Make meal preparation efficient and enjoyable with the Shun Premier Santoku Knife. This classic Japanese knife is designed to provide you with a well-balanced, comfortable cutting experience. Incredibly sharp and crafted from exquisite materials, the knife has an elegant steel design that is sure to turn heads in your kitchen.

The 18cm blade makes it perfect for chopping, slicing, and dicing vegetables, proteins, breads, and fruits without dulling or damaging them. It has extra features for a more pleasurable prep process like its tapered bevel edges for precision cuts every time and its hardened core providing long-lasting sharpness that won't need replacing any time soon. The lightweight composition of the handle provides complete control over the blade giving you maximum accuracy during your food prep process.

Plus this Santoku is perfect for those who are beginning their culinary journey because it’s easy to use thanks to its moderate curve blade which allows you to make rocking motions when cutting through your ingredients. The classy Asian styling looks beautiful on any kitchen counter top creating an ambiance of sophistication while you master all your complex dishes with confidence and ease.

• An Asian-inspired chef’s knife for handling most kitchen tasks
• Hammered tsuchime finish helps release food easily when cutting
• Hand-sharpened 16° double-bevel blade (32° comprehensive)
• Steel: Proprietary VG-MAX cutting core, 32.32 layers each side stainless Damascus cladding
• Handle: Contoured walnut-colored PakkaWood®
• Blade length: 7 in. (18 cm)
• Handcrafted in Japan

About Shun

AN ASIAN-STYLE DO-IT-ALL KNIFE

The Shun Premier 7-in. Santoku is a beautiful, Asian-inspired chef's knife that many cooks today have added to their kitchen favorites. A knife of many talents, a santoku easily handles all the basic kitchen cutting tasks. Slightly shorter than the standard chef's knife, the Shun Premier Santoku is light, agile, and very easy to maneuver. There's just enough belly curve to enable rocking cuts, which just adds to the Premier Santoku's versatility. We think you'll find that the Shun Premier 7-in. Santoku works beautifully and fits your hand like a glove. The santoku is as easy to use as a chef's knife and is especially well suited to a down-and-forward cutting motion (push cut). Many cooks swear by their santoku for top performance.

The Shun Premier Santoku is part of the beautiful Shun Premier line, which calls to mind the hand-forged knives of ancient Japan. While each knife still takes at least 100 handcrafted steps to complete, the Materials Shun uses are among the most advanced in the industry. Each blade has a cutting core of Shun's proprietary VG-MAX °super steel° to take and hold a precision edge. The layered Damascus cladding supports the core and provides additional stain resistance. Near the edge of the blade, where the steels meet, an undulating line is formed°similar to the hamon formed when samurai swords are tempered using a traditional clay-baking technique. The hammered tsuchime finish acts like a series of hollow-ground cavities to reduce drag. The handles nestle comfortably in the hand, while the embossed end cap adds balance and beauty.

An Asian-inspired chef'ss knife for handling most kitchen tasks

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