J A Henckels Professional "S" Hollow Santoku Knife 7"

by Henckels

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• J A Henckels Professional "S" Hollow Santoku Knife 7"

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000632SS
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,221 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

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J A Henckels Professional "S" Hollow Santoku Knife 7"

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Converted non-believer right here!, December 14, 2006

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Bidnezz (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: J A Henckels Professional "S" Hollow Santoku Knife 7"

My fiance insisted that we buy this knife after watching Giada DeLaurentis use it on her show. "Are you kidding me? We don't need a $100 knife." Now, I don't know how I could survive without it. It makes cooking so much easier and so much more fun. I had an average set of knives that I got for Christmas when I first started living on my own. I only use this knife now. I can't wait until we get married so we can request an entire set of nice knives. If you can spring for it, you should get this knife. Make sure you get the professional grade, and make sure it's hollow. It helps to keep food from sticking to the blade, and it makes the blade stronger (at least that's what my fiance insists). I'm not a chef, and I don't know anything about knives, except that I couldn't cook without this knife.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gift, May 1, 2011

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Deborah A. Abrams "ravenous reader" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: J A Henckels Professional "S" Hollow Santoku Knife 7"

I bought this knife as a gift for a wedding shower. I own one myself, and I love it. It works so well that I buy it for all kinds of gifts. Shower, wedding, or anniversary. It took me a long time to buy myself quality knives so to me giving a good knife that should last them for years is a gift I wish someone had given me. I am an avid cook and think anyone who needs a knife should definitely consider this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this knife, April 3, 2011

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Cornelius - See all my reviews

This review is from: J A Henckels Professional "S" Hollow Santoku Knife 7"

I have about seven Henckels Pro S knives, which I bought ala carte, and this was the last one I purchased. Initially I bought it for a rather silly reason. I saw a lot of people using Santokus on television. Then one day I was in my local restaurant supply store, had some extra money in my pocket, and they had this knife on sale. So I bought it. I took it home, tried it out, washed it, put it in my knife block, and there it sat. Though I had tested it a bit at the store, I discovered I didn't really like the heft or balance of it, compared to my Pro S chef's. I was used to a bolster and a much heavier blade.

But, I eventually started using it. At first I discovered with the Granton edge, (what they call "hollow," here) it was great for slicing cheese. Cheese usually stuck to the side of my chef's knife, necessitating my peeling it away. With this knife, at least as often as not it just fell to the cutting board, and when not it was much easier to dislodge. Then I started using it to cut up veggies. Pretty soon I found that my Santoku had replaced my chef's as my automatic go-to knife. I use it all the time now, and am quite happy I bought it.

I still love my chef's for certain things, but for fast, light work I don't know how I ever got by without my Santoku.

And for those of you who wonder about the quality of this particular Santoku, I have had no problems keeping it quite sharp by touching it up on the steel regularly. I can't use one of those clear flexible cutting sheets; my knives cut them to ribbons.

And regarding the handle shape, these traditional handles feel good in my hands. However, it is all in what you get used to, as long as the blades are of good quality, as evidenced by my initial dislike and my later love of this knife.