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Mac Superior Knives
Robust Build, Lasting Sharpness
The MAC Superior Series is an evolution of the Original line, engineered specifically for cooks who prefer a more substantial and durable knife. Its defining features are a thicker blade, measuring 2.0-2.5mm, and a larger, heavier handle for a more comfortable and secure grip.
Crafted from MAC's signature high-carbon Molybdenum Vanadium steel, these knives benefit from the brand's advanced heat treatment, including a sub-zero tempering process that ensures excellent edge retention and hardness. While sharing the same steel and renowned sharpness as other MAC lines, the Superior Series provides added weight and strength, making it exceptionally resilient for demanding, high-volume kitchen tasks.
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MAC Superior 4-inch Santoku Paring Knife
The SK-40 is a small santoku: a 4-inch blade with a flat edge, a rounded nose and enough height to keep the knuckles off the board. It does the work of a parer for cooks who prefer to cut small items on the board rather than in the hand.The flat edge suits push cuts and fine chopping, so it minces garlic and cuts strawberries or cherry tomatoes neatly. The extra height also lets you scoop food off the board on the side of the blade. Because the tip is blunt, it is not the knife for coring or scoring; a pointed parer such as the HB-40 is better for those.The SK-40 is paired with the 6.5-inch santoku in the Superior santoku set, and with the Professional santoku in the MAC 2-piece santoku set. Our guide to knife shapes explains the santoku shape. Learn More$47.95 -
MAC Superior 5-inch Paring and Utility Knife
The MAC Superior Series 5-inch knife is a cross between a paring and a utility knife. Small and nimble enough to be used for traditional paring tasks, this blade has sufficient length to function as a utility knife. This knife has an up-swept handle, which creates room between your knuckles and the cutting board and is particularly helpful when slicing, chopping and dicing.The duality of this design adds tremendous function to this knife, making it a great choice for minimalists who would like to keep as few knives on hand as possible. The firmer Superior blade holds its line through the skin of a tomato or the rind of a lime.For a smaller parer, see the Original PK-40 or the Superior SK-40. For a longer Superior utility knife, the 7-inch SA-70. Our guide to kitchen knife shapes covers the small knives. Learn More$52.95 -
MAC Superior 6.5-inch Santoku
The santoku is the Japanese all-purpose knife: a flat edge for push cuts and chopping, a rounded nose, and a tall blade that keeps the knuckles off the board. The MAC SK-65 is a 6.5-inch santoku in the Superior Series, for cooks who prefer a shorter blade.The MAC Superior Santoku has a thick spine that tapers to a very thin edge, which glides through food with ease. Its large, ergonomically shaped handle feels extremely comfortable in the hand, and a sand-blasted strip runs along the edge of the blade to reduce surface tension and prevent sticking. This knife is a fantastic addition to any collection, and was voted “Favorite Knife” by Food & Wine.It suits cooks who chop more than they rock. Onions, cabbage, carrots and boneless chicken fall to straight down-and-forward cuts, and the height lets you scoop the prep off the board. At 6.5 inches it is shorter than an 8-inch chef’s knife and easier to control on a small board.The Professional MSK-65 adds a bolster and dimples. The SK-65 is paired with a small santoku in the Superior santoku set. Browse the Superior Series, or see our guide to kitchen knife shapes. Learn More$84.95 -
MAC Superior 7-inch Utility and Chef’s Knife
Updated from the Original Series, the Superior Series has larger handles and thicker blades for more weight and strength. The SA-70 is a 7-inch utility knife built on that pattern, long enough to work as a compact chef’s knife and small enough to use as a slicer for meat, fruit and vegetables. It can also be used as a steak knife.The firmer blade holds its line through firm produce such as apples and fennel, and the larger handle suits cooks who find the Original Series handles small. It keeps the rounded tip of the Original Series.MAC’s own collection lists it with its chef’s knives. It is paired with a parer in the Superior 2-piece set. For a longer Superior knife, see the SA-80; browse the full Superior Series. Our guide to knife shapes explains utility knives. Learn More$94.95 -
MAC Superior 8-inch Utility and Chef’s Knife
The Mac Superior 8-inch utility knife has a rounded tip, with a hole punched in the blade. An all-purpose knife, it can be used on meat, fish, poultry, vegetables and fruit to dice, chop, slice, cut and mince.At 8 inches it does the work of a chef’s knife, with the firmer blade and larger handle of the Superior Series. It is a good fit for a cook who wants an all-round knife with a safer rounded tip, for instance in a teaching kitchen or a household with several cooks.The SA-70 is the shorter version. For a pointed chef’s knife of the same length, compare the Chef Series BK-80. Our Kitchen Knife Shapes guide describes how the two shapes differ. Learn More$99.95 -
MAC Superior 8.5-inch Fillet Knife
The Mac Superior 8.5-inch Fillet Knife has a long, narrow blade that is slightly flexible, giving you more control when cutting meat or fish. Due to its size and shape, it works as a fillet knife or a carving knife.The extra length over the FK-70 suits larger fish such as salmon and striped bass, and the blade can follow the backbone in one pass. The slight flex also helps when removing skin, and at the table it slices a roast or a ham.For a firmer, straight blade, compare the BNS-80. Browse the Superior Series, or see our guide to knife shapes. Learn More$104.95 -
MAC Superior 6.5-inch Vegetable Cleaver
A tall, thin blade lets you chop vegetables with a straight downward stroke and carry them to the pan on its face. The MAC SD-65 is a 6.5-inch vegetable cleaver in the Superior Series, good for chopping, mincing and slicing vegetables and fruit.Its height gives full knuckle clearance, and the gently rounded edge allows a short rocking motion for herbs and garlic. The SD-65 is a vegetable knife: the blade is thin and is not meant for bone.For a flat-edged vegetable knife, compare the nakiri JU-65 and the Professional MJU-65. Our guide to knife shapes explains vegetable cleavers and nakiri. Learn More$114.95 -
MAC Superior 2-Piece Santoku Set
Cooks who prefer the santoku shape can have it in two sizes with this Superior set. Tackle mincing, dicing, chopping and slicing with the 6.5-inch santoku, and small, delicate work with the 4-inch santoku paring knife.Both blades have the flat edge, rounded nose and tall profile of the santoku, so the cutting motion is the same at either size: straight push cuts and chopping rather than rocking. The small knife takes the place of a parer for work on the board.For the same pairing with a dimpled, bolstered main knife, see the MAC 2-piece santoku set. Our guide to kitchen knife shapes explains the santoku. Learn More$124.95 -
MAC Superior 2-Piece Knife Set
The Superior 2-piece set pairs a 7-inch all-purpose knife with a 5-inch parer, both with the firmer blades and larger handles of the Superior Series. It suits a cook with larger hands who wants a compact pair for daily cooking.The SA-70 utility and chef’s knife slices meat, dices vegetables and doubles as a compact chef’s knife; the SP-50 paring and utility knife handles peeling and small cuts on the board. Both keep the rounded tip of the Original design.For a santoku pair, see the Superior santoku set. Browse the Superior Series, or see our Kitchen Knife Shapes guide. Learn More$139.95 -
MAC Professional and Superior 2-Piece Santoku Set
This set combines the dimpled Professional 6.5-inch santoku with the Superior 4-inch santoku paring knife, giving a santoku cook a main knife with a bolster and a small knife for the board.The larger knife chops vegetables, slices boneless meat and releases sticky food from its dimpled face, while the small santoku handles shallots, garlic and strawberries. Both use MAC’s sub-zero tempered Superior steel.For a lighter pair without the bolster, see the Superior santoku set. Our Kitchen Knife Shapes guide compares the santoku with the chef’s knife. Learn More$179.95
