The santoku’s near-flat edge and straight push cut are what make it the knife most often used for slicing raw fish — the motion is a single downward press, which is how sashimi and thin fillet slices stay intact.
Blue assigns it to that station. Dexter 360’s handle is also deliberately symmetrical rather than shaped around a right-hand grip, which matters on a shared fish station where the same knife passes between people.
Dexter-Russell has made cutlery in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818 and is the oldest cutlery manufacturer in the United States. Dexter 360 is its modern foodservice line, with a symmetrical handle that works the same way in either hand.
