Slicing, carving & bread
Huusk Japan Hand Forged Slicing Knife, 11.5"
- 11.5" blade
4.6 · 1,354 ratings
$28.99
01Chef, gyuto & santoku · 31 pieces
Huusk chef, gyuto and santoku
The blade that does most of the work: gyuto, santoku, nakiri, kiritsuke and the long slicers.
02What decides it
Eight inches, seven, or the flat edge of a santoku
The knife that does eighty per cent of the work on a board: gyuto, santoku, nakiri, kiritsuke and the slicing blades beside them.
If a kitchen only owns one good knife it should be this one. Eight inches covers almost everything a household board sees. Seven is easier in a small hand, and the ten- and twelve-inch slicers exist for brisket and roasts rather than for onions.
The names on this shelf are shapes, not grades. A gyuto has a curve you rock. A santoku has a flatter edge you push and a taller heel that clears the board. A nakiri is squared off for vegetables and nothing else. A kiritsuke is a gyuto with the tip taken off at an angle, for detail work. Damascus and VG-10 turn up here more than anywhere else in the range, because this is the shelf where a fine edge is the whole point.
Slicing, carving & bread
7 pieces
Slicing, carving & bread
Huusk Japanese High Carbon Steel Carving
- High carbon steel
4.5 · 54 ratings
$25.90
Slicing, carving & bread
Huusk Japanese Sourdough Bread Knife, 10", Silver
- 10" blade
- Handle: Silver
4.3 · 46 ratings
$31.99
Slicing, carving & bread
Huusk Japan Hand Forged Slicing Knife, 11.5", Black
- 11.5" blade
- Handle: Black
4 · 1 ratings
$39.33
Slicing, carving & bread
Huusk Japan Hand Forged Slicing Knife, 11.5", 2 pieces
- 11.5" blade
- 2 pieces · $19.46 each
$38.93
Slicing, carving & bread
Huusk Japan Hand Forged Slicing Knife, 12", Silver
- 12" blade
- Handle: Silver
$54.71
Slicing, carving & bread
Huusk Japanese Chef Knife
- Sold as one knife
$54.59
Huusk Carving and Slicing Knives: by blade length and colour
Chef knives
7 pieces
Chef knives
Huusk Japanese Chef Knife, Silver
- Sheath included
- Handle: Silver
4.6 · 1,354 ratings
$26.99
Chef knives
Huusk Japanese Stainless Chef Knife
- Stainless steel
- Sheath included
4.6 · 303 ratings
$21.23
Chef knives
Huusk Japanese Chef Knife, 8"
- 8" blade
- Stainless steel
4.6 · 303 ratings
$16.09
Chef knives
Huusk Japanese Chef Knife, 7"
- 7" blade
4.6 · 185 ratings
$19.99
Chef knives
Huusk Chef Knife Japanese, Black
- High carbon steel
- Handle: Black
4.8 · 29 ratings
$34.99
Chef knives
Huusk Chef Knife, 9"
- 9" blade
- High carbon steel
$50.26
Chef knives
Huusk Multi-function Chef Knife: Our Japan
- Sold as one knife
$54.50
Gyuto & kiritsuke
7 pieces
Gyuto & kiritsuke
Huusk Kiritsuke Chef Knife, 9"
- 9" blade
4.5 · 603 ratings
$17.02
Gyuto & kiritsuke
Huusk Gyuto Knife, 8"
- 8" blade
- High carbon steel
4.6 · 489 ratings
$24.49
Gyuto & kiritsuke
Huusk Chef Knife, 8", Black
- 8" blade
- Japanese steel
- Sheath included
4.6 · 218 ratings
$39.84
Gyuto & kiritsuke
Huusk Chef Knife, 8", Silver
- 8" blade
- Japanese steel
- Sheath included
4.6 · 218 ratings
$28.99
Gyuto & kiritsuke
Huusk Gyuto Chef Knife, 8", Black
- 8" blade
- VG-10 core
- Ebony grip
4.6 · 25 ratings
$39.99
Gyuto & kiritsuke
Huusk Kiritsuke Knife, 8", Black
- 8" blade
- VG-10 core
- Ebony grip
4.6 · 25 ratings
$36.09
Gyuto & kiritsuke
Huusk Japanese Gyuto Chef Knife, 8", Silver
- 8" blade
- Rosewood handle
- Handle: Silver
5 · 10 ratings
$29.99
Damascus chef knives
7 pieces
Damascus chef knives
Huusk Damascus Santoku Knife Japanese Knife, 7"
- 7" blade
- Damascus pattern steel
- Handle: Damascus
4.5 · 310 ratings
$27.99
Damascus chef knives
Huusk Damascus Chef Knife, 8", Silver
- 8" blade
- Damascus pattern steel
- Handle: Silver
4.6 · 218 ratings
$24.99
Damascus chef knives
Huusk Damascus Chef Knife, 7", Black
- 7" blade
- Damascus pattern steel
- Handle: Black
4.5 · 182 ratings
$59.99
Damascus chef knives
Huusk Damascus Nakiri Knife, 7", Black
- 7" blade
- Damascus pattern steel
- Handle: Black
4.5 · 182 ratings
$59.99
Damascus chef knives
Huusk Damascus Chef Knife, 8", Black
- 8" blade
- Damascus pattern steel
- Wood handle
4.7 · 33 ratings
$44.99
Damascus chef knives
Huusk Damascus Nakiri Knife, 7", Silver
- 7" blade
- Damascus pattern steel
- Handle: Silver
4.8 · 24 ratings
$44.99
Damascus chef knives
Huusk Damascus Chef Knife, 8"
- 8" blade
- Damascus pattern steel
- Handle: Damascus
4.8 · 24 ratings
$43.99
Santoku knives
3 pieces
Santoku knives
Huusk Japanese Chef Knife, 7", Silver
- 7" blade
- Handle: Silver
4.5 · 603 ratings
$29.99
Santoku knives
Huusk Japanese Santoku Knife, 7"
- 7" blade
4.6 · 303 ratings
$16.99
Santoku knives
Huusk Santoku Chef Knife, 8", Black
- 8" blade
- VG-10 core
- Ebony grip
4.6 · 25 ratings
$42.74
03Asked on this shelf
Huusk chef, gyuto and santoku: questions
The three things people ask us about chef, gyuto and santoku before they choose one.
Which Huusk chef knife size fits your kitchen?
Eight inches suits most household boards. Seven is easier in a smaller hand and on a smaller board. Ten and twelve inch blades on this shelf are slicers for brisket and roasts, not general-purpose knives, and they are frustrating on an onion.
Which suits your hand better, the Huusk santoku or the gyuto?
A gyuto has a curve you rock through the work and a pointed tip for detail. A santoku has a flatter edge you push straight down and a taller heel, which suits people who chop rather than rock. Neither is better. They are two different hand movements.
Will a Damascus Huusk chef knife cut better for you than a plain one?
The pattern is not the edge. Damascus here means layers forge-welded and etched so the boundary shows. The cutting is done by the core inside it. Buy it because you like how it looks and because the core steel is good, not because the layers cut.
One button, the whole Huusk range
Every blade length, steel and piece count in Huusk essentials sits behind this button, with the current price beside it. Pick the job, check the blade against the board you own, and it ships from our retail partner.