Santoku is a cross between a cooking knife (gyuto) and a chopping knife (nakiri). The tip of the blade, which is directed downwards from the center of the knife, allows you to find a more stable support on the work surface and a larger cutting surface. Well suited for cutting and chopping meat, fish, vegetables and fruits. Santoku is a very popular utility knife in Japanese homes. Thanks to the wider blade, it is very convenient to use the santoku to lift chopped food from the cutting board to the pot.

With Mcusta Zanmai knives, the handle design and processing technology deserve special attention - the traditional Japanese knife WA handle shape, technologies and components have been further developed in many ways, and in terms of the quality of the final finish, Mcusta knives can be safely considered among the absolute best in the world.

Mcusta Zanmai Classic Pro Flame Damascus is made of 33-layer Damascus steel VG-10 (HRC 61). The blade has a beautiful damask pattern and the red boxwood handle is especially suitable for larger hands, it sits extremely comfortably in the hand. The multifunctional metal end of the handle is very suitable for crushing garlic cloves, for example.