Shun Premier 8" Kiritsuke Knife, Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knife for Professional and Home Chefs, VG-MAX Core with Damascus Stainless Steel Cladding, Pakkawood Handle | Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knife, VG-MAX Core, Damascus Stainless Steel Cladding, Pakkawood Handle
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Color: Brown
Size: 8"
Features
- JAPANESE KIRITSUKE KNIFE: The Shun Premier 8-inch Kiritsuke Knife is expertly designed for a variety of kitchen tasks, from julienning or dicing vegetables to slicing and portioning boneless meat.
- DISTINCTIVE HAMMERED FINISH: Part of the Premier Series, this knife features a beautiful hammered tsuchime finish to reduce drag and prevent food from sticking to the blade.
- SUPERIOR SHARPNESS: Crafted with VG-MAX steel and 68 layers of Damascus cladding, this knife delivers razor-sharp precision with a 16-degree edge, ensuring long-lasting performance.
- COMFORTABLE DESIGN: The contoured Pakkawood handle offers a comfortable and secure grip, providing optimal control for both left and right-handed users.
- JAPANESE CRAFTSMANSHIP: Each Shun knife is meticulously handcrafted in Japan, reflecting a legacy of traditional knife-making expertise and a dedication to superior quality. Supported by free sharpening and honing.
Description
Experience culinary excellence with the Shun Premier 8-inch Kiritsuke Knife, known as a master chef’s knife. The Premier Kiritsuke Knife is a specialized kitchen tool designed to handle a wide range of tasks and is ideal for preparing fruits, vegetables, meat and more. Handcrafted in Japan, this knife features a stunning hammered tsuchime finish that reduces drag and prevents food from sticking to the blade. With a VG-MAX steel core and 68 layers of Damascus cladding, this master chef’s knife offers exceptional sharpness with a precise 16-degree edge. The Pakkawood handle ensures a comfortable, secure grip, enhancing your cutting experience. Supported by free sharpening and honing. Elevate your culinary skills with the Shun Premier Kiritsuke Knife, a perfect blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern innovation.
Blade Material: Stainless Steel
Brand: Shun
Color: Brown
Handle Material: Walnut color PakkaWood®
Blade Edge: Plain
Brand Name: Shun
Manufacturer: Kai
UPC: 826713740206
Global Trade Identification Number: 58
Included Components: Knife
Item Type Name: Shun Premier Kiritsuke Kitchen Knife, 8 Inch, Handcrafted in Japan, TDM0771
Model Number: TDM0771
Manufacturer Part Number: TDM0771
Unit Count: 1 Count
Blade Material Type: Stainless Steel
Handle Material: Walnut color PakkaWood®
Material Type: Steel
BladeLength: 8 inches
Item Weight: 217 g
Item Length: 8 inches
Size: 8"
Color: Brown
Blade Color: Silver
Blade Edge: Plain
Construction Type: Forged
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Top Amazon Reviews
Color: Brown
Size: 8"
First off, it's beautiful. The knife I received is flawless. Perfect fit and finish. The edge is one of the sharpest I've ever experienced and I collect knives. From Spyderco, Benchmade, Cold Steel, Custom pieces etc. It's really lightweight and feels great in the hand and cuts extremely well. Always hone before and after every use, and you'll hardly ever have to sharpen it, and if you're bad at it just send it in for a free sharpening. From one knife person to another you won't be disappointed.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2024 by Trevor Smith
Color: Brown
Size: 8"
This knife arrived faster than I thought it would (3 days, free standard shipping) and is a very beautiful, well made knife. I really like the brightness of the hand hammered blade finish and the dark wood grain of the handle. The weight and balance of this knife is excellent for me and I really like the way the belly of the handle makes this knife feel like an extension of your hand. This is my new favorite kitchen knife. This knife has got to be the sharpest knife I have ever had the pleasure of using. It is unreal how easily it glides thru just about everything I have used it on so far. It does not crush anything when you use a back and forth locomotive style of cutting (as recommended by Shun). I even cut a watermelon with it and it just glided along as I turned the melon, just as easy as you please. You can shave raw chicken for fajitas paper thin with ease (the meat sticks to the knife some when cutting this thin, but what did you expect?) also, it has cut my veggie prep time down considerably and is an absolute joy to use. I use this knife for just about everything now and I find it's no bother at all to hand wash this knife. Cooking is much easier and so much more enjoyable when you have high quality tools. You need this knife, as you can tell I am very happy with mine.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2016 by Stormbringer
Color: Brown
Size: 8"
OK, so I was waiting for this knife to become available for a couple of months. I had been obsessing over Shun blades for a while (pronounced like "moon" I'm told by the way). I was considering the Reserve line as the steel appears even harder and is likely to keep an edge better, but honestly since I am not a professional chef nor highly skilled with high end steel, I opted for the Premier. I believe it does have a somewhat higher grade of steel than the previous Premier pieces - VG-Max instead of VG-10. This knife is beautiful and shockingly sharp. Not only can you cut paper with ease, you can cut curves in paper. I was chopping (cutting) some green onions earlier today and when I was down to the thin, soft green shoot I stood it up on its end on the cutting board and laid the blade on the top to see if I could cut it without simply collapsing it as it was so delicate. Surprisingly, it sliced it in two and both halves remained standing. This is by far the sharpest and nicest knife I have ever owned. It is like a piece of art and I am looking forward to using it again right now to prepare dinner.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015 by Chris B.
Color: Brown
Size: 8"
I have to completely revoke my initial review. I gave this a one star review, saying it did not live up to the hype. I eat my thinly sliced words. Every problem I had I now realize was do to pilot error and was no fault of the knife. Let me say two words: Ceramic Honing. A knife like this with very hard steel needs to be honed with something more than that old steel rolling around in your knife drawer. Once I started properly honing my knife it was like new again. On the other hand, if you do not, you will face the same impression I did. Which was that it goes dull quickly and doesn’t live up to the hype. This knife must be honed regularly with the proper material. All things considered, it is beautifully sharp and a pleasure to use. A word of advice too, don’t bother buying a ceramic honing rod. The unglazed bottom of a porcelain cup or plate is all you need. I searched for a long time and read a lot of reviews before finally purchasing a Shun knife. I’m glad I did.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2021 by Zack Nicley
Color: Brown
Size: 8"
With several high end knives to choose from, this is the one I almost always reach for. I have used it almost daily for 6 years. The thin blade effortlessly slices everything. Easy to maintain a razor edge (with a touch up on an ultrafine diamond stone every 3-4 weeks). The hammer dents help break up surface tension so slices of wet clingy veg (like cucumber) don’t stick as much. The spine is flat which works great for sweeping off the cutting board. I prefer a more stout blade when splitting squash in half, but this would do the job. If I could only have one knife for all of my cooking, this would be the one.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2026 by Surly rider
Color: Brown
Size: 8"
I've been using this knife for a couple of months now, more or less on a daily basis. I do run the steel over it once a week or so and has not lost any sharpness yet. This is by far the nicest knife I've ever owned. The craftmanship if spectacular. I also like the ergonomics of the knife, the weight and balance are nearly spot on, even for someone like me with fairly large hands and long fingers. Expensive but worth it. Highly recommend.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2021 by Amazon Reviewer
Color: Brown
Size: 8"
This is a weird knife, it's basically a gyuto meets santoku, and somehow made a perfect offspring. I really can't call it a Kiritsuke with the double edge, but everything about this knife is right in the way it comes. It's basically like the finally correct mashup between asian and european knives. I know shun gets a bad rap for making good but overly priced knives. I have no regrets on purchasing this at all, it literally is worth it in every way and I would say so at full price. And this is coming from someone who will use this at a minimum of 700 meals per year, as I have for the past 22 years. The only thing I can't comment on at this point is longevity. The blade curve is perfect, it's not like some of the shun chef knives that look like some miniature scimitar in how curved they are, nor is it like a flat vegetable cleaver which have their uses but are not as great as your youtube videos would like to make you think they are. It is light as hell, literally, blows me away how light this is. I weighed this compared to the most similar knives I have and it's like a feather even compared to a victorinox santoku of a close length, which I prefer to all Wustof and Henkels and other heavy german knives. And more importantly, if you use a proper pinch grip, the balance is absolutely perfect, but it's so light I don't know if it matters. They created a hybrid knife that is better than the original components. Out of the box, it's acceptably sharp, not quite a razor blade, but I doubt most people who don't hone their own knives have used something this sharp, that's pretty rare for a production knife. I don't like the polished finish at all, I'm not deducting for it though but it feels totally unnecessary, the hammered top is really cool, still for show I assume, but I'd still prefer to leave the finish alone, otherwise everything else in function makes that irrelevant. I do know many people like the mirror finish and it is fairly unique among most knives you will find, so to each their own on that, but this thing could be pink and it wouldn't change my opinion of it.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024 by Jamie E
Color: Brown
Size: 8"
I bought this for my son's birthday. It was a big hit. My son was impressed with the knifes looks and how well it slices.
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2025 by D.R. Lewis