Henckels Twin Gourmet 7-Inch Santoku Knife

by Henckels

Product Features

• Stamped, high-carbon stainless-steel blade
• Laser-controlled edge; Friodur ice-hardened blade for strength
• Single piece of metal for durability
• Triple-riveted full tang; traditional polypropylene handle
• Lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 12.2 x 6.5 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007BKRT
• Item model number: 31647-183
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,096 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Many chefs are choosing the santoku over the chef’s knife as their primary chopping knife. Traditionally used by Japanese chefs, the santoku chops and slices with a straight rather than a rocking motion and offers the benefits of a cleaver with the manageability of a lighter knife. As part of Henckels’s Gourmet series of knives, this santoku has a stamped, high-carbon stainless-steel blade that is laser-sharpened for a longer-lasting edge and put through the Friodur ice-hardening process for additional strength. From blade tip to tang, the knife is composed of a single piece of metal for sturdiness and is tightly secured to the hygienic polypropylene handle with three rivets. Henckels Gourmet knives are covered under a lifetime warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

81 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Handle is in pieces, December 6, 2003

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B. Holmes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Henckels Twin Gourmet 7-Inch Santoku Knife (Kitchen)

Henkles, Wusthoff ect all have different ranges of knives ranging from so-so to excellent. Well these are the so-so ones. If you are a weekend cook, these would be fine but if your in the kitchen daily and want a quality knife that you would use often for many types of food, get a better high-carbon, FORGED one from any company.

I have this exact model and after less than a year of hand washing, I noticed a crack in the handle. Now it's almost falling off. I only use it as a back-up.

It's too light for harder foods like carrots and requires a lot more effort to cut anything requiring force to cut. Even after it's sharpened I find it awkward chopping larger, harder foods. It just doesn't have the weight, even if it was a chef's knife which is honestly probably more of the functions I use it for. It's about the same weight as a cheaper bread knife. For the types of cuts this knife is supposed to be designed for, it's just too light to be effective. It's just too hard (and too dangerous) to make good chopping cuts with such a light knife.

Spend the extra $5-$10 to get a forged knife from any company, Henkels or not.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great 2nd or 3rd knife, July 31, 2004

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J. Chiang "jayci" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Henckels Twin Gourmet 7-Inch Santoku Knife (Kitchen)

I like this knife, I really do. However, for it to be truly functional as a santoku knife, it has to have a scalloped edge so that your food doesn't stick to the blade. The handle also is really light and doesn't have the same heft or balance as, say, the Henckels 5 star series would have. The small grip is somewhat uncomfortable for people with larger hands and it doesn't have any texture so it is difficult to use if hands are a bit wet. This is the first knife I grab for slicing up meat and the fact that it keeps a razor sharp edge is nice. However, if you were to own one knife in your kitchen, I would not recommend this.

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good all purpose kitchen knife, September 8, 2003

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Tempuraki (Forest Hills, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Henckels Twin Gourmet 7-Inch Santoku Knife (Kitchen)

This knife is great, it's light weight, sharp, and it has all the good things you expect from a Henckels knife. It's also affordable for household kitchens.

it's easier to handle than a cleaver, which was what i used before this (I am from a Chinese family, we use cleavers for everything), but I do have one gripe, the blade is not big like a cleaver, so when i am slicing carrots into thin strings, sometimes my knuckles run into the cutting board. it will take some getting used to.