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Shun Premier 8" Kiritsuke Knife

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Color: Brown


Size: 8"


Features

  • MASTER CHEF'S KNIFE: Known as a master chef's knife, the Shun 8-inch Premier Kiritsuke Knife offers top cutting performance and versatility - making it a perfect all-around prep knife.
  • ALL-AROUND PREP: This Japanese kitchen knife will juliene, dice or brunoise vegetables with ease. It's an excellent choice for cleaning and portioning boneless proteins with a slightly curved edge that works well with rocking cuts.
  • HIGH-QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: Constructed from Shun's proprietary VG-MAX cutting core and clad in 68 layers of stainless Damascus with a hammered TUSCHIME finish, this knife is corrosion and stain resistant with a strong, razor-sharp edge.
  • BEAUTIFUL, DURABLE HANDLE: The walnut-finished, contoured Pakkawood handle resists moisture, is comfortable to use, and offers precise control.
  • TRADITIONAL, ARTISAN CUTLERY: Inspired by the traditions of ancient Japan, Shun knives are handcrafted by highly skilled artisans to produce blades of unparalleled quality and beauty.

Description

Add THE must-have all-around food prep knife to your collection with the Shun Cutlery 8-inch Premier Kiritsuke Knife. This Japanese kitchen knife is also known as a master chef's knife. With top cutting performance and versatility, it's perfect for all the same tasks as a chef's knife. The razor-sharp 16-degree edge is ideal for slicing or push cuts and works well with rocking cuts. It will julienne, dice or brunoise vegetables with ease, and is an excellent choice for cleaning and portioning boneless meats and fish. The Premier chef's Knife is constructed with Shun's proprietary VG-Max cutting core with 68 layers of stainless Damascus cladding for a strong, corrosion- resistant, stain-resistant, razor sharp 16-degree edge. The hammered TSUCHIME finish is beautiful and helps release food easily when cutting. The stylish, walnut-finished, contoured Pakkawood handle is comfortable to use and offers a secure grip with excellent control.

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


Item Type Name: Shun Premier Kiritsuke Kitchen Knife, 8 Inch, Handcrafted in Japan, TDM0771


Included Components: Knife


Unit Count: 1.0 Count


Blade Material Type: Stainless Steel


Handle Material: Walnut color PakkaWood®


Is the item dishwasher safe?: Yes


BladeLength: 8 Inches


Item Weight: 217 Grams


Item Length: 8 Inches


Color: Brown


Blade Color: Silver


Blade Edge: Plain


Construction Type: Forged


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Unbelievable Craftsmanship
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2024 by Trevor Smith
    • Life on the Razors Edge.....
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2016 by Stormbringer
    • Beautiful and sharp
Color: Brown Size: 8"
Amazing knife! Very sharp! Thin blade but beautiful craftsmanship
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2025 by I don't normally do this but.....
    • A fantastic knife I love! You must care for it properly.
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2021 by Zack Nicley
    • Exceptional knife
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
    • About perfect
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024 by Jamie E

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