The Chef knife is one of the most used kitchen knives and can be used for everything from chopping to slicing fruits and vegetables. Most chef's knives have a broad blade that curves upward towards the tip to allow the knife to rock for fine mincing.
IO Shen 27cm Chefs Knife
The Chef knife is one of the most used kitchen knives and can be used for everything from chopping to slicing fruits and vegetables. Most chef's knives have a broad blade that curves upward towards the tip to allow the knife to rock for fine mincing.
IO Shen 24cm Chefs Knife
The Chef knife is one of the most used kitchen knives and can be used for everything from chopping to slicing fruits and vegetables. Most chef's knives have a broad blade that curves upward towards the tip to allow the knife to rock for fine mincing.
Designed for chopping through small bones and chicken. Typically this knife has a 30 degree angle for chopping through produce. It's all about the weight not the sharpness of these knives.
I.O. Shen Chai Khom Mini Santoku 114mm
MSH Ryoba Duel Edge Slicer.
For mincing, chopping and scooping this mini version of the Santoku knife is versatile and easy to use.
I.O. Shen Suraisu Slicer – 270mm Knife
Oriental Tanto tip precision slicer.
The 10 1/2″ Suraisu has a mid size handle which balances perfectly in the hand and is equipped with an Oriental Tanto tip for precision slicing.
I.O. Shen MSH Ryoba Slicer – 195mm Knife
MSH Ryoba Duel Edge Slicer.
The 8″ Ryoba is a chef’s knife for the preparation/filleting of fish and carving of meat. Serrations at the heel of the blade can be used on poultry and fish.
I.O. Shen Utility Knife – 132mm
Utility knife / Large paring knife.
A utility knife is an all-purpose knife that is typically larger than a paring knife but smaller than a slicing knife. The utility knife can be used to carve, slice, bone and fillet but is typically used for cutting small fruits and vegetables.
I.O. Shen Boning Knife – 170mm
Designed to cut up to and around bones.
Boning knives are a special type of kitchen knife that typically have several design features that help with boning meat, fish, and poultry. Boning knives have a narrow blade and the typical size of a boning knife is 12 cm to 17 cm in length on the blade.
Visually stunning, this magnetic knife block keeps all of your knives together and it’s easy to clean because the knives attach to the outside of the block. Make a real statement in your kitchen with this exquisite set of knives, complete with one of the most aesthetically pleasing knife blocks we have ever seen.
Miho SlicerAnother 360mm knife, the Miho ('Miho' is a girl's name in Japan that means 'beauty') was also designed in collaboration with Marcus Bawdon and DrSweetSmoke
At 360mm this is a long knife. It's designed for all sorts of uses, from slicing large cuts of meat to large breads and cakes. Two UK-based barbeque experts - Marcus Bawdon, the editor of a magazine about barbeque cooking, and barbeque catering specialist DrSweetSmoke - both helped with design input with the knife.
Niku Thin Boning KnifeDesigned by Chef Karim Maoui, who also designed the Maoui Deba, the Niku is a 150mm thin blade boning knife most suited to intricate butchery work.
The Oriental Slicing Knife is a wide-bladed, narrow-spined knife that can be used to chop through meat and vegetables. It can also be used to remove meat from bones, and like the santoku is good for scooping ingredients into cookware. The Oriental Slicing Knife is good for tenderizing meat and crushing garlic, and other tasks that involve slicing.
Ideal for peeling and other small or intricate work such as de-veining a shrimp, skinning mushrooms or cutting small garnishes. The moment the item being cut is in the palm of your hand, pick up a paring knife. These knives are usually between 60cm to 120cm.
A Santoku knife is the Japanese version of a chef knife. The knife has more steel at the tip of the blade and a flatter belly and no bolster. The knife is not rocked like a chef knife. Most people use more of a chopping motion instead of a rocking motion when cutting various types of food.
Sashimi Knives are traditional style Japanese slicing knives that typically have a face sharpened edge, meaning they are sharpened on one side for a much sharper cutting edge.
I.O.Shen Chinese Cleaver 720g
In contrast to other kitchen knives, the cleaver has an especially tough edge meant to withstand repeated blows directly into thick meat and dense cartilage and even bone.