Furi Santoku Coppertail 7 inch Knife

Santoku knives are a Japanese design, to combine the cutting qualities of a cook's knife with a blade/handle arrangement that makes for easy chopping. They are all the rage among serious cooks now. If you need more about why, see below.

This one has two features unique even among Santoku knives. One is a 'reverse wedge' handle design for easier, faster chopping. It is called a coppertail because it also incorporates a copper weight in the handle which can be filed down when the blade is sharpened to ensure that it is always perfectly balanced. That's the Japanese for you!

If you only want to use one knife in the kitchen this is the one to buy. Made by Furi, a top knife brand who are not actually Japanese but Australian!