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Shun Classic 6-inch Ultimate Utility Versatile, Multifunction Knife with Proprietary VG-MAX Cutting Core and Stainless-Steel Damascus Cladding Handcrafted in Japan by Highly-Skilled, 6 Inch,Black

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  • UTILITY KITCHEN KNIFE: With its unusual wide blade, rounded tip and low-frequency serrations, the 6-inch Shun Classic Ultimate Utility Knife is an amazingly versatile tool. It can cut thin-skinned vegetables, spread mayo or slice bread with ease.
  • SANDWICH KNIFE: Utility knives are sometimes called sandwich knives. They're perfect for preparing almost everything that goes into a sandwich – from thin-skinned vegetables like tomatoes to meats and cheeses.
  • HIGH-QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: Constructed with Shun's proprietary VG-MAX cutting core and clad in 68 layers of stainless Damascus, this kitchen utility knife is corrosion and stain resistant with a strong, razor-sharp edge.
  • COMFORTABLE HANDLE: The D-shaped, ebony-finished Pakkawood handle is durable, beautiful, and comfortable to use for both left- and right-handed users. Plus, it doesn't harbor bacteria.
  • 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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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 Classic

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Shun Classics are the original Shuns, the first Japanese-style knives to be made available to a wider audience in North America. Instead of heavy ponderous blades, Shun Classic blades are lighter with razor-sharp edges and crafted from advanced steel. Rather than weighty, Western handles, Shun Classic offers the graceful control of a traditional Japanese handle.

With Shun Classic, you'll discover a wide selection of traditional blade shapes as well as unique shapes - so you can always find the right handcrafted knife for every kitchen task.

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Pakkawood Handle

These traditional Japanese-style handles have a slight ridge on the right side, which fits into the curl of the fingers for a comfortable and secure grip. Viewed end-on, the shape resembles the capital letter "D". Pakkawood is waterproof, incredibly durable, and won't harbor bacteria.

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Add one of the top 3 must-have kitchen knives to your collection with the Shun Classic 6-inch Ultimate Utility Knife. This cooking knife features an unusually wide blade with a rounded tip perfect for spreading mayo. Low-frequency serrations on the blade are ideal for slicing delicate, thin-skinned fruits and vegetables or working like a bread knife to cut a sandwich in half without tearing. Utility knives are also called sandwich knives because they work well for almost every task involved in making a sandwich – from cutting thin-skinned vegetables like tomatoes to preparing meats and cheeses. The Classic Utility Knife is constructed with Shun's proprietary VG-Max cutting core with 68 layers of stainless Damascus cladding for a strong, corrosion-resistant, stain-resistant, razor-sharp 16-degree edge that glides through food. The D-shaped, ebony-finished Pakkawood handle is durable, beautiful, comfortable for both left- and right-handed users, and doesn't harbor bacteria. 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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The scalloped-edge, six-inch blade on this Shun Classic knife is so sharp it slices effortlessly through everything from a soft tomato to a crusty loaf of bread. Add the rounded tip for spreading mayonnaise, and the Ultimate Utility becomes the ultimate sandwich-maker that every kitchen needs. Not only does the knife work hard, it looks stunning, from the shiny black handle to the shimmering ripples on the Damascus-style blade. Already gift-boxed, this knife will be hard to give away.

Shun knives, made in Japan by KAI (Kershaw Cutlery), are quite possibly the sharpest knives on the market. The acute 16 degree angle of Shun edges won't bend or waver due to the hardness of the VG-10 steel core used in their construction. Clad with 32 layers of high-carbon stainless steel (16 on each side), the blades resist rusting and maintain their razor edge for a considerable time. The handles are made of a resin and hardwood fusion known as PakkaWood, and form a "D" or slight tear-drop profile with a side ridge that most comfortably fits a right-handed user. Covered by a lifetime warranty, Shun knives are dishwasher-safe, but are best cared for when washed and dried--carefully--by hand. --Ann Bieri

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Customers say

Customers like the quality, sharpness, size and feel of the kitchen knife. For example, they mention it's the best knife ever, it does a great job slicing firm tomatoes and onions thinly, and it'll keep an extremely sharp edge. Some appreciate weight, and performance. That said, opinions are mixed on the value.

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47 customers mention41 positive6 negative

Customers like the sharpness of the kitchen knife. They mention it has a very sharp blade, is great for cutting everything from tomatoes and other vegetables to smaller items, and is especially effective in cutting through crusty French or Italian bread. The knife is made of superior steel and keeps an extremely sharp edge. It's easy to use and cuts things with a precision they haven't experienced before. It is perfect for cutting an avocado, wonderful to slice sandwiches, vegetables and fruit, and just slices right through a tomato without any effort.

"...just like the vegetables it was extremely easy and you could cut things with a precision I haven't experienced before...." Read more

"If you do a lot of deli work this is the baby for you. It cuts sandwich crusts (fresh or toasted) without putting excess pressure on the knife..." Read more

"...This is a great knife for cutting everything from tomatoes and other vegetables to smaller size loaves of bread. It's my "sandwich making knife"...." Read more

"...Be careful he is deceptivly sharp!!! I have a knife sleeve for mine...." Read more

45 customers mention45 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the kitchen knife. They say it is a great knife to behold, the best knife ever, and fabulous. They also mention that it is easy to clean, has a superb design, and excellent craftsmanship. Customers also say it's versatile and a very useful addition to any kitchen arsenal.

"...The knife is light but in no way feels cheap. I started just trying it out, slicing tomatoes and a few other vegetables...." Read more

"...are not involved in making a ton of sandwiches then think again it is so versatile you will not have to think very hard to become a big fan quickly...." Read more

"...(Rinse off the rice, of course) It makes a nice clean cut without mashing the roll or disturbing the contents...." Read more

"...As others have pointed out, this is a versatile knife useful for everything from bread & sandwiches to fine cuts on soft fruits & vegetables...." Read more

7 customers mention5 positive2 negative

Customers like the size of the kitchen knife. They say it's small but slices well, and not too big and bulky. They also say the handles fit nicely in hand and the wide blade is perfect for spreading things on bread.

"...it easy to reach into a jar of mayo, mustard or jam and the nice wide blade is perfect for spreading things on bread...." Read more

"...I must say I was surprised how small the knife is overall. I cut a tomato and all I can say is WOW!..." Read more

"...Blade is too short for cutting panini or BLTs made on wide bread slices, however--but that's so specialized that I won't ding it any stars...." Read more

"...I'm a pro chef and I use these knives dailyHandles fit nicely inhand but this is a personal thing, you must buy a knife that fits comfy in..." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers like the feel of the kitchen knife. They mention that it feels good in the hand.

"...It is also good for slicing tomatoes and feels very comfortable in my hand. Bagels do not stand a chance against this knife...." Read more

"...Very sharp and feels great in the hand." Read more

"...It's very sharp. It's great for almost everything. It feels good in the hand. It's the knife that I always go to." Read more

"great knife, wonderful feel; scalloped edge easily starts a cut in a tomato, or cuts thorough a whole sandwich, rounded tip good for spreading..." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers like the weight of the kitchen knife. They mention it's light but in no way feels cheap, and that it makes it cut watermelon better.

"...The knife is light but in no way feels cheap. I started just trying it out, slicing tomatoes and a few other vegetables...." Read more

"...It is a medium weight, and holds it edge for ever!!!! Be careful he is deceptivly sharp!!! I have a knife sleeve for mine...." Read more

"...to slice sandwiches, vegetables and fruit... Its weight makes it cut watermelon better than my other larger but lighter knives...." Read more

"...It's a good weight and I've become very accustomed to the shape of the blade. The Ultimate Utility Knife name is a perfect description for the name." Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the kitchen knife. They mention it works well, has a beautiful shape, and functions well. Some say that it works great on different items, from crusty bread to tomatoes.

"...knife that presumably could do everything but what it does, it does wonderfully." Read more

"...It works great on lots of different items, from crusty bread to tomatoes, to cutting the hard rind off of butternut squash...." Read more

"Works great, beautiful blade, handle is comfortable. Great knife for cutting sandwiches. Cuts like a hot knife through butter. Lol." Read more

"The knife is very good looking and works well. However, it is very overpriced for it's functionality...." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers like the balance of the kitchen knife. They say it has a great edge and is easy to sharpen.

"Hard to beat the quality of any Shun knife. Super sharp and has good balance when using. Good for slicing, not a chopping knife." Read more

"...All with one knife!Shun knives are well balanced and razor sharp...." Read more

"...best, this is actually my favorite right now, really great edge, nice balance, easy to sharpen." Read more

"Sharp, beautiful and well balanced. Shun is the way to go hands down...." Read more

8 customers mention5 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the kitchen knife. Some mention it's well worth the money, while others say it'd be overpriced.

"...It is easily cleaned and hand dried. Well worth the money, and also makes a great gift." Read more

"Great knife... great price" Read more

"Worth every penny and then some, for professional chefs don’t think twice...." Read more

"...Yes, it's expensive. It's totally worth it, too." Read more

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