Shun knives are amazing. Their design, their sharpness, the authenticiy of the Japanese craftmaship is everywhere. Shun knives are one of the most popular Japanese knife manufacturer in the USA, in deed the Kershaw company was started in Portland, Oregon while production was done in Japan. The Kershaw was and is still owned by the KAI corporation, the major manufacturer and distributor of housewares in Japan, personal care products and razors as well as surgical tools.
On the left you can see the Shun Classic 11-Piece Block Set. This set is an absolute addition to your kitchen. Your ready to cut everything with each specific knife.
It includes an 8″ Chef’s knife, 6½” Santoku, 9″ Slicer, 8″ Bread knife, 6″ Boning knife, 6″ utility knife, 6″ tomato knife, 3½” paring knife, kitchen scissors. Just keep everything inside the bamboo block.
Plus, the set comes with the sharpening steel, so you can maintain the edge sharpness of all your knives, and as a bonus there is this nice bamboo cutting board. Wood cutting board are the prefered material you want to use to keep your blades sharp (metal or ceramic surfaces are not good for the delicate blades).
While the Kershaw knives line are more combat knives, hunting and outdoor activity and pocket knives, Shun is their cutlery brand that offers the high quality you are looking for. You could find some unique piece from the Shun collections. They offer designs you’d never suspect, and their cooperation with designers and custom knife makers or celebrities ave given birth to awesome looking and sharp knives.
The Shun knives lines include :
- Shun Classic
- Stainless,
- Pro,
- Elite
And as stated earlier some special series under the name of Ken Onion, Alton Brown or Bob Kramer. Looking for Shun set ? Without further a do, here are some samples of the uniqueness by Shun.
Shun Ken Onion Chef’s Knife, 8 inch blade (With Bambo holder)
Shun Bob Kramer 7-Piece Knife Block Set
Shun uses superior steel to build their knives. Each knives is made of VG-10, a super strong steel alloy high in carbon that also holds some Chromium, Vanadium, Molybdenum and Cobalt. The high resistance this steel provides keeps the edge of your knife sharp longer. This means Shun knives sharpness is really easy to maintain.
Shun knives are very balanced too, and you’ll have a nice comfort holding those in your hand while you prepare foods. The handles are in PakkaWood, a man made wood that is completely stabilised and prevent any damage from moisture, it doesn’t wrap or absorb water. It’s like a superior hardwood !
Superior steel, superior wood… Simply superior knives that you can rely on for years.
There is also an Kershaw Shun Electric Sharpener, specially made for Shun knives. It is set at the ideal angle, 16 degrees.
One last thing you need to know, Shun should be pronounced as “shoon”, as in “moon”, though most people pronouce it like “sun”. Moon… Sun… interesting how the night and day were able to come into this article. Anyway having a Shun knife set will make a dramatic difference in the way you cut foods.
Where to buy Shun knives ?
The two best places for that offer the wides choice of Kershaw Shun knives and Shun set are MetroKitchen and Sur La Table. We have seen that they both include some of the standard and special Shun designer series.
See Shun at MetroKitchen.
See Shun at Sur La Table.
Another good place is Chefs catalog. View Shun at Chefs.
