion line of knives. I own an 8" chef, 8" slicer, 5" utility and 3.5" parer. I use them daily and am very satisfied. They're attractive, well-balanced, sharp, and hold their edge well.

However, their Santoku knife wasn't nearly as sharp out of the box and, despite considerable effort, I couldn't get it sharp enough to suit me. I ended up giving it away. I use my chefs knife for my heavy chopping and prep work. It does a fine job.

This knife was all I had hoped and more!!!

I would definitely recommend it to anyone especially if you spend any

time in the kitchen.

The low price was nice, but the knife wasn't worth what I paid. It arrived dull and I have not been able to make it sharp. Never had this problem with more expensive knives from Henckels or Caphalon.