Kai Shun Japanese Knives

Handcrafted in Seki, Japan, Kai Shun knives feature extra sharp Damascus style blades and comfortable handles that provide excellent support and control.  Shun blades are designed using VG-MAX hardened Japanese steel cutting core that is enveloped with 34 ultra-thin layers of high carbon stainless steel.  With a Rockwell hardness of 61, Kai Shun knives are extra strong with incredible hardness, allowing the blade to stay sharper for longer.  The Premier range have beautifully hand-hammered blades to improve food release and are designed with walnut coloured pakka wood handles.  The Classic range have D-shaped handles designed specifically for right or left-handed users with compressed pakka wood handles. 

  • Kai Shun paring knife 0700 - 9cm
    The Kai Shun paring knife is a small utility knife, extremely versatile and can be used for peeling and chopping fruits and vegetables, making them one of the most frequently utilized knives of a chef's kitchen.
    NZ$ 159.90
    NZ$ 119.90
  • Kai Shun utility knife 0701 - 15cm
    The Kai Shun utility knife is a mid-sized knife that can be used for a variety of tasks.  It is perfect for cutting larger vegetables and sandwich meats that are not large enough for a chef's knife.
    NZ$ 199.90
    NZ$ 149.90
  • Kai Shun chefs knife 0723 - 15cm
    The Kai Shun chefs knife is a multi-purpose knife designed to perform many different kitchen tasks. It can be used for mincing, slicing, and chopping vegetables, fish and small cuts of meat.
    NZ$ 269.90
    NZ$ 199.90
  • Kai Shun chefs knife 0706 - 20cm
    The Kai Shun chefs knife is the most popular sized multi-purpose knife designed to perform many different kitchen tasks. It can be used for mincing, slicing, and chopping vegetables, fish and mid-sized cuts of meat.
    NZ$ 299.90
    NZ$ 224.90
    Out Of Stock
  • Kai Shun chefs knife 0707 - 25cm
    The Kai Shun chefs knife is a multi-purpose knife designed to perform many different kitchen tasks. It can be used for mincing, slicing, and chopping vegetables and larger cuts of meat.
    NZ$ 349.90
    NZ$ 259.90
  • Kai Shun santoku knife - scalloped 0718 - 18cm
    The Kai Shun santoku knife is the Japanese version of the chef's knife. Traditionally used for three tasks: chopping, dicing, and mincing, the wide blade works well for scooping sliced food off a cutting board and the narrow spine allows thinly slicing meat and vegetables.
    NZ$ 299.90
    NZ$ 224.90
  • Kai Shun Premier paring knife 0700 - 10cm
    The Shun paring knife is a small utility knife, extremely versatile. It has a small pointed blade and is well suited for precise tasks such as trimming and peeling fruit and vegetables. The paring knife is one of the most frequently used knives in the kitchen.
    NZ$ 219.90
    NZ$ 164.90
  • Kai Shun Premier utility knife 0701 - 16cm
    The Kai Shun Premier utility knife is a mid-sized knife that can be used for a variety of tasks.  It is perfect for cutting larger vegetables and sandwich meats that are not large enough for a chef's knife.
    NZ$ 249.90
    NZ$ 184.90
  • Kai Shun Premier santoku knife - 0702 - 18cm
    The Kai Shun Premier santoku knife is the Japanese version of the mult-purpose chef's knife, traditionally is used for three tasks: chopping, dicing, and mincing.  The wide blade works well for scooping sliced food off a cutting board and the narrow spine allows thinly slicing meat and vegetables.
    NZ$ 349.90
    NZ$ 259.90
  • Kai Shun Premier chefs knife 0706 - 20cm
    The Kai Shun Premier chefs knife is the most popular sized multi-purpose knife designed to perform many different kitchen tasks. It can be used for mincing, slicing, and chopping vegetables, fish and mid-sized cuts of meat.
    NZ$ 349.90
    NZ$ 259.90
  • Kai Shun whetstone combination - 1000/6000
    The best way of regenerating your knifes blade is with a whetstone.
    NZ$ 149.90
    NZ$ 127.41
    Out Of Stock
  • Kai Shun electric knife sharpener
    For practically effortless sharpening of your Shun cutlery, this electric sharpener is made to make sharpening easy, safe and effective.
    NZ$ 199.90
    NZ$ 149.90
  • Global sharpening guide rails
    These guide rails are designed to help maintain the correct angle for sharpening knives when using a whetstone.
    NZ$ 29.90
  • Kai Shun honing steel - 23cm
    The best way of sharpening your knife is with a honing steel with a beautiful Japanese birch-back pakka wood handle.
    NZ$ 149.90
    NZ$ 127.41

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