tldr; Reddit overwhelmingly recommends the MAC JU-65 Chef Series Hollow Edge Santoku. With 92% positive sentiment across 73 mentions, this is a clear community favorite.
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Best praise vs top criticism for MAC JU-65 Chef Series Hollow Edge Santoku
“Is this for real? I’m genuinely asking. I always recommend Mac to new cooks as they are semi-affordable and are across the board just a solid knife - obviously there are a lot better higher end knives out there but this is my “go-to” for kind of a one size fits all can’t go wrong with knife. Are you telling me that IKEA makes a Mac chef knife and that I should just start telling/getting these for all of my team? If this sis real and I heard you right you may have single handedly saved me from financial ruin”
“I paid $120. I haven't held a real one so I don't know what it's supposed to feel like, but it feels cheap. It doesn't feel like the steel of my benchmade pocketknife (which I have been using to prepare food with for years and it's much sharper). Are they supposed to wobble a lot or be stiff and solid? Also the logo looks like I could just scrape it off easily with a razor blade. Is that normal? Is a MAC Santoku just the wrong choice for me if I'm used to using a pocket knife? I am hesitant to leave a review if it being fake because I don't know what a real one should feel like.”
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72 Reddit opinions analyzed • Last updated 4/5/2026