Shun Classic Granton Santoku 18cmThe Shun Classic Granton Santoku Knife is a traditional Japanese styled, all purpose knife. The granton (or scalloped) blade eases cutting and helps separate food from the blade. A santoku is a Japanese all purpose kitchen knife. Like a chefs knife, the santoku is used for just about every cutting job in the kitchen. The name means three virtues" and may refer to the three types of foods it works well withvegetables, proteins, and fruit. Hollow ground

That's one of the reasons Shun makes so many different types of kitchen knives

and for beveling vegetables

Set includes a non-slip lid that can also be used as a container

Hollow-ground indentations on the blade help reduce friction so the blade glides through the food more easily

try the Shun Classic 15cm Chefs Knife

The right steak knife can make a good steak taste even better

The Shun Classic Nakiri is a traditional Japanese vegetable knife

The Imayo petty knife is a cross between a paring knife and small utility

To complete the set

If you do not need to fix small blade parts such as the tip

or other smaller vegetables

Mushroom roots