J A Henckels Professional "S" Hollow Santoku Knife 7"
by J A Henckels
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Manufacturer: J A HenckelsBrand: Henckels
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- J A Henckels Professional "S" Hollow Santoku Knife 7"
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of J A Henckels Professional "S" Hollow Santoku Knife 7"
Customer Review: I love this knife
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
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