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Shun Cutlery Kanso Chef's Knife 8”, Gyuto-Style Kitchen Knife, Ideal for All-Around Food Preparation, Authentic, Handcrafted Japanese Knife, Professional Chef Knife,Silver

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Blade Material High Carbon Stainless Steel
Brand Shun
Color Silver
Handle Material Tagayasan(Wenge)
Blade Edge Plain

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  • JAPANESE CHEF'S KNIFE: The Shun 8-inch Kanso Chef's knife is the perfect all-purpose kitchen knife. It's ideal for a wide variety of cutting tasks.
  • GYUTO-STYLE KNIFE: This gyuto-style Japanese kitchen knife has a wide heel with a fairly flat profile making it perfect for push cuts. The front part of the knife has a little bit of belly so it can be "rocked" through herbs and spices.
  • HIGH-QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: Constructed from AUS10A high-carbon stainless steel refined with Vanadium, this chef knife is strong, corrosion resistant, wear resistant, and razor sharp.
  • BEAUTIFUL, DURABLE HANDLE: Made with contoured tagayasan, known as "iron sword wood," the full-tang handle construction is dense, durable, beautiful and offers a secure grip with precision balance. Includes Sheath.
  • TRADITIONAL, ARTISAN CUTLERY: Inspired by the traditions of ancient Japan, Shun knives are handcrafted by highly skilled artisans to produce blades of unparalleled quality and beauty.

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4.5 4.5
Value for money
4.1 4.1

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blade edge
Plain
Plain
Plain
Plain
Plain
Plain
blade material
High Carbon Stainless Steel
Alloy Steel
Alloy Steel
High Carbon Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Alloy Steel
blade length
8 inches
8 inches
6 inches
8 inches
8 inches
8 inches
blade color
Silver
Silver
Silver
Silver
Silver
Steel
handle material
Tagayasan(Wenge)
Pakkawood
Stainless
Thermoplastic Rubber
Ebony color PakkaWood®
Tagayasan(Wenge)
construction type
Forged
Full Tang
Full Tang
Forged
Forged
dishwasher safe
weight
0.44 pounds
0.65 pounds
0.49 pounds
0.41 pounds
0.42 pounds
6 ounces

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Shun

“Shun” (shoon) is a concept at the very heart of Japanese cuisine. In Japanese, shun is the word used to describe local, seasonal food when it is at the peak of its flavor and freshness—at the peak of its perfection.

Shun Cutlery is known for its exquisite beauty and ultra-premium performance. Yet as beautiful as Shun is on the outside, and as beautifully as it performs in your kitchen, its true beauty may be in what you don’t see.

Handcrafted in Japan

Shun is dedicated to maintaining this ancient tradition by continuing to handcraft each knife in our Seki City facilities. Each piece of this fine kitchen cutlery takes at least 100 individual steps to complete. While we maintain these ancient traditions of handcrafted quality, we also take advantage of thoroughly modern, premium materials and state-of-the-art technology to provide that traditional quality to millions of professional chefs and avid home cooks throughout the world.

Knife Steel is Essential

Heat treatment—an invisible, yet vital, process. This exacting process is fundamentally important to ensuring that your Shun provides lasting value. In heat treatment, the metal is heated and cooled to change its microstructure, bringing out its very best properties. With precise heat treatment, blade steel becomes finer grained, making it stronger and harder so blades can be thinner, sharper, and give you a longer-lasting edge. Shun’s experts are, quite simply, masters of the heat treatment process.

Quality and Performance

Shun is the exact moment when a fruit has reached its ideal ripeness, when a vegetable is at its very best, or when meat is at its most flavorful. Home cooks and professional chefs alike celebrate shun in their kitchens, eagerly awaiting each season’s bounty and serving every ingredient in its proper time.

Shun Cutlery proudly takes its name from this Japanese culinary tradition of eating the freshest food at the perfect moment. We took this name to honor this seasonal, mindful way of eating and as a mark of our dedication to making kitchen cutlery that is always at the peak of its perfection, too.

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Shun Kanso

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Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. It means "simplicity" but it is a simplicity that is achieved by concentrating solely on what is most essential. When it comes to Shun's Kanso cutlery, essential means high-performance steel, a razor sharp edge, perfect balance, and precision cutting control.

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Tagayasan Wood Handle

Known as "iron sword wood" - the Kanso line features a Tagayasan Wood handle that is notable for its denseness, durability, and simple beauty while providing easy cutting control. The handle is also angled for a comfortable chef's grip and precision cutting.

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Add THE must-have all-around food prep knife to your collection with the Shun Cutlery 8” Kanso Chef's Knife. This Japanese knife features a gyuto-style blade with a wide, fairly flat heel that's perfect for push cuts. The front half of the blade has a little bit of belly – perfect for gently "rocking" through fresh herbs and spices to make a very fine mince. Constructed with AUS10A high-carbon stainless steel and reinforced with vanadium, this chef's knife is strong, corrosion resistant, and wear resistant with a razor-sharp 16-degree edge. The full-tang handle is made with beautiful and durable contoured tagayasan wood, known as "iron sword wood," and offers a secure grip, excellent control, and precision balance. In Japan, the blade is more than a tool – it's a tradition. Housed in Seki City, the heart of the Japanese cutlery industry, Shun Fine Cutlery is dedicated to maintaining this ancient tradition. Each knife is handcrafted by highly skilled artisans to produce blades of unparalleled quality and beauty. We also leverage modern, premium materials and state-of-the-art technology to provide Shun quality to millions of professional chefs and avid home cooks throughout the world.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
356 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the value, comfort, balance, appearance and quality of the kitchen knife. For example, they mention it's well balanced, has a comfortable curve in the blade and that it'll feel like an extension of your hand.

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47 customers mention40 positive7 negative

Customers like the quality of the kitchen knife. For example, they say it's the highest quality knife they've ever owned, with a great blade and unbelievably sharp. It stays sharp with minimal to no honing need, and is made very well. Some mention that the knife does fine cutting through steaks.

"...line, in a Williams-Sonoma a few weeks ago, and I thought it was pretty solid and comfortable, so I ordered this Kanso on Amazon, which I think is..." Read more

"...The bolsterless design works great for me and the typical irritation one gets alongside the edge of the index finger has not occurred with this knife..." Read more

"...I decided to go with the Kanso line. Out of the box the knife is unbelievably sharp. It looks great and feels good with its balance and heft...." Read more

"This has been a huge hit. Beautiful, balanced, super sharp and a joy to use daily...." Read more

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Customers find the kitchen knife comfortable in the hand, with a great feel and balance. They say the handle and balance of the blade feel like an extension of their hand. Customers also mention that the knife has a comfortable curve in the blade.

"...-Sonoma a few weeks ago, and I thought it was pretty solid and comfortable, so I ordered this Kanso on Amazon, which I think is much better..." Read more

"...This knife feels like an extension of my hand, and the balance is perfect...." Read more

"...It looks great and feels good with its balance and heft. I was a little disappointed with the handle as there are rough spots at the index point...." Read more

"...It has a great, rustic look, and once sanded it was nice to hold...." Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the kitchen knife. They mention that it has a sleek and simple design, with an industrial design. They also appreciate the wood grain look, and the fact that there is no fancy etching, mosaic pins, fancy handle, or other distractions.

"...I like the wood grain look, but I think the wood is a little lighter colored in real life (or at least mine was)...." Read more

"...Out of the box the knife is unbelievably sharp. It looks great and feels good with its balance and heft...." Read more

"This has been a huge hit. Beautiful, balanced, super sharp and a joy to use daily...." Read more

"...It has a great, rustic look, and once sanded it was nice to hold...." Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the balance of the kitchen knife. They mention it's well-balanced to the middle, so it doesn't kick backwards when you hold it.

"...The knife is balanced to the middle, so it doesn't kick backwards when you hold it like a Wusthof will...." Read more

"...This knife feels like an extension of my hand, and the balance is perfect...." Read more

"This has been a huge hit. Beautiful, balanced, super sharp and a joy to use daily...." Read more

"...I can tell you quickly that this a light-weight, extremely well-balanced knife in the vein of Shun's much more expensive (though exquisite) Fuji..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the value of the kitchen knife. They mention that it is razor sharp out of the box, well balanced, and a great knife on sale.

"...I think it is certainly worth the price paid. The blade is great! This knife was razor sharp upon arrival, and is holding an edge well...." Read more

"Great value for the money, razor sharp out of the box, well balanced very comfortable, the lanyard hole on the heel goes unnoticed to me...." Read more

"Amazing value and a quality product. Works VERY well, 'cuts' prep times significantly. Will continue to purchase more of their products." Read more

"Beautiful knife, lifetime warranty, free sharpening for life. Great value, fast shipping, high quality professional product" Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the weight of the kitchen knife. They mention that it is lighter than expected, but still has a nice quality.

"...being said, as a professional, I can tell you quickly that this a light-weight, extremely well-balanced knife in the vein of Shun's much more..." Read more

"...The handles are extremely comfortable and lightweight. I bought the eight inch chef knife and five and a half Santoku...." Read more

"...But the more I have used this the more I love it. Very light nimble, and responsive." Read more

"...This shun kanso feels light and firm, with a good edge and a comfortable curve in the blade." Read more

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Just throw your old knives out and get Shuns
I loved this knife so much I asked for the matching paring knife for my bday. You know when you go to a hibachi restaurant and the chefs cut through the filet like it’s butter? This knife does that too! And they look stunning with the full tang with wood handle. If I didn’t have other knives that are fine (well now they’re trash to me anyway I don’t even touch them when I cook now 😆), I’d have bought the whole Kanso set.
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Bought this in May 2022. Was so excited to receive it as it was truly sharp. The sharpness dissipated after a day of use. I have a sharpener. I have to constantly sharpen the blade before using in order to achieve the sharpness of Day 1. Yesterday I cut thawing beef and the knife just chipped! I've used other brands, even cheap ones, and this has never happened. I know proponents of Shun will say I used it wrongly but then why can other knives of similar or better standard withstand cutting thawing meat? Why is shun particularly fragile.

For $150, I'd consider this quite frankly a garbage knife. I've never had to sharpen my knives every time before use!
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