Best santoku well under $100 period. Cooks illustrated top pick.

pros: very thin blade,well balanced & light,sharp,comfortable handle (if you pinch the knife even better compared to pro-line)

cons: feels overly delicate,straight blade or less curve is not liked by everyone,sides have an unpolished strip (unattractive),pakkawood handle

Recently bought along with MAC black ceramic honing rod to keep it sharp. Both very high quality and perform beyond expectations. Smooth,precise cuts for fruits and vegetables. Excellent knife. Bonus - both come in presentation quality boxes.

Decided to buy this based on recommendation from Cooks Illustrated. I’ve been using the knife for several weeks and absolutely love it! It is extremely sharp and makes quick work of chopping jobs. I plan to add this to my gift list for those who have everything.

This knife is light,sharp,and well priced. Best of all,it stays sharp for months! Great for doing everyday chopping,but I would not use this knife to cut anything through very dense things.

Love the knife. Fast shipping. Would order again from company.

Awesome knife. Very sharp.

I just purchased this knife a month ago and it is one of the best I have ever used. It is very light and the handle fits well for someone with small hands.

I love this knife! My husband broke my first one cutting a dog bone,so he had to pay for a new one.

My favorite for slicing veggies!!

This was a knife that saw many hours in a commercial kitchen,outperforming its peers & being rated as the best knife in our kitchen. As an all around,suitable for most tasks,knife to be relied on,this one goes the distance. Well worth the money at full price. This is a knife that I would give as a gift to someone just starting to build their kitchen.

This has become my favorite knife to have at work!! It is an all around workhorse that everyone loves to borrow. For a knife to handle most tasks you can’t go wrong-well worth the money!

I loved my Mac Santoku until I broke a .5 cm piece of it cutting a frozen stem of a matsutake mushroom. I know the company says don’t cut frozen vegetables,but c’mon,a mushroom. Now I need another knife and will not buy the same Mac...too wimpy