Lifestyle

Santoku VS. Chef’s Knife – Sort of Answering Which is “Better” + An Awesome Giveaway

April 30, 2014

We believe we should all love where we live.

We’re a couple of homebodies, working to uncover the home our home wants to be. And we’re so happy to have you here. 

Portfolio

Projects

Design

We're Chris + Julia

read more

What we're                   right now

Loving

browse the shop

Befores, afters, mood boards, plans, failures, wins. We’ve done a lot of projects, and they’re all here. 

We have a long-standing relationship with DIY, and love rolling our sleeves up and making it happen. 

Even when you don’t want to rip down a wall, you can make that space in your home better. Right now.

browse all

browse all

browse all

02

01

03

Popular Posts

1.

2.

3.

Top Categories

Ok, so the title of this post is misleading. I’m not going to answer the question of “which knife is better,” because there really isn’t an answer. Even still, I’m asked this question quite often, so I felt like I should address it here.

I’ll start off by saying, neither one is better than the other. Most professional chefs have both, and use them at different times. And when it comes down to it, they’re both knives that cut stuff. So it’s not so much what does one do that the other doesn’t, but how is each designed to cut, and which would be most comfortable for you? Video time (pardon the dots on the video – time for a new camera methinks).

That’s really all there is to it. At least in terms of what’s important. Sure, we could go into the history of each knife design and blah blah blah, and while interesting to some of us, it really doesn’t help you in your kitchen. But you know what will? Your choice of one of these beautiful knives.

Win the WÜSTHOF Precision Knife of Your Choice

 

The Wüsthof Precision line has both the quality you expect from Wüsthof, and a gorgeous design. Exclusive to Williams-Sonoma, the balance is meticulous and the blade is forged from a single piece of high-carbon stainless steel. One lucky winner will receive their choice of a 5 or 7 inch Santoku Knife, or a 6 or 8 inch Chef’s Knife (up to a $150 value). Contest ends midnight, Monday the 5th of May, so use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter and good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

What do you think?

  1. Kerri @ Building a Charmed Life says:

    my chef’s knife is my meat go too… but my santoku i used for just about everything else! nothing like a good set of knives.

    • Chris says:

      I’m such a cutlery nerd, but I can’t help it. Having used pretty crappy knives in my past, I don’t ever want to go back. A lot of people don’t realize how much of a difference it makes, until I let them use mine. Then they can’t stop thinking about it until they get their own. :)

  2. Michelle | Birds of Berwick says:

    I love my Santoku knife! I choose it over my Chef’s knife for almost everything except meat, just because I find it more comfortable for me. Great giveaway! Everyone needs a good knife in the kitchen!

  3. Kinder says:

    A good knife is so important!

all the latest

We believe we should all love where we live.

We’re a couple of homebodies, working to uncover the home our home wants to be. And we’re so happy to have you here. 

HI! We're Chris + Julia

read more

Load More

Reader Faves

SHop all

What We're                     Right Now

What We're                 Right Now

Looking for our favorite things? A place to shop our home room by room, or just catch up on what Julia's wearing / loving right now? Browse the CLJ shop. 

Loving

looking for inspiration? 

A reader recently asked me if I’m starting to fully embrace traditional style and whether we still consider our house to be a “modern Colonial” and why. It was a really great question and so timely — I had really just been thinking about my approach to this home and how my style has changed […]

Can We Send You Our Love Letter?

Another way for us to stay in touch! Joining our weekly newsletter gives you access to exclusive content, never-before-seen photos, your questions answered, and our favorite DIYs. Sign up below!

Follow Along on Instagram

Welcome to our online community where we've posted home, DIY, style, renovations, and family since '09. Renovating our #cljmoderncottage in Idaho and headed for new adventures in Raleigh, NC. #cljfam #cljtransformations

@chrislovesjulia