Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Kitchen
Brand: Shun
EAN: 4901601577341
Feature: Narrow, cleaver-like knife with a 6-1/2-inch blade; ideal for chopping vegetables
Is Fragile: 0
Label: Shun
Manufacturer: Shun
Model: VG0165N
Publisher: Shun
Studio: Shun

Features
Narrow, cleaver-like knife with a 6-1/2-inch blade; ideal for chopping vegetables Precision-forged high-carbon stainless-steel blade; holds a razor-sharp edge One-sided beveled edge with a hollow-ground back; stainless-steel bolster Durable black Pakkawood handle; D-shape design fits the hand comfortably lifetime warranty; manufactured in Seki City, Japan

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Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary: Excellent!
Comment: The ads for this knife in Bon Appetite claim this is the sharpest knife in the world, right out of the box. True to it's word, it cuts vegetables like "butaah". It also cuts clumsy husband's fingers. Excellent knife but be careful! It's SHARP!

Customer Rating:

Summary: Shun Quality!!!
Comment: Shun. What more needs to be said??? It is simple, Shun is the best all around. Will you pay more? Sure you will but you will never have to buy a replacement in your lifetime. Shun knives are the best in the world, no question.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Works great even for a left-hander
Comment: This knife is incredibly sharp right out of the box. I had some trepidation about using it, because I'm left-handed (they've since come out with a left-handed version, but it didn't exist when I got mine a year and a half ago), but I haven't had a problem. I use it for vegetables, fruit, and herbs, and occasionally for non-bony meat, and it's an excellent slicer. Although it looks like a cleaver, it should not be used like one; it'd be a shame to wreck such a beautiful knife.. The knife is beautifully finished and fits my medium-sized hand perfectly. This is the first Shun knife I've had, but it will not be the last. It's pricey, but well worth it.

Customer Rating:

Summary: My most used knife
Comment: I have several Shun Pro knives, and they are probably my favorites out of my (ridiculously large) collection of kitchen cutlery. This particular knife is one of the most useful of all. However, knives of this design are probably not the best choice for the "average" cook.

First, recognize that this is a single-bevel knife of Japanese design. Moreover, the "flat" side is actually slightly concave. This design has advantages and disadvantages. First the advantages. It takes a very sharp edge, and the excellent, relatively hard steel holds this edge very well. The concave "back" allows the knife to pass through foods much more easily than a conventional knife.

Now the disadvantages. the single bevel causes the knife to "move" toward the flat side when you are making a cut. With a little practice, you can compensate for this and produce perfect, paper-thin slices -- but it does take a bit of practice. A second disadvantage is that you should not sharpen knives of this type with typical sharpeners. The beveled side should be sharpened to 17-20 degrees, and the flat side should be finished at near 0 degrees. Unless you are experienced and equipped properly, you should have this type of knife professionally sharpened. It should not be run through an electric sharpener -- even the Chef's Choice, which works OK for conventional knives.

The blade has fairly little "rocker." It is best used for slicing and chopping (as opposed to the type of rocking action you can use with a typical chef's knife).

This is an absolutely wonderful piece of cutlery if you are prepared to (1) learn the characteristics of a single-bevel knife; (2) sharpen it properly.

Customer Rating:

Summary: One Side = Limited Uses
Comment: I love the shape and handling of this knife and in my workplace we have many people who love the shun line but we all agree that the single beveled edge leads to limited cutting on large veg such as butternut sqaush and leaves ou with an angular cut. Perfect for chiffonades and shalots, bit limited to mainly these small tasks.

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Editorial Reviews:

The Nakiri knife is a traditional Japanese style, featuring a blunt, straight-ended blade, used specifically for chopping. This 6.5-inch knife features the one-sided bevel of the Shun Pro line and is broad enough to use with medium and larger pieces of produce and meats.Made in the ancient city of Seki, Japan, Shun Pro knives rely on extremely sharp 2.5mm blades, made of a single piece of Japanese VG10 steel for strength, called the Honyaki style in Japan. It offers precision slicing, cutting and chopping that is unprecedented by any of its German competitors. Sharper out of the box than other knives, Shun Pro knives feature a traditional Japanese blade, with a one-sided beveled edge and hollow-ground or concave back. Japanese chefs in particular prefer the single bevel because it can be honed backed to its original sharpness, even after hours of slicing, using a whetstone. In addition, the hollow ground divots on the back produce air pockets that remove friction when slicing, so food releases easily without any loss of flavor. The ebony Pakkawood handle, a highly durable combination of layers of white birch wood and resin, is designed in a ???D??? shape to fit firmly and comfortably in the hand, with the bonus of being dishwasher safe and NSF approved for commercial kitchens. Shun Pro cutlery is suitable for right-handed users only and comes with free lifetime sharpening by the ma