About the Shape - This is also a multi purpose knife, but with a slight vegetable bias. Santoku means 'Three Virtues' or 'To solve Three Problems'. The virtues or problems are slicing, dicing and mincing. Santoku is usually found in 160mm - 190mm lengths. These are more and more popular in Western kitchens due to the unique shape and smaller easy to handle size.

About Hatsukokoro Hayabusa - This unique line of knives is made by a number of talented knife makers, including San-Etsu hamono in Seki. The HAP40 line is simple, slick and just works like a charm. HAP40 high speed powder steel, which can attain a Rockwell Hardness of 67+. In layman’s terms, it’s insanely hard steel that gets wicked sharp and holds an edge like nothing else.