Sakai Takayuki 33-Layer Damascus Damascus Petty Knife, Walnut Handle, 150mm / 5.9" Sakai Takayuki Knives and many pros are now

and many pros are now using santokus so it's not out of the question for a working chef or culinary school student

A great advanced sharpening stone set

With the thick and yet very sharp blade

10mm thick

Sakai Takayuki 33-Layer Damascus Damascus Petty Knife, Walnut Handle, 150mm / 5.9" Sakai Takayuki Knives and many pros are nowA utility knife makes a perfect addition to a chef's knife or santoku. This one, at nearly 6 inches in length is basically a short and thin chef's knife. It also excels as a short precision slicer. I find this Japanese style of utility knife much more useful than the standard German utility and paring knife design, as this one has a deeper blade which is shaped more like a small chef's knife, and so you can in fact use it just like a small chef's