F. Dick Red Spirit 7-inch Granton Edge Santoku

Starchy potatoes and carrots stick to a flat blade, and the granton edge on this 7-inch Red Spirit santoku keeps them sliding off. The thin blade competes well with Japanese-made santoku for clean, quick vegetable prep.

A santoku works with a straight push or forward slice, and its flat edge keeps full contact with the board for even slices. The round handle is easy to maneuver, and blade and handle balance well, which makes long prep sessions comfortable. The hollows put air between steel and food, so each slice falls away.

The flat face also lifts sliced vegetables to the pan, and the short tip trims the ends from green beans and scallions.

A pink version is the Pink Spirit 7-inch santoku. For a rocking cut, the Red Spirit 8.5-inch chef’s knife is the counterpart, and a forged granton santoku is the 1905 7-inch granton edge santoku. See our knife shapes guide for santoku.