Shun Premier Santoku 18cm

Shun Premier Santoku 18cm

AN ASIAN-STYLE DO-IT-ALL KNIFE

The Shun Premier 7-in/18cm Santoku is a beautiful, Asian-inspired chef's knife that many cooks today have added to their kitchen favorites. A knife of many talents, a santoku easily handles all the basic kitchen cutting tasks. Slightly shorter than the standard chef's knife, the Shun Premier Santoku is light, agile, and very easy to maneuver. There's just enough belly curve to enable rocking cuts, which just adds to the Premier Santoku's versatility. We think you’ll find that the Shun Premier 7-in. Santoku works beautifully and fits your hand like a glove. The santoku is as easy to use as a chef's knife and is especially well suited to a down-and-forward cutting motion (push cut). Many cooks swear by their santoku for top performance.

The Shun Premier Santoku is part of the beautiful Shun Premier line, which calls to mind the hand-forged knives of ancient Japan. While each knife still takes at least 100 handcrafted steps to complete, the materials Shun uses are among the most advanced in the industry. Each blade has a cutting core of Shun's proprietary VG-MAX “super steel” to take and hold a precision edge. The layered Damascus cladding supports the core and provides additional stain resistance. Near the edge of the blade, where the steels meet, an undulating line is formed—similar to the hamon formed when samurai swords are tempered using a traditional clay-baking technique. The hammered tsuchime finish acts like a series of hollow-ground cavities to reduce drag. The handles nestle comfortably in the hand, while the embossed end cap adds balance and beauty.

Proprietary VG-MAX cutting core—
this high-end stainless steel forms
the core of the entire blade, all the
way to the cutting edge. VG-MAX is
extremely hard, which means Shun
Premiers can take an incredible edge
and hold it longer.

Stainless Damascus cladding—34
micro-layers of steel each side support
the core, add stain/corrosion resistance,
help food release from blade.

Razor-sharp 16° cutting edge—hand
sharpened to a 16° angle each side for
top performance; blade is double-bevel,
flat ground.

Hammered tsuchime finish—helps
release food easily when cutting.

PakkaWood® handles—offer a
comfortable grip for both leftand
right-handed users. Walnut
PakkaWood is durable, and won’t harbor
bacteria. Embossed endcap adds
beauty and balance.

Full composite tang—adds strength
and balance.