The 17cm santoku knife features an ice-hardened, precision sharpened, thin, scalloped blade to reduce friction and help you to cut things more finely and precisely. Fully forged from high quality German stainless steel with a hand applied 15° edge for superior sharpness, and a classically shaped DuPont handle. All Professional kitchen knives are securely boxed. The new Robert Welch Professional kitchen knives are high performance knives designed for culinary excellence, whether in use by the keen home cook or professional chef. The precision sharpened Professional 17cm/7" santoku knife is an all purpose knife for slicing, dicing, chopping, and mincing. It can be used for meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, and herbs. The thin, scalloped blade reduces friction and helps to prevent food from sticking to the blade, allowing you to cut things more finely and precisely. Robert Welch Professional kitchen knives feature a classic handle shape for comfort in the hand and are perfectly weighted and balanced for control in the kitchen. Professional knives are slightly larger and heavier in the hand than our Signature knives. World Edge Geometry combined with ice hardened German stainless steel provide a harder more resilient blade with exceptional longer lasting sharpness. Dimensions: Blade Length: 170mm. Knife Length: 298mm. Weight: 221g. Please note: This product cannot be sold to any person under the age of 18.