Product Description
The Shun Classic 7-Inch Hollow-Ground Santoku Knife brings all-purpose versatility to everyday slicing and food preparation. Hollow-ground indentations help reduce friction so the blade glides more easily through vegetables, proteins, and fruit, making it a useful alternative to a chef’s knife.
Santoku means “three virtues,” a name that may refer to those three food groups. When first introduced, the Shun Classic Hollow Ground Santoku was named “Kitchen Knife of the Year” by BLADE Magazine. Its fine-grained VG-MAX cutting core delivers a razor-sharp, long-lasting edge, while stainless Damascus cladding supports the core, adds stain resistance, and helps food release from the blade.
Handcrafted in Seki City, Japan, Shun knives draw on centuries of Japanese blade-making tradition. Each knife takes at least 100 individual steps, combining skilled craftsmanship with modern technology. The name Shun celebrates ingredients at their peak of freshness, flavor, and beauty, a philosophy that brings purpose to everyday preparation.
Details & Dimensions
- Blade length: 7 inches (178 mm)
- Blade shape: santoku with hollow-ground indentations to help reduce friction
- Cutting core: proprietary VG-MAX steel, strong, fine-grained, wear resistant, and corrosion resistant
- Cladding: 34 layers of stainless Damascus on each side, 68 cladding layers and 69 layers including the core
- Edge: non-serrated, sharpened to 16° on each side
- Handle: durable, ebony-finished D-shaped Pakkawood, comfortable for left- and right-handed cooks and designed not to harbor bacteria
- Full composite tang for light weight and balance
- Handcrafted in Japan
Use & Care
Use for everyday slicing and preparing vegetables, fruit, and proteins, as well as cheese and charcuterie. Its all-purpose santoku blade handles a wide variety of kitchen cutting tasks.
Backed by a limited lifetime warranty.
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