Like all Shun knives, Kanso is sharpened to a 16° cutting angle on each side to cut cleanly and help preserve food’s freshness and best taste. 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. 3 Pounds Blade Material: High Carbon Stainless Steel Handle. 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. Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 1 Inches (H) x 2 Inches (W) x 12.5 Inches (D) Weight. It means “simplicity,” but simplicity is achieved by eliminating the non-essential. Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. Heritage-finish blade provides a rustic look that hides. The Shun 7-inch Asian Utility is part of the Shun Kanso series. Blade of highly refined, high-carbon vanadium stainless steel takes and holds a razor-sharp edge. 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 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 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.
The Kanso Asian Utility Knife is also adept at processing quantities of vegetables for stir fry and thinly slicing meats. 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 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, perfect for portioning meat. Instead, this 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. Recon 1 Quality Knives and Gear - Encino, Los Angeles, California - Custom Knives - Custom Knife Maker - Benchmade - Chris Reeve - Shun Cutlery - Microtech. Kanso's Heritage finish hides scratches and gives Kanso a rustic look that just improves with age. The Shun Kanso Asian Utility Knife features 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. 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. Asian Utility is part of the Shun Kanso series. (You'll want a heavier cleaver for breaking bones. While it may look like a meat cleaver, it isn't. The Asian utility knife is a multi-tasking blade with a sharp tip for peeling, skinning and shaving, and long straight edge for portioning meat.
Every part of this knife can be put to use. 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 and is perfect for portioning meat. Its multi-purposed, used in the kitchen to. (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. Asian Utility Knife has the look of a small clever in appearance, but is not for that purpose. 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.