{"id":328589,"date":"2019-08-24T08:50:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T06:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/what-are-the-granton-edges-on-some-knife-blades-for\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:04:27","slug":"what-are-the-granton-edges-on-some-knife-blades-for","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/en\/frequently-asked-questions\/what-are-the-granton-edges-on-some-knife-blades-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the granton edges on some knife blades for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the granton edges on some knife blades for?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Some knives have small indentations (granton edges) on their blades that create a layer of air between the food being cut and the knife, making it easier for the food to release and preventing it from sticking to the blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/3_claveles_1565_santoku_detalle_virola_logo-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of the bolster and granton edges of a santoku knife\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/3_claveles_1565_santoku_detalle_virola_logo-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/3_claveles_1565_santoku_detalle_virola_logo-200x92.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/3_claveles_1565_santoku_detalle_virola_logo-566x261.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/3_claveles_1565_santoku_detalle_virola_logo-150x69.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/3_claveles_1565_santoku_detalle_virola_logo-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/3_claveles_1565_santoku_detalle_virola_logo.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/en\/product-category\/kitchen-knives\/ham-slicing-knives\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>granton edge ham slicing knives<\/strong><\/a>, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuchillalia.com\/en\/product-category\/kitchen-knives\/japanese\/santoku\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>granton edge santoku knives<\/strong><\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the granton edges on some knife blades for? 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