My dad just retired and is starting to step up his cooking. I'd like to buy him a nice santoku knife as a gift. My budget is $100. Does /ck care to offer a recommendation?
>>7397320
>santoku
He'll resent you for the rest of his life, if he doesn't already.
>>7397320
Unless your father is an aging weeaboo, just get him a normal chef knife.
>>7397354
This. Maybe also a good pairing knife and a cheap Chinese cleaver for shits and giggles. There's no reason to own a santoku.
i use a santoku cause i feel that i have more control than a chefs knife
http://umamimart.com/collections/kitchen-knives-and-utensils/products/mac-santoku-knife
>>7397561
just get one of those cheap five/ten dollar ones at the asian market
>>7397561
If he has a chef's knife already I'll stand by my suggestions of a good pairing knife and a Chinese cleaver. Both useful in the few situations where a chef's knife isn't. A santoku has so much overlap with a chef's knife that most folks will use either one or the other if they own both, and more often than not the chef's knife wins out.
>pic related
If my son bought me this I would consider being less disappointed in him
>>7397561
A santoku is basically a Japanese chef's knife. If he doesn't need a chef's knife, he doesn't need a santoku.
Get him a fileting or carving knife.
>>7397320
>santoku
dumb weeb
