What is a Hollow Edge Blade?
A hollow edge blade is a knife blade with a series of evenly spaced vertical indentations close to the cutting edge. These indentations confer several advantages to a hollow edge blade, making the blade very popular in busy kitchens. Many knives designed for sushi, such as santoku knives, are hollow edge blades. Any reputable kitchen supply store will carry an assortment of such blades to choose from, and they can also be ordered directly from knife manufacturers. This type of knife blade should not be confused with a hollow ground blade. A hollow ground blade is ground, or prepared for finishing, in a very distinct way. A hollow edge blade may be ground in several different ways, but in all cases indentations are ground out along the length of the knife. These indentations are typically polished so that they are smooth, ensuring that food particles do not stick to rough spots. Because the grinding removes a chunk of the blade, a hollow edge blade tends to be thinner, generally, than o
