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The Shotoh is a small knife, ideal for cutting, peeling and garnishing fruit and vegetables. After the Santoku, the Shotoh is the best selling blade shape in Japan.
Santoku is the best-selling shape of blade in Japan and translates as "Three Virtues". The name relates to the versatility of this blade shape, for instance for vegetables, meat or fish.
Yanagiba means "willow leaf blade". The knife is particularly suitable for cutting raw fish fillets into thin slices (sashimi) and is often referred to as a sashimi knife. The Yanagiba can also be used to trim fillets of meat.
Kiritsuke literally means "slit open". This blade shape is an all-rounder in Japanese cuisine and is widely used for the preparation of sashimi and the fine slicing of vegetables.