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. Full-tang construction provides strength, balance, and easy cutting control.
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6 7 8 Additionally, International Forum Design presented the Shun/Ken Onion Chefs Knife with an iF Product Design Award in 2005. The handle is made of a wood called tagayasan or wenge, which is sometimes known in Japan as “iron sword wood.” The handle contouring enables an easy chef's grip. The Shun Classic Hollow-Ground Santoku was the first Shun to earn a Blade Show award, winning Knife of the Year in 2003 Shun has been recognized at the annual Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia. 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. 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. Chef's Knife is part of the Shun Kanso series. The tagayasan-wood handles are slightly contoured, enabling an easy and comfortable chef's grip while cutting. Shun Kanso Asian Utility Knife 7 inch Blade, Tagayasan Wood Handles. Shun Kanso Classic 7 inch Santoku Knife Hollow Ground. It offers a wider heel, a fairly flat profile toward the heel-perfect for push cuts-but we also gave it a little belly from mid-blade toward the tip so that it can be gently "rocked" through fresh herbs or spices to produce a very fine mince. Shun Kanso Sora Paring Knife 3.5 Inch VB0700. The Kanso Chef's Knife is based on its Asian counterpart, the gyuto. length is perfect for preparing fruits, vegetables, proteins, and a wide variety of other foods. This all-purpose knife is ideal for a wide variety of cutting tasks. We call it the Shun 7-Piece Basic Block Set because it includes all the basic pieces of kitchen cutlery in one beautiful Kanso block. So if you like the looks of Kanso, the Shun Kanso 8-in. The chef's knife is the one knife no cook can be without.