MAD SHARK 8" Santoku Kitchen Chef Knife, Forged German High Carbon Steel

Name: MAD SHARK 8" Santoku Kitchen Chef Knife, Forged German High Carbon Steel
Brand: MAD SHARK
SKU: B07WYC86MC
Price: 29.99 USD
Availability: InStock
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This is the forged sibling of our chef knife, shaped the Japanese way. The 53-millimeter blade height gives your knuckles real clearance over the board, and the wide flat face doubles as a scoop that carries diced onion straight to the pan. The steel is the same German EN1.4116 we trust across the line, ground here to a 14-to-16-degree edge.

Spec plate

Pattern: 8-inch santoku
Steel: Forged German EN1.4116 high-carbon
Blade height: 53 mm at the heel
Edge: 14-16 degrees per side
Construction: Full tang, textured contoured grip

Anatomy of the tool

Blade

Tall, flat and food-shedding

The extra height reduces friction against dense vegetables and keeps slices from riding up the face. Cabbage, sweet potato and melon come apart in clean sheets.

Edge

A working Japanese-style grind

At 14-16 degrees per side the edge is fine enough for paper-thin cucumber but forgiving enough to survive daily board contact without chipping.

Handle

Contours that follow the hand

The textured grip is shaped to lock into any hand size, and the curves track natural wrist movement, so a big batch-prep session ends without finger fatigue.

In Use

The up-and-down specialist

A santoku wants a straight chop rather than a rock. Once that motion clicks, salmon, turkey and pork shoulder all fall to the same short, efficient stroke.

From the sharpening bench

Use the flat of this blade as a bench scraper substitute: cut, then tilt and sweep. You will keep the edge off the board a little longer and your prep bowls fill faster.