Santoku Knives are general purpose kitchen knives, whose roots originate from Japan. They are flat edged and approximately 13 to 20 cm. “Santoku” means “three virtues” which directs to its purpose which  is mincing, dicing and slicing. At the tip, they are curved by 60 degrees. They often come with a granton edge, which helps in fine slicing. The blades and the handles are designed in a way that it makes very comfortable and very balanced grip.

What is a santoku knife used to cut?

The word “Santoku” means “Three virtues”, by which we understand that it could be used for slicing, mincing and dicing. It was originally designed in Japan, for the homemakers to use for all-purpose. Mainly, it could be used to cut the meat, slice the cheese or butter or any spread you want on your bread. Slicing and chopping the fruits, vegetables or nuts. Mincing meat or any kind of herbs. Due to its flat edge, it could be used to scoop the food off the cutting board.

It has a limited “rocking” motion, which makes it easier to achieve the thin slices with just one quick chopping motion.

How is a santoku knife different from a chef's knife?

Both the knives are general purpose knives and it depends on the user to choose according to their needs.

We have pointed out some key differences between these two knives, which are mentioned below :--

1) Santoku knife was originated in Japan, while the chef’s knife in Germany and France.

2) This knife has a wide sheepsfoot blade, with a bent over the tip in a curvy way, making it easier to mince the vegetables and herbs. On the other hand, the chef’s knife has no bending or curve, instead it has got sharp edge at the tip.

3) It has got thin blades than Chef’s knife facilitating the cutting which requires more precision.

4) Usually Santoku knife comes with no bolster which is present in Chef’s knife.

5) This knife is lighter in weight to hold,  than the chef’s knife.

6) The size of santoku knives may vary between 5” to 7.9” , whereas for the chef’s knife this may be between  6” to 12”.

What is the best size for santoku knife?

The sizes that are available for santoku knife may vary between 5 inches to 7 inches.

The best size depends on the person and the usage. You may use 6.5 inch knife.

Best Santoku Knife Brands available in market

Dalstrong Shogun Series 7-Inch Santoku

This knife has got very strong, sturdy and stainless steel blade. Not at all flexible which makes it easy to cut thin and even slices. Comes with premium G-10 handle, that is resistant to heat, cold and moisture.

A bit expensive than other knives but it has been well received by the customers and very positive reviews from the users.

1. Zwilling J. A. Henckels Twin Pro S 7-Inch with Hollow Edge

This is a brand manufactured in Germany. The blades are well known for their precision. Edge angles are at 10 degrees. Blade has got hollow edges which will prevent the food from getting stuck. Handle comes with a bolster for added weight distribution but this handle may not be as comfortable as they say, due to its squared edges. They have varied prices as their size changes.

2. Shun Premier Santoku

This is a premier santoku knife. It has 32 layers of stainless damascus. Damascus protects the cutting core of the blade. The santoku lines of knives are very sharp right from coming out of the box. A quality pakkawood handle is provided to fit perfectly in the hands, giving it more balanced and comfortable grip.

The only con I would say is that it is a bit expensive, which if you look at the quality of the product will not seem to be that expensive.

3. Wusthof Classic Santoku Knife

This is the classic santoku knife with the touch of modernity. The blade is made up with very high precision and the craftsmanship speaks for its elegant looks and style. This is a very durable. The only con is that it requires to be sharpened when they come out of the box. The handle’s smoothness hinders its  grip.

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Perhaps you aren't persuaded you need a devoted arrangement of table and seats, only for your yard. You may imagine that you can essentially drag some indoor furniture outside when you have a craving for being there. Notwithstanding, you realize you never have a craving for experiencing the issue, thus at that point, you simply don't eat outside. That is a disgrace not on the grounds that everybody appreciates a decent feast in the open air, yet eating along these lines is additionally bravo. In the event that you've seen an improved feeling of prosperity after supper under the stars, it's not only an incident. 

Consider how much time you spend inside. Between work, driving, the exercise center, and unwinding and cooking at home, you ordinarily have a rooftop over your head — and that is standard for generally Americans. That implies that, except if you sit by an open window, you go through the vast majority of your day taking in stale air, which is very lamentable since being presented to trees and outside air is critical for your wellbeing. In the event that you likewise eat the majority of your suppers inside, at that point, you're passing up on a brilliant chance to take in natural air.

In case you're searching for an approach to invest greater quality energy with your family, taking your grub outside could be only the ticket. You realize that when you eat inside, someone keeps getting up to unmute the TV since something fascinating goes ahead the news, to pick up the telephone, or to rushed to their workstation to complete one final thing they overlooked. When you're outside, neither you nor your family has any of those mechanical interferences in their field of vision.

You'll see that everybody is a lot more rationally present at an outside supper versus an indoor one. Separation from diversions isn't the main thing having an effect on everything here — individuals additionally feel increasingly loose within the sight of nature. That implies they'll back off in all that they do, from biting to talking. Try not to be shocked if open air suppers with your family last longer than indoor ones, giving that quality time you were seeking after. 

What To Look For In An Outdoor Bistro Set

An outdoor bistro set is all you want for a complete and best patio look. And by that we mean, you will come across iron bistro, folding bistro, bar height bistro and many more. Spending some time on your Backyard is necessary for your health, especially for your skin, hair and your lungs.

Those  of your indoor eating table and seats since it will be presented to the components, and is intended to supplement an increasingly characteristic setting. In the first place, inquire as to whether this set will be a lasting portion of your outside unwinding territory or an increasingly regular one. There are sets that are easy to overlay up and store away, taking up next to no space in a shed or carport. These are perfect for the individuals who live in territories with outrageous climate, who realize they won't in any way, shape or form eat outside in excess of a couple of months out of the year. Should you be sufficiently lucky to live some place with milder climate, and realize that you'll spend a great deal of your recreational hours outside, there are increasingly changeless sets. These might copy a portion of the more formal seats and tables from your indoor eating region.

Outdoor Exercise Can Boost the Body, Mind, and Mood, Especially reduces Hairfall

There is no discussing the medical advantages of physical wellness. Getting standard exercise counteracts coronary illness and other interminable sickness, improves state of mind, diminishes pressure, improves rest, and the sky is the limit from there. With the goal for grown-ups to receive those rewards, the U.S. Communities for Disease Control and Prevention prescribes no less than 150 minutes of moderate-power physical movement every week.

That time duty may appear to be a difficult request in your bustling life. Yet, fortunately you don't need to book sessions in a rec center to get fit as a fiddle. Open air practices are similarly as successful as indoor ones, can be increasingly fun, and have some other engaging points of interest. 

1. Reduces hair loss

Hair is the second quickest developing tissue in the body. The dermal papilla cell in hair is in charge of hair development and is in this way the most imperative piece of the hair follicle. Exercise in fresh air reduces hair fall and you will be safe from Regenera Activa treatment. So these cells will require a plentiful measure of supplements and oxygen from the blood. With great measures of oxygen achieving the hair, the odds of having male pattern baldness can be decreased while having new hair developing. 

2. Revitalises damaged and weak hair

Since hair contains cells, and each and every cell requires oxygen forever, in this way, it is vital to guarantee that the hair gets adequate oxygen with the goal that cells prompting hair development can be reestablished. With that, oxygen treats the hair back to front, restoring and renewing dead and destroyed cells can be revived and rejuvenated and treating the harms from the cortex to the fingernail skin. This, thus, helps harmed and feeble hair to improve after some time. 

3. Helps to improve chemically treated hair

Oxygen cleans the scalp, feeds and profoundly oxygenates the hair. It helps normal hair resurrection by animating the development of sound hair, just as renewing feeble hair harmed from blanching, perms, colors while making the conditions for more splendid, more grounded and thicker hair. 

4. Clears dandruff from hair

Dandruff is an innocuous however endless condition that happens when the scalp winds up dry or oily and produces white pieces of dead skin showing up in the hair or on the shoulders. It tends to humiliate for the individuals who have it. Be that as it may, it tends to be effectively treated and overseen. By guaranteeing adequate oxygen to the hair, it standardizes the sebaceous emission in the scalp, which is useful to clear hair from dandruff. 

At the point when oxygen admission is diminished, the body's oxygen transport framework can be upset and less oxygen is accessible for transportation to the cells in our body. Oriental Hair Solutions' Oxygen Scalp Therapy is the ideal answer for common hair development. By imbuing oxygen specifically to hair cells, this select treatment gives the scalp the oxygen it needs to recover, boosting the body's characteristic hair development for a more advantageous scalp and hair. The treatment likewise reestablishes the scalp and hair to a reasonable more beneficial state. 

We are upbeat to impart that related to the forthcoming National Day, you get the opportunity to appreciate two sessions of Oxygen Scalp Therapy and get a complimentary $100 Service Voucher, just as a Hair Care Kit, all only for a very pocket-accommodating $10 (U.P. $808)! Advancement continuous from now to 9thAugust 2019.

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All-in-One Affordable Device Packs Game-changing Elevating Front Camera, In-Display Fingerprint Scanning and Powerful AI Triple Camera

Kuala Lumpur, 26 February 2019 – Vivo today unveiled the all-new V15Pro smartphone in Malaysia. The V15Pro is Vivo’s first model after the NEX to incorporate the industry’s first Elevating Front Camera. It packs upgraded AI technology, bringing consumers a stunning full-screen smartphone with an intelligent personal assistant that understands and anticipates their needs.

Vivo once again is breaking new ground by elevating the mobile experience with this latest affordable V series addition that packs in many high-end technologies that usually feature in only the most premium phones.

In addition to the Elevating Front Camera, the V15Pro includes cutting-edge technologies like its AI Triple Camera that takes pro-photography on the smartphone to another level, plus In-Display Fingerprint Scanning.

“Innovation is one of our core values. Aside from the industry’s first Elevating Front Camera which gave us the ultimate bezel-less display, we are always looking to bring other game-changing features, such as higher-quality cameras and smarter AI services that transport the mobile experience to a new dimension.” Said Mike Xu, Chief Executive Officer of Vivo Malaysia. “The V15Pro is a clear example of our commitment to bringing advanced products to consumers from all around the world and from all walks of life.”

Elevating Front Camera Makes Possible Super AMOLED Ultra FullView™ Display

Taking inspiration from the groundbreaking NEX, V15Pro carries the same Elevating Front Camera, but better. V15Pro comes with a staggering 32MP Front Camera to capture even better selfies with unrivalled clarity. Vivo has further upgraded the mechanics of the Elevating Front Camera in V15Pro. Design enhancements also ensure the camera is sturdy enough to withstand daily wear-and-tear. 

The innovative Elevating Front Camera which first debuted at MWC 2018 as a concept and was featured in the first NEX has effectively created the ideal full-screen display without compromising on photo quality or camera position. With the elimination of the notch, V15Pro now has a staggering 91.64% screen-to-body ratio, creating an unprecedented immersive viewing experience for gaming and video viewing. The Super AMOLED Ultra FullView™ Display on the V15Pro now has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and is 6.39 inches diagonally. Its side and top bezels have been reduced to a razor-thin 1.75mm and 2.2mm respectively.

Capture the Perfect Shot with a Stunning AI Triple Camera

V15Pro comes with AI-embedded solutions that take the mobile photography experience to the next level. With an AI Triple Camera, V15Pro allows consumers to take photos with stunning clarity and a wider perspective.

Users can easily capture professional-grade photos with a snap, thanks to the 48 Million Quad Pixel Sensor , 8MP AI Super Wide-Angle Camera, and 5MP Depth Camera. The “four-in-one pixel” technology in the main rear camera combines four pixels into one large pixel to deliver high-quality 12MP photos even in the dark. The AI Super Wide-Angle Camera can expand up to 120 degrees, capturing more people and fuller landscape shots. 

This powerful hardware is complemented with AI to make professional photo-taking a breeze. Borrowing from V11, V15Pro is equipped with AI photography features including AI Face Beauty and AI Portrait Framing. The all-new AI Super Night Mode makes shaky night shots a thing of the past, as consumers can now capture amazing night scenery without a tripod or a DSLR camera.

AI Super Night Mode can instantly take multiple photos at different exposures. It then brilliantly combines them to greatly improve brightness and clarity, meaning night scenes can now be captured with a high level of detail and stability. 

With the all-new AI Body Shaping feature, users can now look naturally perfect by adjusting every aspect of the body such as the waist and legs – users will no longer need to use photo-editing applications to look their best. 

In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology Brings Out the Best in Sleek Design

V15Pro also incorporates Vivo’s popular In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology, which is now in its 5th generation with higher fingerprint pixel density and more sophisticated algorithms allowing consumers to unlock their phones in a more secure and intuitive manner. 

Without a physical fingerprint pad, the sleek back cover adopts a unique Spectrum Ripple Design in Topaz Blue or Coral Red, that reflect different shades at different angles, complementing the futuristic innovations housed within V15Pro.

AI-Powered Performance for a Smoother and more Intuitive Experience

Vivo’s AI has made another leap forward, with a more powerful Jovi, the personal assistant that understands your needs and desires better than ever. 

The brand-new AI-powered Jovi Image Recognizer has access to almost 100 mainstream e-commerce platforms such as Shopee and Zalora, so it can easily search through databases of over half a billion products for you. With a simple scan, you can now directly locate the product you need and enjoy futuristic AI shopping.

Simply use the new Smart Button on the side of V15Pro to release the power of AI. One press activates the Google Assistant, while two calls the Jovi Image Recognizer into action. It’s easy, intuitive, and fast. V15Pro also has its own customised voice commands developed in partnership with Google to answer to your needs. Whether you want to activate AI Face Beauty, clean up phone memory, or search for food pictures in your album, just utter the command and V15Pro will do it for you immediately.

Avid gamers will love the upgraded Game Mode 5.0. It comes with the new Competition Mode that allocates system resources to prioritise game performance, and Dual-Turbo, which reduces frame-drop by 300% and increases smooth gameplay.

V15Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 675AIE Octa-core processor with 6GB RAM + 128 ROM, ensuring ultra-smooth performance. Consumers can also have peace of mind that their phone will be up and running at all times thanks to Vivo’s latest Dual-Engine Fast Charging technology, which tops the V15Pro up to about a quarter of power in just 15 minutes. 

Kuala Lumpur, 26 February 2019 – Carousell, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing classifieds marketplaces, today shared that the number of listings on the platform rose by 45.1 per cent to 678,853 listings during Chinese New Year festive season. Women’s fashion, Men’s fashion, Health & Beauty products, Babies & Kids’ products, and Gadgets were the top five categories on the platform during the period.

This is compared to the the same period last year when listings on Carousell grew by 20 percent, proving that the platform is proactive in its approach to promoting decluttering, and selling unused and underused items in the house. 

“The Chinese New Year festive season is when a household traditionally declutters as part of spring-cleaning and in preparation for the annual celebration. The surge in listings on Carousell this year shows that Malaysians are becoming more aware of each item’s value, and instead of throwing things out are choosing to list their preloved goods on Carousell,” said Tang Siew Wai, Country Head of Carousell Malaysia.

This year, Carousell has taken the initiative to drum up spring-cleaning and promote declutter, which led to the release of four videos online as part of its  “Sell on Carousell” campaign. The series that depicted a family of four conducting spring cleaning in preparation for the festive season has successfully garnered over 4.1 million views on various social media platforms.

Siew Wai also acknowledged that the rapid rise in Internet adoption across Malaysia also contributed to the surge. “More Malaysians can now access to Carousell to conveniently buy and sell preloved goods at a reasonable price.”

On 11 January 2019, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced that a total of 87.4 percent of Malaysia’s population uses the Internet compared to 76.9 percent in 2016. The statement also indicated that digital transactions are also on the uptrend as Internet users are the catalysts in developing a wider digital ecosystem in the country.

A survey conducted by Carousell in late 2017 revealed that 46 percent of Carousellers in Malaysia owned up to nine unused or underused items at home. Only 29 percent of this group would go on to sell their items for additional income.

There remains plenty of opportunities for Malaysians to discover the joy of decluttering and earn some extra cash at the same time.

For more information, follow Carousell on https://my.carousell.com or download the Carousell app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

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