Available now in our shop: Solingen santoku knife from World of Knives
20.6.2025
Translation: machine translated
Santoku knives look elegant, are durable and can be easily resharpened. Knives "made in Solingen" are also subject to high quality standards.
Would you like to upgrade your kitchen with a santoku knife? Then you don't necessarily need to look to Japan. From World of Knives, we have now added a Santoku to our range.
The handle of the Santoku is made of olive wood, which, according to the manufacturer, comes from sustainable olive oil plantations in Spain. The knife is said to sit comfortably in the hand and be perfectly balanced.
The steel blade is 18 centimetres long. Thanks to a «special hardening process» and a «precise sharpening», it is said to be razor-sharp, according to the manufacturer. You can easily re-sharpen steel knives yourself if the blade becomes blunt. The Rockwell hardness is stated as 56. This puts the knife in the usual range of European-made Santoku knives, which are usually less hard and brittle than Japanese knives.
World of Knives states that «high-quality materials» should ensure a long service life.
Solingen as a sign of quality
The knife is manufactured in the German city of Solingen. The label «Solingen» emphasises the manufacturer's promise of quality: it is a designation of origin protected by the Solingen Ordinance. It stipulates that only cutlery, «which has been processed and finished in all essential manufacturing stages within the Solingen industrial area», may be labelled accordingly. They must also fulfil minimum quality standards.
The city of Solingen is considered the centre of knife and blade production. Even in the Middle Ages, Solingen swords were considered to be a hallmark of high-quality work. Solingen can therefore also call itself the «blade city».
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