Victorinox 7-inch Granton Blade Santoku Knife Wood Handle 6.8520.17

The Victorinox 7-inch Santoku Knife with a Wood Handle is a premium culinary tool engineered to integrate Japanese design precision with traditional European craftsmanship. While standard French chef knives utilize a pronounced curved belly for rocking cuts, this specialized Santoku features a flatter edge profile and a distinctive sheep's foot tip optimized for clean, vertical push-chopping. This structural layout makes it an indispensable all-rounder for high-volume kitchen prep, allowing culinary professionals and home enthusiasts alike to glide through delicate fruits, vegetables, and proteins without causing user fatigue.

Crafted from Victorinox’s signature high-carbon stainless steel, the stamped blade features a specialized fluted Granton edge. These hollow-ground oval indentations along the blade face create tiny air pockets between the steel and your ingredients, breaking vacuum suction during use. This design prevents wet, sticky, or starchy items—such as potatoes, onions, and raw fish—from clinging to the metal, ensuring fluid, uninterrupted slicing and thin, effortless cuts. The blade geometry provides excellent stability and ample knuckle clearance, allowing the knife to function as a highly efficient workstation essential.

The core distinction of this premium model is its upscale modified maple handle, which delivers an elegant aesthetic and an ergonomic natural texture. Historically marketed as rosewood, this high-quality wood is treated to enhance its durability while maintaining its comfortable, warm-in-the-hand feel. The contoured design provides excellent non-slip handling and optimal balance during extended food preparation sessions. At an agile weight, this Swiss-made knife turns demanding kitchen work into a series of fast, elegant movements, combining professional-grade utility with timeless style.

Key Benefits

• High-Carbon Stainless Steel Blade Plus Fluted Granton Edge: Features hollow scallops that break suction and reduce friction to keep food from sticking during rapid slicing.
• Japanese-Inspired Santoku Profile Plus Flat Belly Geometry: Optimized for vertical push-down chopping and mincing, providing a stable alternative to a standard rocking chef's knife.
• Modified Maple Wood Handle Plus Elegant Upscale Aesthetic: Features a high-quality natural wood construction that provides an ergonomic texture and excellent non-slip handling.
• Precision Swiss Engineering Plus Lightweight Balanced Design: Delivers an agile feel and excellent knuckle clearance for comfortable high-volume food preparation.

Designed for versatile food preparation, this 11.7-inch professional tool features a 7-inch Victorinox high-carbon stainless steel Santoku blade. The full-tang fixed blade is secured by a contoured, modified maple wood handle, providing a comfortable grip and an agile 3.6 oz weight for effortless dicing and mincing. This Swiss-made knife ships in bulk commercial packaging; please note that it is hand-wash recommended, and a sheath is not included. 

Choose the Victorinox 7-inch Granton Blade Santoku Knife with Wood Handle from SMKW and equip your kitchen with a tool built for professional-grade performance.