Wusthof Santoku

i have the wustof culinar set ,its a bit pricey but if you use it every day its well worth it, I've enjoyed my set, but if you really want to buy one don't buy it online without holding in ur hand first that way you can see if the weight is right and you like the grip

Most here would ask you would want a santoku. If you have good knife skills you likely won't find santokus of sufficient productivity.,

They are generally too short for efficient knife work.

For the cost of a quality Wusthof Santoku you can probably do better with other Japanese brands if you must have a santoku.It's not that there's anything wrong with the Wusthof, but you can get more refinements than Wusthof offers for the price. 

The Santoku I had was a Dexter Russell. Nothing wrong with it per se, but it just wasn't as useful for general tasks as it turned out. I do think it makes a good cheese knife.

+ 1 with Phatch.

A santoku is a decent alternative to a chef's knife for many people.  While it's not the type of knife which works best for me, you seem to have decided that it's the knife you want to buy. And, why not?

Wusthof does make quality knives, but unless an extremely high level of fit and finish and a prestige label are priorities, there are as good knives for substantially less money, and substantially better knives for the same money.  Because of that, it's hard to recommend Wusthof.

Let me make it clear that I'm not saying Wusthof is a bad choice.  Too many people have made too many great cuts and cooked too many great meals with Wusthof for that to be true.  It is only in the realm which includes other very good choices where Wusthof suffers; and then, only by comparison.

No matter how good, how expensive, and how sharp out of the box, all knives dull eventually.  More than anything else, knives come down to how they'll respond to your sharpening methods.  That obviously begs a question.

We should also examine whether you really want or need to choose from the high-end of "German" type knives, or whether something less expensive (Forschner or Meridian, for instance) or Japanese (MAC, e.g.) would suit you better.  Even if you were to choose among the substantially similar high-end Germans, Messermeister, by way of one example could be better.  It depends which qualities you value most.

Not only is there no single best knife, there's no single best knife for you.  The idea is to limit the world of choices to very good ones -- so you don't waste time or money.  A well informed knife purchase requires a sort of dialogue with yourself.  The more you tell us about yourself, the more quickly it will happen.

So, here are a few questions to get us started:  . 

• How are you planning to sharpen and maintain?
• Will you sharpen yourself, or have someone else do it for you?
• How much money are you willing to invest in sharpening?
• What kind of cutting board do you use?  (I.e., hardwood, bamboo, plastic, or something else.)  And, what size is it?
• How would you describe your knife skills?
• Do you do, or aspire to do, much fine cutting like julienne and brunoise?
• What other types of knives will you use?
• Do you see this purchase as "lifetime knife" or something which only needs to be practical for a few years?
• What's your price limit for this particular knife?
• Is a name brand important to you?  Good reviews?  Good guaranty?
• Are you comfortable buying a knife off the internet? 
• How about buying a knife you cannot find at a local store to see if the handle is comfortable?

BDL

I actually prefer the Santuko when mincing herbs.

But would I buy one just for that reason? No way. A regular chef's knife is the best tool for most kitchen tasks.

i have a 5" wusthoff santoku and it is a great knife. the thing is, i don't really ever use it. i have to remind myself to pull it out when i'm doing some veg prep, which it's great for. i keep it sharp as hell and it does a great job. if you're looking for a general purpose knife i would stick with buying a great chef's knife. if you have money to burn and want a santoku for the sake of having a santoku, i say go for it. they are fun knives.....

No, it's a terrible price. And now I know why this is all so familiar. it's because you've spammed that site around cheftalk previously and the mods have deleted the links.

So, if you're serious about the shopping for a knife let us know. But stop the spamming or be banned.

Sorry.  If you were seriously considering purchasing a knife you would have at least responded to the knife posts, including mine.  Instead you spammed, got caught, and reacted to that only.

You can link through to Amazon and get a Wusthof Classic 7" Santoku for 25% less ... plus the vendor throws in a free bamboo cutting board.

BDL

wustof is a great brand but i recommend mercer cultery. it has a great weight and a  comfortable handle and amazing blade for a $15 knife . i think mercer makes a quality but super cheap knifw