The blade is thick and heavy making it a blade heavy knife for certain. The long, straight edge is perfect for everything from slicing. This knife is great for cutting through the tough stuff, much like a cleaver. Like all Shun knives, Kanso is sharpened to a 16° cutting angle each side to cut cleanly and help preserve food’s freshness and best taste. Incredibly versatile, the Shun Kanso Asian utility knife lets you use every part of the blade. Full-tang construction provides strength, balance, and easy cutting control. The handle is made of Tagayasan wood, sometimes known as “iron sword wood.' The handle contouring enables an easy chef's grip. Kanso's Heritage finish hides scratches and gives Kanso a rustic look that just improves with age. The steel is Japanese AUS10A-highly refined, high-carbon, vanadium stainless steel that takes a razor-sharp edge and holds it longer. The Shun Kanso Asian Utility Knife is a perfect multi-tasking bladefrom its sharp tip, which can be used to peel ginger, to its long, straight edge.

In Kanso, we took away anything that doesn’t matter and kept everything that does: high-performance steel, razor-sharp edge, perfect balance, and precision cutting control. It means “simplicity,” but simplicity that is achieved by eliminating the non-essential. Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. Recon 1 Quality Knives and Gear - Encino, Los Angeles, California - Custom Knives - Custom Knife Maker - Benchmade - Chris Reeve - Shun Cutlery - Microtech. The Shun 7-inch Asian Utility is part of the Shun Kanso series. Once you use it, you'll find yourself reaching for this precision knife more and more often. Use the tip and razor-sharp edge for everything from skinning fish to shaving vegetables. Every part of this knife can be put to use. Shaped like a cleaver, but made for more delicate work, the the Kanso Asian Utility Knife is adept at processing quantities of vegetables for stir fry and thinly slicing meats. Like all Shun knives, Kanso is sharpened to a 16° cutting angle each side to cut cleanly and help preserve food’s freshness and best taste.The Shun Kanso Asian Utility Knife is beautiful multi-tasking blade-from its sharp tip, which can be used to peel ginger, to its long, straight edge, perfect for portioning meat. TRIMMING, SLICING & MORE: The 16-degree cutting edge not only removes breast from bone and cuts joint cartilage with ease, it's also ideal for trimming, slicing, and dicing fruits and vegetables. The handle is made of tagayasan wood, sometimes known as “iron sword wood.' The handle contouring enables an easy chef's grip. JAPANESE BONING KNIFE: The Shun 5-inch Asian Multi-Prep Knife is a Japanese-style boning knife with a triangular blade perfect for maneuvering around bones and between joints. The steel is Japanese AUS10A-highly refined, high-carbon, vanadium stainless steel that takes a razor-sharp edge and holds it longer. In Kanso, we took away anything that doesn’t matter and kept everything that does: high-performance steel, razor-sharp edge, perfect balance, and precision cutting control. The Shun Kanso Asian Utility Knife is beautiful multi-tasking blade-from its sharp tip, which can be used to peel ginger, to its long, straight edge.

The Shun 7-inch Asian Utility is part of the Shun Kanso series. Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. (You'll want a heavier cleaver for breaking bones.) Instead, the Kanso Asian Utility Knife is adept at processing quantities of vegetables for stir fry and thinly slicing meats. While it may look like a meat cleaver, it isn't. The Shun Kanso Asian Utility Knife is a beautiful multi-tasking blade-from its sharp tip, which can be used to peel ginger, to its long, straight edge, perfect for portioning meat.

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