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post #16 of 22
12/23/08 at 12:26am
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Originally Posted by mikeman View Post
This year for christmas I bought my dad some Global knives,it was a set of 3.he set was suppose to include a santoku,but came with a regular chef knife instead.Should I just give him the set with the regular or are santoku better?

Chef for sure.
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post #17 of 22
12/23/08 at 12:28am
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Originally Posted by King Francis View Post
No sir, it is a magurokiri. I don't see what's so strange about using an 800mm blade to mince onions.

That juts looks really ineffecient and quite ineffective.
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post #18 of 22
12/23/08 at 12:32am
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Originally Posted by SField View Post
That juts [sic] looks really ineffecient and quite ineffective.

It's very effective at the task for which its name ("tuna cutter") suits it: stripping flesh from the spine of 400-pound tuna with its flexible blade. I was joking about using it like a chef's knife, as I thought would be obvious from the ridiculous proportions of the implement.
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post #19 of 22
12/23/08 at 12:39am
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Originally Posted by tiecollector View Post
Because Rachael Ray made it fashionable and celebrity chefs use whatever their sponsors tell them to.
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post #20 of 22
12/23/08 at 12:52am
The chef knife for a gift would be better, but I doubt most people would even care about the differences.

I personally use a santoku most of the time though (img below). I find it more comfortable to use and easier to handle.

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post #21 of 22
12/23/08 at 1:09am
It's all about what you're used to using. A chef's knife feels awkward in my hand because I learned with a santoku.
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post #22 of 22
12/25/08 at 8:32pm
Don't know if these are super great prices or not but there are some Shun knives at Amazon at 50-60% off... http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=12301783...Cp%5F8%3A51-70
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