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,Wusthof Gourmet 6-Piece Steak-Knife Set ,Wusthof Classic 6-Piece Steak Knife Set ,Viking Professional Series 3 Piece Stainless Steel Chef's ,Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin 3-Piece Gift Set ,Shun Kaji Fusion 8-Inch Chef's Knife Review Almost unheard of a decade ago, the Asian-style santoku is now one of the most popular knives in American kitchens. Similar to a Western chef's knife, the santoku rocks, chops, minces, and slices vegetables, fish, and meat. This 6-1/2-inch santoku is a member of Shun's fabulous Elite collection. The knife features a sleek black PakkaWood handle, made of a hardwood-resin fusion, which showcases an inlaid traditional Japanese emblem and fine rings of copper and brass near the bolster. A distinctive flourish, called a "hamon," along the edge of the blade recalls the samurai swords once made in Seki City, Japan, where Shun Elites are handcrafted. Any chef would feel honored to receive this exceptional, gift-boxed knife.
Shun Elite knives stand out for their incredible sharpness, sharper even than Shun Classics, thanks to the newest powdered steel alloy known as SG-2. The process used to make SG-2 results in a fine-grained, very dense blend of ingredients that creates a smooth-as-silk knife edge. Shun edges are formed to an unusually keen 16 degree angle, which is one reason they're so prized among chefs who value uniformly thin slices, a necessity in Japanese cuisine. Covered by a lifetime warranty, Shun Elite knives should be washed and dried--carefully--by hand, and stored when possible in a wooden block to protect the blade. --Ann Bieri
This review is from: Shun SG0403 Elite 6-1/2-Inch Santoku (Kitchen)
I feel this knife has more potential for controllability than the classic line. This is due to a couple of factors; 1) The handle is a little larger than the classic line, and allows for an even better grip. 2) The overall weight is down, making the knife less clumsy, I bought this as a gift and have yet to cut anything but hair with it. It shaves hairs with very little effort. Let me elaborate on that. You can sharpen a knife enough to shave if you put some force (not a ton), and there are blades you can shave a few hairs with a couple of regular pressure passes... this knife requires basically no pressure to shave. I guess my only gripe is that the hairs didn't surrender when they saw the knife. As far as balance, it is perfect, and I imagine any knife in the price range shouldn't have balance issues (although I hear the henckels cermax m66 is really handle heavy). And speaking of handle again, this model has a big handle, but it is not heavy. It is right in line with the spine of the knife. Another small gripe, the belly of this santoku is a little more curved than most true Japanese Santoku knives, but that only means you get to rock this bad boy also. In my opinion that makes this a bit of a utility. The size is awesome. Some places you see this thing being called a 7 inch, or 6 1/2 inch... I measured it next to my 7 inch Calphalon LX santoku, and it was less than an inch shorter. It is almost 7 inches of blade, but not quite (then again I can't verify that as I did not take a ruler to it). I imagine the steel will stay sharp for a while. I don't have a honing steel, as I realize it will do no good on this steel as its hardness is realistically in the 62-64 range, it will only hurt the honing steel! I have a small Arkansas stone that I use to keep my knives in order, and I plan to use that as my honing for this knife. Just remember to hold at a more shallow angle than your other knives when sharpening, but you already knew that. Will post an update when more about the performance of the knife is learned through use. 5 stars for early delivery and a beauty of a knife!
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