
Steel: AUS10A-high-carbon, vanadium stainless steel. Heritage finish hides scratches, gives Kanso a rustic look that just improves with age. Hand-sharpened 16° double-bevel blade (32° comprehensive). A multi-purpose, must-have knife in Asian kitchens. 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. 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 is achieved by eliminating the non-essential. The Shun 7-inch Asian Utility is part of the Shun Kanso series. Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. 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. (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. While it may look like a meat cleaver, it isn't. Symmetrical (ambidextrous) - Handle is shaped the same on both sides enabling left or right handed 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, perfect for portioning meat. Tagayasan (or wenge) - Known as "irown sword wood" tagaysan is notable for its densenss, durability and simple beauty.
Added vanadium refines the grain of the steel so that it takes a fine edge. Solida AUS10A - A high-carbon stainless steel wigh high strength, as well as good corrosion resistance, hardness and wear resistnace. 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 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. It means “simplicity,” but simplicity that is achieved by eliminating the non-essential. Asian Utility is part of the Shun Kanso series. Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. 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. Kanso si simple - and beautiful - kitchen cutlery that simply performs. When it comes to Shun's Kanso cutlery, essential means high-performance steel, a razor sharp edge, perfect balance, and precision cutting control. It means "simplicity" but it is a simplicity that is achieved by concetrating solely on what is most essential.
Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. If you have admired the simple lines and effortless grace of Japanese design, you have experienced Kanso.