"Ken" > wrote in message
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> Everyone,
>
> Just for curiosity's sake: What is considered the proper technique
> for chopping veggies with a santoku knife? Is it the same as the
> usual rocking motion with a conventional chef's knife? Or because the
> blade is almost straight, do you lift the entire knife up and down to
> chop?
>
> TIA,
>
> Ken
>
>
I avoid the Santoku knife for chopping, and reach for the 8" chef's knive.
It has the right amount of curve to balance the sawing and the chopping. The
Santoku is nice for slicing, though I really haven't gotten used to it.

Kent