Satori universal kitchen knife, 30 cm

65G steel is an unusual choice for a kitchen blade, and that is the reason to look at this knife. It is a carbon spring steel, the grade used for garden tools: it holds an edge for a long time, and a minute on a honing steel brings it back. The price is care — wash it by hand after use and dry it at once; never leave it sitting in the sink.

At 30 cm overall it copes with a chicken, a head of cabbage and a loaf of bread, so one knife covers most of the day's cutting. A laser-cut notch near the spine takes your index finger: the grip firms up and the blade stops wandering on fine work.

The handle is oak, heavy and warm to the touch, and it does not slip in a wet hand.