MAC brand Santoku knife #SK65

by Mac

Product Features

• Very populer MAC knife!
• All purpose, non staining blade
• 6 1/2" long blade, not too big and not too small!
• Razor sharp, you will fall in love with MAC brand knives!
• Recommended by Cook's Illustrated Magazine!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0006MM4RE
• Item model number: SK65
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,365 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #20 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Knives & Cutlery Accessories > Asian Knives > Santoku Knives

Product Description

MAC brand Santoku knife with it's popular all-purpose cutting shape. The blade on this Santoku knife is 6 1/2 inches long and 2mm thick for a lifetime of effortless slicing! MAC is the favorite brand of many of America's top Chefs!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Santuku, May 29, 2006

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Roger Sadowsky (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MAC brand Santoku knife #SK65

America's Test Kitchen rated this #1. I bought it even though I have the Shun knife which cost more than double what this knife does. Well, the Mac knife is amazing--it is hands down my favorite knife and I have many. Buy the Mac ceramic sharpening steel as well. This knife should not be sharpened with an electric knife sharpener.
Also, the blade is very thin so don't use it to try to cut off a wedge of Reggiano cheese---you can break the blade.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes chopping a breeze, January 2, 2009

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J. Seidman "Jim" (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MAC brand Santoku knife #SK65

For many years I did my chopping with a high-quality Henckels Twin chef's knife. I had received an Anolon Advanced 5-Inch Santoku as a gift, which was so bad that I dismissed the value of Santoku knives for a long time. Boy, I didn't know what I was missing! Santokus are incredible, as long as you buy the right one.

The MAC Santoku has an incredibly sharp and narrow blade. It requires so much less effort to cut up vegetables than a chef's knife. It also makes it much easier to hold an onion together while chopping, as you don't have a thick blade pushing the pieces apart. The MAC also holds its edge very well, and only requires occasional sharpening.

This isn't appropriate as an only knife. The thin blade means that it's really not useful for anything where the blade might get bent or hit something hard. It's not for jointing or boning poultry, cutting super-hard cheeses, getting chunks off of thick blocks of chocolate, etc. However, for chopping and slicing vegetables, this works so much better than a chef's knife to be well worth the money.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS!, November 28, 2006

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lse4477 (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MAC brand Santoku knife #SK65

I bought this knife after doing lots of research because I wanted one good knife that would do the job and would be built to last. After a recent trip home to my parents house, I realized I made the right choice. They have terrible knives. I will be buying them one of these for Christmas this year.

This knife is fabulous. It cuts well without needing any of my strenth to force it to do so, which I believe to be the true test of a good knife. You shouldn't have to force it to cut. It works well on everything! I can't imagine owning anything else.