Is the Santou the best knife for slicing vegetables?

I'm looking for a high quality precision vegetable knife. I thought that a single edge knife would be preferred but did not see one. Would the Santou be the best knife for this purpose? I noticed the'Artisan' does have the more extreme 9-12 degree edge.-668999

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Is the Santou the best knife for slicing vegetables?

I'm looking for a high quality precision vegetable knife. I thought that a single edge knife would be preferred but did not see one. Would the Santou be the best knife for this purpose? I noticed the'Artisan' does have the more extreme 9-12 degree edge.

Hoosierchef Hoosierchef · Accepted Answer

Hello Fungo,I believe you are referring to a Santoku style knife which translates to ""Three Virtues"" in Japanese and to properly answer your question, in my opinion, I believe not. A Nakiri style vegetable knife would serve better use to you for slicing a lot of vegetables as the knife is designed to slice up and down instead of a rocking motion. The Santoku although good for multi use I believe the Nakiri to provide a more precise use for this application. Hope I have helped you

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