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Cutlery Classic 3 Piece Starter Set, Includes 8" Chef's, 3.5" Paring, 6" Utility Knife, Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives, 3 sizes
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Blade Material | Stainless Steel |
Brand | Shun |
Color | Multicolor |
Handle Material | Wood |
Blade Edge | Chef's Knife |
About this item
- EVERYTHING YOU NEED: The Shun Classic 3-Piece Starter Set comes with all the essentials you need to get a good start on your cooking knife collection.
- SET INCLUDES: This professional knife set includes the Classic 8-inch Chef's Knife, 3.5-inch Paring Knife, and 6-inch Utility Knife.
- HIGH-QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: Constructed with Shun's proprietary VG-MAX cutting core and clad in 68 layers of stainless Damascus, Classic knives are corrosion and stain resistant with a strong, razor-sharp edge.
- COMFORTABLE HANDLE: The D-shaped, ebony-finished Pakkawood handles are durable, beautiful, doesn't harbor bacteria, and comfortable to use for both left- and right-handed users.
- 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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Giftable | 4.8 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 4.6 | — | — | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Comfort | 4.9 | — | — | — | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Sold By | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Big Bob's Marketplace | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
number of pieces | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
blade edge | Chef's Knife | Plain | — | Plain | Plain | Plain |
blade material | Stainless Steel | Alloy Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Steel | Alloy Steel |
blade length | 8 inches | 8 inches | — | 7 inches | 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
blade color | Silver | Steel | — | Silver | Silver | Silver |
handle material | Stainless | Tagayasan(Wenge) | Plastic | Walnut color PakkaWood® | Walnut color PakkaWood® | Ebony color PakkaWood® |
construction type | Forged | — | — | Forged | Forged | Forged |
dishwasher safe | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
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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 JapanShun 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 EssentialHeat 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 PerformanceShun 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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VG-Max Cutting Core | ✓ | ✓ | ||
VG10 Cutting Core | ✓ | |||
Solid AUS10A | ✓ | |||
Composite Blade | ✓ | |||
Double Bevel (16 Degree each side) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Handle | Textured PP/TPE | Tagayasan | PakkaWood | PakkaWood |
Handle Grip | Symmetrical | Symmetrical | Asymmetrical | Symmetrical |
Tsuchime (“hammered”) Finish | ✓ |
Shun Classic
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.
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.
Shun is Different
If you've never owned a Japanese knife before, you'll immediately notice how different a Shun feels in the hand. Shun is harder, lighter, and sharper. Sharpened to a steeper angle (16 degrees) with an edge that will hold longer, the Classic line is designed to cut in a smooth, slicing motion.
Layered Steel
Shun proprietary VG-MAX cutting core is a high-end "super steel" that is extremely hard, enabling Shun Classic knives to take an incredible edge and hold it longer.
Stainless Damascus Cladding is made of 34 layers of stainless steel on each side of the blade, for a total of 69 layers. Classic's cladding supports the cutting core, adds stain and corrosion resistance, and looks elegant.
Shun and Sharpening
Shun are backed by Shun against manufacturing defects. In addition to supporting our products, we will be happy to sharpen your Shun or Kai knife for free for as long as you own the knife.
You may also register your purchase.
Classic Handle
Flawless Cutting Ability
Layered Steel
Free Sharpening
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Product information
Blade Material | Stainless Steel |
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Brand | Shun |
Color | Multicolor |
Handle Material | Wood |
Blade Edge | Chef's Knife |
Blade Length | 8 Inches |
Construction Type | Forged |
Item Weight | 0.11 Pounds |
Blade Color | Silver |
Is Dishwasher Safe | No |
Number of Pieces | 3 |
Item Length | 46.4 Centimeters |
Item Weight | 1.76 ounces |
Department | unisex-adult |
Manufacturer | Kai |
ASIN | B000139H82 |
Item model number | DMS300 |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #155,433 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining) #410 in Specialty Knives #802 in Chef's Knives |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Care instructions | Hand Wash |
Assembly required | No |
Warranty Description | Lifetime Warranty |
Batteries required | No |
Included Components | Shun Cutlery Classic 3 Piece Starter Knife Set |
Import | Imported |
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Product Description
The Shun Cutlery Classic 3-Piece Starter Set is the perfect start to your cooking knife collection. This set includes the Classic 8-inch Chef's Knife, 3.5-inch Paring Knife, and 6-inch Utility Knife. Shun's Classic Knives are constructed from the proprietary VG-MAX cutting core with 68 layers of Damascus cladding for a strong, razor-sharp 16-degree cutting edge that's corrosion, wear and stain resistant. Their D-shaped, ebony-finished Pakkawood handles are durable, beautiful, and comfortable for both left- and right-handed users. 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 western chef is fantastic. Well balanced in the hand no matter what grip you use.
The utility knife is good, but would like the handle to be slightly larger. It's properly balanced, but handle feels small/narrow in my hand. Totally acceptable for what I use it for though.
Paring knife is great. My only complaint with it is I wish the handle was shaped for a left handed person as when I use a paring knife I hold the sharpened edge towards my body and the handle D shape is oriented to my fingers instead of the palm of my hand. Even with that said, it's still great.
Everything is super sharp out of the box, and at the price I paid, it's a borderline unbeatable deal. I basically got the utility knife for free and half off the paring knife just for buying the chef.
I do not generally recommend this product for gifting. The knives are too sharp for family's with young children and are dangerous for anyone that has become comfortable with a good old walnut-handled Chicago Cutlery product for example, that offers a great grip when wet and is not so sharp it will cut you for no more than a hasty move.
The handle feel is different enough that it has taken time for me to get used to. Its very rounded and not boxy like the German knives I'm used to.
The 8" chef's knife is a little bigger than I might have purchased if I had a choice, but I've quickly adapted to it and quite like it now. It has almost replaced all my previous uses for my messermeister Chinese clever - which I still love.
The utility knife is a unique size and I think I use that most of all.
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Love how well they fit my hand. A bit pricey but with proper care with last forever.
The box they came in is beautiful too. I almost want to leave them in it and not my new knife roll.... but the beauty of there function overwhelms there virgin state.
These are next level knives. Cut with true intention and no compromise. Thank you.
Die Messer liegen gut in der Hand, dabei ist der leicht asymmetrische Griff ein besonderes Feature. Die Balance gefällt mir sehr sehr gut und macht das Arbeiten mit den Messern besonders gleicht. Die extrem hohe Schärfe hält durch den sehr guten Klingenstahl sehr, sehr lange. Mit diesen Messern wird das Schneiden und Vorbereiten zur reinen Spaßveranstaltung.
Zu guter letzt möchte ich auch zugeben, dass auch das sehr elegante Design und die schöne Damastoptik ein Kaufargument waren. Ich mag es, wenn funktionale Dinge auch schön sind.
Beautiful packaging & worth the price for quality