Kai Shun Classic Utility Knife / 15cm

A versatile, medium-length Japanese utility knife that’s ideal for smaller kitchen tasks, like chopping herbs, small vegetables or boneless meat. Part of the extensive Kai Shun Classic range, which we consider the best of the best for its high-quality stainless steel blades and comfortable handles.

---DETAILS---Kai Shun adapts centuries-old samurai blacksmithing to make exceptional Japanese knives for the modern cook. Every knife in their world-renowned Classic range has a steeply tapered blade, which makes it much sharper than a Western knife. A core of hard VG MAX steel, surrounded by 32 layers of Damascus steel, makes it extremely durable and rust-resistant, ensuring the knife retains its edge in between sharpenings. The layers, which create a unique pattern on each knife, help prevent food from sticking to the side of the blade. The tarnish-proof pakkawood handle has a chestnut (or ‘D’) shape that moulds perfectly to your right hand. (This knife is available in a left-handed shape too.) The balance and overall lightness of this knife—in addition to the unparalleled precision work its medium-length blade is capable of—makes easy work of various smaller kitchen tasks, like halving an avocado, chopping herbs, slicing boneless meat, and more. 

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---BENEFITS--- ‘A Kai Shun Classic knife glides effortlessly through ingredients with the most satisfying degree of precision, and the well-balanced handle is crafted to fit perfectly in your right hand.'