Product Description
The Shun Classic 8-Inch Chef’s Knife is a versatile everyday blade for slicing, dicing, and mincing fruits, vegetables, proteins, and more. Its thin blade offers a lighter, less tiring alternative to comparable European-style chef’s knives, making it a natural choice for a wide range of kitchen preparation.
The wide blade provides knuckle clearance and helps transfer prepared ingredients from board to pan, while its curved belly lets you gently rock through fresh herbs and spices for a fine mince. A strong, fine-grained VG-MAX cutting core delivers a razor-sharp, long-lasting edge. 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: 8 inches (203 mm)
- Blade shape: chef’s knife with a curved belly for rocking cuts
- Cutting core: proprietary VG-MAX steel with wear and corrosion resistance
- 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 both 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 dicing, vegetable and fruit preparation, barbecue, and cheese and charcuterie. Gently rock the curved blade through herbs or spices for a fine mince, and use the wide blade to help move prepared ingredients from board to pan.
Backed by a limited lifetime warranty.
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