A classic chef’s knife is a kitchen staple, but no home cook’s cutlery collection is truly complete without a santoku knife. A culinary workhorse with roots in Japan, the santoku knife has a shorter, ...

Sharon Lockley has over 20 years of experience as an editor and writer and has been contributing to Food & Wine since 2019. I use a sharp chef’s knife every day to slice, chop, and dice ingredients.