The Santoku knife is a great alternative to a Chef’s Knife. This blade style is ideal for cutting, chopping and mincing vegetables, garlic, shallots, and much more. The Santoku knife blade has a straighter edge than a chef's knife, and has a blunted sheepsfoot-tip blade with a thinner spine. It can easily slice thin-boned and boneless meats, fish and vegetables. This Global GS-57 is part of Global's GS series of small and medium sized knives. Product FeaturesMade of hollow handles which are then filled with sand to achieve the desired weight and deliver the perfect balancePerfectly balanced to provide optimal controlErgonomic, stainless steel hygienic handles with signature dimple pattern offer a comfortable, slip-resistant gripLifetime warranty against manufacturing defects