Master Your Santoku - Knife Skills for Beginners

The santoku, a smaller multipurpose-style chef's knife, is one of the most popular shapes out there for Japanese knives. This week, ex-chef Mike is here to show you how to use it like a pro!
Knives Mike uses in this video:
Haruyuki Nishiki Santoku 165mm
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Ryusen Blazen Santoku (Bunka) 180mm
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Nigara AS/S Tsuchime Bunka 180mm
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Holding your knife
2:06 Slicing and dicing a carrot
4:45 Dicing an onion
7:04 Slicing an onion for caramelization
8:56 Slicing mushrooms
9:57 Evenly chunking mushrooms
10:47 Breaking down cauliflower
13:07 Peeling a melon/squash
15:41 Cutting big things
17:05 Cutting meat with a santoku
19:05 Good luck, bye!
19:25 YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
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