Flat edge, shorter blade, and it chops rather than rocks · review
An 18 cm (7.1 in) santoku with Tefal’s Ice Force treatment — the blade cooled to a stated −120 °C (-184 °F) — made in Germany, with a finger guard.
What we would actually buy The published temperature is a nice piece of honesty. The durability claim is relative to Tefal’s own range and should be read that way.
An 18 cm (7.1 in) santoku in German stainless with Tefal’s Ice Force treatment — the blade cooled to a stated −120 °C (-184 °F) after heating — and a finger guard.
Tefal states up to twice the life of its other stainless ranges. That is a comparison with itself, which is honest and is not the same as a claim against other makers. It tells you this is the better of Tefal’s knife ranges.
A santoku has a flat edge and cuts by pushing down and forward rather than rocking. If you rock a knife through herbs by habit, this will feel wrong within a week.
Hardness and edge angle. Both would tell you more than a process name, and neither appears.
On sale at around $47 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 3 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Blade length | 18 cm (7.1 in) |
|---|---|
| Treatment | Ice Force: blade cooled to a stated −120 °C (-184 °F) after heating |
| Steel | Stainless, made in Germany |
| Guard | Finger guard |
| Claim | Maker states up to twice the life of its other stainless ranges |
| Amazon reference | B07BCSHLF4 |
| EAN | 3168430274266 |
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
It is a step in heat treatment that transforms retained austenite in the steel, and makers associate it with hardness and corrosion resistance. Tefal publishes the temperature; the resulting hardness is not stated.
It is different. A flat edge chops straight down; a curved chef’s knife rocks. Buy the one that matches how your hands already work.
7.2/ 10
The published temperature is a nice piece of honesty. The durability claim is relative to Tefal’s own range and should be read that way.
A first santoku, for someone who chops rather than rocks.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
