Zwilling Pro Wood Santoku knife with cutter 18 cm, 38468-181

Zwilling Pro Wood Santoku knife, oak, 18 cm

Santoku knife with cutout - The blade with textured cutout prevents food from sticking and makes it easier to cut delicate slices. Similar to a European-style chef's knife, the santoku knife is an all-purpose knife.It can handle slicing, chopping and shredding and can handle meat, fish and vegetables. Oak handle with 3 sturdy rivets.

Zwilling Pro Wood knife series

The Zwilling Pro Wood knife collection is an improved version of the Zwilling Professional. It is suitable for anyone who is serious about cooking, whether professional or layman. By combining the forces of Solingen's master knifemakers, designer Matteo Thun and the best chefs, the Zwilling Pro Wood range was born. The knife blades have been adapted to best meet the demands of professionals for the most precise, accurate and yet maximally safe use. The knives are perfectly balanced, fit well in the hand and have a unique wedge-shaped blade for easy and safe slicing.

The Pro Wood range also introduces an improved guard shape that not only serves to effectively protect the fingers, it provides aIt also provides extra firm support for the fingers and balances the entire knife to make using the knives more comfortable and, above all, safer. The tapered shape also presents greater control over slicing and allows the knives to be fully sharpened. You will appreciate the now traditional design of the knives with a full tang with three sturdy rivets. The handle is made of holly oak, making each knife unique.

Aspecial blend of the finest German steel with an optimal ratio of chromium and carbon guarantees the best properties. The knives are hardened with the improved Friodur technology - which consists in hardening by freezing, the knives become harder, more durable, more resistant to corrosion and retain their maximum sharpness for longer. The knives are forged from a single piece of steel using Sigmaforge technology with absolutely flawless geometry.

- Special stainless steel blend

- Sigmaforge® - knife forged from a single piece of steel (no welds or joints)

- Friodur® - long-lasting sharpness that is easy to renew

- ergonomic handle in holm oak, each knife is unique

- laser-controlled "V" shaped blade for excellent, long-lasting sharpness

- hardness approx. 57 HRC on the Rockwell scale

- hand wash only recommended

Technology and production

Aspecial blend of the finest German steel, produced exclusively for Zwilling, with the optimum ratio of chromium and carbon, guarantees the best properties. Combined with sophisticated manufacturing technologies, this results in knives that are robust, extremely durable, flexible, corrosion-resistant with long-lasting sharpness.

The knives are forged from a single piece of steel using the patented SIGMAFORGE® technology, which is even moreThe knives are stronger and the blades are more resistant to dulling. A special process of hardening the knives with the patented FRIODUR® technology, which consists in hardening by freezing. Tempering the steel harmonises its molecular structure, removes internal stresses, creates exceptional flexibility and prevents blade breakage.

The laser-controlled V-shaped blade ensures excellent and long-lasting sharpness.The flawless geometry and perfect balance of the blade ensure precise and safe cutting guidance that won't tire your hand even with prolonged use.
The ergonomically shaped handle is made of holm oak, making each knife unique.

Maintenance of Zwilling knives

Washing and cleaning

Due to the wooden handle, Zwilling Pro Wood knives are recommended to be washed by hand only. Hand washing is gentler on the knives. Wash the knives with lukewarm water and mild detergent with the soft side of a sponge.

Cutting mat

We recommend using a flexible cutting mat (cutting board) - wooden, silicone or plastic. Materials that are too hard such as glass, granite or ceramic can damage the blade and cutting edge in certain circumstances.

Sharpening / grinding

Sooner or later, even the best knife loses its original sharpness and needs to be sharpened. And because a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one, we recommend that you sharpen your knives regularly. If a knife develops a "tooth" or a deformation, we recommend that you get it into the hands of a specialist as soon as possible.
We recommend using genuine Zwilling sharpeners, whetstones and whetstones for sharpening.

Safe storage

Store knives in a safe place (out of reach of children), always ensuring that the handle, not the blade, is facing you. The knives should not touch each other during storage.
Always store only cleaned and dried knives in the wooden knife block or on the magnetic rail.

The correct knife

Always use the right knife - the size and texture of the ingredients you are processing (meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods) varies greatly, so use specific cutting techniques and therefore a specific knife for each ingredient.