I'm one of those people who always used my chef's knife for all my cutting and chopping but when I got this Santoku I realized how much easier veggie chopping is when you use the perfect tool!  The hollow air pockets along the edge help to prevent food from sticking to the knife as you slice...no more stopping to slide veggies off the side of my blade!  The Pro series has the most comfortable pinch grip because of the curved bolster and just like my Pro chef's knife this has the perfect weight in my hand.