Product Description
The Shun Premier 8-Inch Chef’s Knife combines a versatile blade with a lightweight, agile feel for everyday slicing, dicing, and mincing. Its thin blade offers a lighter, less tiring alternative to comparable European-style chef’s knives, while the contoured, walnut-finished Pakkawood handle provides a comfortable grip and confident control.
A VG-MAX cutting core holds a fine, razor-sharp edge, protected by stainless Damascus cladding. Premier’s distinctive hammered Tsuchime finish helps food release as you cut. The wide blade provides knuckle clearance and helps transfer prepared ingredients from board to pan, and its curved belly makes a gentle rocking motion natural when finely mincing herbs and spices.
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: VG-MAX steel with wear and corrosion resistance
- Construction: 68 micro layers of Damascus cladding support and protect the core, 69 layers including the core
- Finish: hammered Tsuchime texture helps food release when cutting
- Edge: non-serrated, sharpened to 16° on each side
- Handle: moisture-resistant, contoured Pakkawood with a walnut-colored finish
- Handcrafted in Japan
Use & Care
Use for slicing and dicing vegetables and fruit, preparing barbecue, and assembling 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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