My New Wingmen: Shun Knives

Everyone knows that knives are a cook's best friend.  My best friends for roughly the past seven or eight years have been my Japanese Globals.  My Global friends held a sharp blade, fit in my hand nicely and looked amazing when we'd go out and even when other friends came to visit. 

Then Global met a new friend in the cleaver - actually two cleavers brought back to me from China.  The cleaver became my friend for everything rustic.  You know, the kind that would take you to a dive bar, drink you under the table and somehow pick up the best looking woman in the bar even though he wasn't much of a looker himself.  He just gets thing done.  Global and cleaver made a perfect group of friends.

But we now have a new addition to the team, another set of Japanese friends named Shun.  The 7 inch Shun Santoku is one of the best knives I've ever handled.  It goes without saying the blade is amazingly sharp, but the feel in my hand is absolutely perfect.  I actually prefer the wood handle to the steel handles of the Globals.  I am able to perform delicate slices as well as quick, fast slicing and chopping - scallions sliced away perfectly, same for fresh tuna.  The Global friends started this way as well and lasted for about 1 year until I noticed the sharpness of the blade begin to fade significantly, so we'll have to see how long the Shun blade holds up.  Last but not least is the Shun Classic 6" Utility knife.  I've been using this knife for veggies, slicing fish and some light chopping so far.  Again, beautiful edge and love the feel in the hand.   

So while Globals will always have a place in my heart and the cleavers will always be with me, Shuns are my new kitchen wingmen.  Thanks for buying off my new friends, Mom.  You know I need all the help I can get.

Comments

[sam]

i can't believe it.
I bought a Shun knife on saturday and was thinking about posting about it tomorrow.
And in a double coincidence, mine was purchased with a gift voucher my mum sent me for christmas.

sam

[joe]

too weird!!

[sam]

aren't we both thte lucky ones!

[sam]

by the way do you have a honer?
When I bought the knife i was advised to hone the knife every time i use it and get it sharpened about 3x a year.

[joe]

hi sam, i do not have a honer. seems a bit excessive to hone it every time you used it, but that is just my opinion. any experts out there?

[James Wang]

I bought the Shun cleaver from Sur la table and was told by two separate shop assistants to hone it every time or at least every odd time. It's not so much for sharpening but to keep the end blade straight. I was told to sharpen twice a year.

[Jim Z.]

Shun knives are amazing but do need honed every time. Takes 30 seconds but will keep your blade fine tuned. This is honing, not sharpening. Shun will sharpen your knives for free, for life, just send your knives to them. That alone is worth the premium price of Shun.

One other thing never EVER cut on anything but a knife friendly surface. My wife cut 2 slices off a tomatoe on a paper plate with granite underneath, sure enough a little chip was in the knife. Luckily was only a paring knife.

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