CSN Stores recently sent the Damsel a Henckels Santoku kitchen knife and asked her to review it.
CSN is pretty amazing. They sell nearly everything, from table lamps to toys to furniture to purses. The Damsel was excited to try the knife, because she’d heard people say cooking with a good knife is dreamy.
The Damsel thought she had some okay knives. Then she tried this one, and now she knows the bitter truth. Her old knives are pretty much garbage. But now the shackles have fallen, and the Damsel walks in the light. A good Santoku knife really is dreamy, just like the legends say.
A Santoku knife looks like this. You can use it to cut meat, fish, vegetables, fruit…pretty much anything. See the little dimples along the blade? Those help the food slide off the knife.
Here Sprog #6 demonstrates one of the Damsel’s favorite things about this knife. The handle and blade are designed so that when you chop, your knuckles are raised–they don’t touch/whack the counter.
They say it has a hollow edge, which helps you cut thinly. The Damsel doesn’t know why hollowness makes that easier, but she loves that all of a sudden, she can cut stuff paper thin. This makes her feel fancy.
And of course, the best thing about this knife is that it is SHARP. Very sharp. What a knife ought to be.
The Damsel gives you permission to put a good knife on your wish list. It’s a kitchen basic, and that’s what Old School is all about.
Here’s a direct link to the knife: Henckels 7″ Santoku Knife
