About Santoku Knives
One obsession: a sharper edge.
Santoku Knives started in the UK in 2020 with a simple idea: a beautiful, properly sharp kitchen knife shouldn't cost a fortune or be hard to find.
How we got here
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2020
Where it started
Santoku Knives was set up in the UK to bring unique, high-quality knives straight to people's doors, without the department-store mark-up.
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2023
Best in Class
The Strategist named us Best in Class for the first time.
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2024–25
And again. And again.
Best in Class two more years running.
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Today
90,000+ orders
Home cooks and professional chefs from London to Sicily now reach for our knives every day.
Award-winning
Best in Class, three years running
Named Best in Class by The Strategist in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
As featured in
Club de Gourmets
Our knives appeared in the December 2024 – January 2025 issue of Club de Gourmets, the Spanish food and travel magazine published since 1976.
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How we work
No middlemen. No shortcuts.
We work directly with specialist knife makers and choose every steel, handle and finish ourselves.
Cutting out the middlemen means more knife for your money, and every range is checked before it reaches you.
“Absolutely great knife, the best knives in my 25 years as a chef.”
Our promise to every kitchen
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Lifetime warranty
Every knife is backed for life against manufacturing faults.
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180-day returns
Six months to decide, as long as it comes back complete, undamaged and in its original packaging.
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Free worldwide shipping
Every order ships free, wherever your kitchen is.
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Real people, fast replies
Questions about choosing or caring for a knife? Our team gets back to you personally.
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