Shun Paring Knife, Full Tang VG-10 | Damascus Stainless Steel 4 Inch

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Shun Paring Knife VG-10 This four-inch Shun Paring Knife is the all-steel version of one of the best paring knives available today. While the D-shaped handle may seem a little slick to some, it completely eliminates worries about crevices where bacteria could hide and gives the knife an unmistakably clean look. The four-inch blade will fit larger hands than Shun's smaller paring knives and puts this blade at the low end of the utility knife range.

The handle itself is something you quickly get used to -- large enough to grip in the palm comfortably with a flat side that orients the blade and gives the user complete control of the cutting edge. The blade is the true gem here, forged from Shun's Damascus-style stainless steel. Sixteen thin layers of high tensile stainless steel on each side give the harder core of VG-10 steel extra support and strength. The VG-10 cutting edge is ground to an acute angle impossible to hold in the more resilient supporting layers. That gives this knife a strong blade and long-lasting cutting edge that outdoes western knives in cutting ability.

You may think it's expensive for a paring knife, but consider that the paring knife is one of the blades you use most often. It makes sense to put your best knife in the most useful area. The little chores you consider most tedious will go better if you allow yourself the best tools.

Shun knives require special honing systems and may chip if used on hard surfaces like glass, ceramic, or bone. Protect the cutting edge by hand washing and by storing the Shun Paring Knife in a good knife block.

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Sporting & Kitchen Knife Sharpener, McGowan Electric Firestone | Ceramic Hollow Grind

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McGowan Sporting & Kitchen KnifeMcGowan's Firestone Electric Sharpener quickly hones kitchen and sporting knives to a short functional hollow ground edge. The Firestone works well on utility grade knives commonly used for kitchen prep, but save your finest blades for the whetstone. The angle this machine sets works efficiently but doesn't match up to modern custom grinds.

Made for sharpening western cutlery, the bevel angle created by this handy sharpener doesn't fit the style of high-end Asian cutlery but works well for most other types, actually improving the common flat bevel factory edge. Using constantly turning sharpening wheels driven by the Firestone's powerful electric motor, the McGowan Firestone Electric Sharpener shapes and polishes both sides of the blade at once. That cuts down on sharpening time as well as mistakes, since operators won't have to adapt to two different angles and two different strokes. Hold it straight, pull it steadily through the wheels several times, and the knife is sharp. The machine works even on abused edges.

This version of the Firestone Electric Sharpener uses two rows of multiple ceramic sharpening wheels to quickly work your dullest knives into razor-sharp condition. Use a light touch while drawing the knife through the guides. The trickiest part will be the curve towards the tip of the blade, where the edge tends to lift above the sharpening wheels. All sharpening machines have little quirks, but many chefs still find them easier to use than stones. With the McGowan, you only need to learn one simple movement.

McGowan guarantees the Firestone Sharpener for three years.

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Chicago Cutlery Kitchen Knife Block Set w/ Steak Knives | Serrated Full Tang Classic 10 Piece

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Chicago Cutlery Kitchen Knife Block SetThis ten-piece block set in the Classic Chef pattern from Chicago Cutlery does not represent the best that China offers today. Out of this large assortment of imported standard kitchen knives, only the wooden knife block gets an honorable rating.

Serrated knives -- and all knives in this set are serrated -- appeal to those who don't care to sharpen knives, but serrated knives still have to begin as sharp blades. This assortment of high carbon stainless steel prep and steak knives often doesn't show that good beginning. Unless you own the sharpening equipment necessary to touch up the edges of these knives out of the box, you could be disappointed. Chicago Cutlery does offer a lifetime warranty for the set, and certainly not all will arrive with poorly prepared cutting edges, but buying this basic assortment does entail some risk.

That's a shame, because otherwise this is not a bad deal. This inexpensive knife block set includes a stamped stainless steel chef's knife, slicing knife, and bread knife with seven-inch blades and triple-riveted full tang slab handles of durable and stable polymer. A five-inch utility knife, three-inch paring knife and four 4-1/2-inch steak knives complete the set.

The hardwood knife block provides ten slots -- four for the steak knives and six for the assorted prep knives. There's no port for a honing steel (which is useless on serrated blades) and no room for expansion. Chicago Cutlery recommends hand washing, and since the bar has been set rather low for this collection, do not put them through the dishwasher.

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Wusthof Meat Carving Knife, Solingen Chrome Steel | Full Tang Gourmet 8 Inch

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Wusthof Meat Carving Knife, SolingenThe eight-inch Gourmet Carving Knife from Wusthof of Solingen, Germany, slices even large cuts of meat and poultry with precision. Laser-cut steel offers both economy and consistent value in this very modern series from a trusted German company.

What used to be considered stamped and cheap has become one of the better ways to make a knife today, as laser-cutting of high quality steel blanks makes stress-free, unaltered steel the foundation of a good knife blade. Pressure cutting often distorted and weakened the steel stock of stamped knives, building unseen flaws into the product, and reheating and forging sometimes altered the composition of the steel alloy.

The laser-cut chrome molybdenum vanadium stainless steel used in the Wusthof Gourmet series has been cut and ground without changing the original characteristics of the alloy. Owners get knives with the same qualities engineers designed. The build itself is simple with full tangs and triple-riveted black composite handle slabs. The handle material extends slightly over the base of the blade to form a simple bolster, giving the knife extra strength.

Wusthof Gourmet knives are flat ground from thinner stock than the company's forged knives, making these good knives lighter and more flexible than the older patterns. The stain-free steel resists rust and corrosion, but the level of nickel has been reduced to provide a more durable cutting edge. Sharpen the knife with an ordinary honing steel as needed. Wash the Gourmet Carving Knife by hand in mild detergent, not in a dishwasher. Leaving food to dry on the blade or cleaning with acidic solutions could mar the blade.

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Shun Bamboo Knife Block Set | Forged Damascus Chef’s Classic 8 Piece

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Shun Bamboo Knife Block Set This eight-piece bamboo block set from Shun offers knives from the Shun Classic series, with the focus on chef's knives rather than santoku. If you prefer the traditional European cook's knife style but also want the superior steel and cutting ability of Shun's Damascus blades, this set was designed with you in mind.

At the heart of the collection are the two chef's knives -- a ten-inch knife big enough for large hands to wield with comfort and a six-inch chef's knife for the finer work. The Damascus-style high carbon stainless steel build places sixteen layers of high tensile forged steel on each side of a harder core of VG-10 steel. The edge of that core layer, sharpened to an acute angle and supported by the tougher outer layers, provides the hard cutting edge that makes Shun the choice of many professional chefs.

With these chef's knives at hand, you'll probably not miss having a santoku since both slice with the frictionless ease of that good knife style. The Damascus layers shed slices as efficiently as the granton hollows of a modern santoku. If you've use the traditional chef's knife long enough that you don't care to change, these Japanese versions give you a step up to an improved version and a chance to keep most of your comfortable old habits.

Also in the set are a slicing knife, paring knife, and bread knife built with the same excellent steel and D-shaped pakkawood handles. Taskmaster kitchen shears and a beautiful laminated bamboo knife block complete the ten-piece assortment. The block even has room for several more of your good knives.

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Wusthof Meat Cleaver Kitchen Knife, Full Tang | Solingen Stainless Steel Classic 8 Inch

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Wusthof Meat Cleaver Kitchen Knife,The Classic eight-inch cleaver from Wusthof of Solingen, Germany, may be finding a place in more kitchens now that chefs are looking for ways to reduce costs. If you're willing to buy larger cuts and do your own chopping, it's still possible to save a little money, but you'll need a good cleaver.

Hunters will also be interested in this good knife, because field dressing larger game only accounts for part of the work. The precision work happens at home with specialized butcher knives. The Wusthof Class Cleaver is the traditional answer to a butcher's chores, with a thick laser-cut blade and a strong cutting edge that splits even the heaviest bones. Use it to open up soup bones for simmering beef stock or to quickly quarter whole poultry.

Many cleavers are still forged in old patterns with heavy bolsters. The Classic from Wusthof uses a simpler and lighter design but doesn't skimp on strength. The knife blank is cut from steel stock four millimeters thick with a full tang handle. Slabs of black composite triple-riveted to the tang create a durable and comfortable grip without adding much more weight to an already hefty knife. While built for the heaviest jobs, this cleaver will come in handy for many common chores like tenderizing meat or dividing blocks of still frozen food. It's a good backup blade for the precision cutlery of today that can't withstand the roughest work.

Wusthof's no-stain high carbon steel requires only ordinary care. Hand washing and drying will preserve the flawless high polish of this fine knife.

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Shun Kitchen Presentation Paring Knife | Fruit Carving Birds Beak 2 1/2 Inch

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Shun Kitchen Presentation Paring Knife The Birds Beak Paring Knife from Shun handles difficult tasks many chefs don't find essential. If your cooking includes sculpted fruits and vegetables, exotics like Bride's Tears potatoes, or even the common ginger root, you'll find the Shun Birds Beak Paring Knife very handy.

Peelers are built for straight and uniformly shaped vegetables -- like the hybrid carrots we all get at the supermarket. Try that same peeler -- or straight paring knife -- on a convoluted yet delicious Bride's Tear (an heirloom variety potato from Peru), and you'll wind up with very little food for the plate. Those situations, not the ordinary events of the average kitchen, are perfect applications for the Birds Beak knife. Unusual foods require special tools.

Once you get over the shock of the concave cutting edge and needle-sharp point of this knife, it may become one of your favorites, since the curved blade matches the surface of many common fruits and veggies and does result in better work, if you practice. If you get your carrots from the garden rather than the grocery, this knife could mean the difference between using a carrot and throwing it out. Home-grown produce is rarely straight and perfect, and peelers reduce food with character to a pile of throw-away peelings.

Shun's version of this gourmet chef's knife features a stainless steel D-shaped handle and 32 layers of tough stainless steel sandwiched around a core layer of hard VG-10 steel. Use ordinary care, and this unusual knife's edge could stay razor sharp for months.

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Forschner Kitchen Utility Knife, Full Tang Plain Edge | Rosewood 4.75 or 6 Inch

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Forschner Kitchen Utility Knife, FullIf you like Forschner cutlery but prefer the natural beauty of rosewood to the company's black indestructible Fibrox, the Rosewood Utility knife offers users the same economy and quality with traditional styling. With only slightly more care, the rosewood-handled utility knife should survive kitchen duty just as well as the synthetic model.

Forscher's high carbon stainless steel, flat ground and plain edged, is laser cut from steel stock to avoid stresses and changes to the composition of the metal. The blade has high tensile strength and holds an edge well, but is more flexible than a similar blade in a forged pattern. The full tang of the knife holds the rosewood slabs securely with three stainless steel rivets, and the wood's rounded and smooth surface fits the hand comfortably.

Rosewood reacts much differently to kitchen conditions than a more common wood like black walnut. Where other hardwoods might roughen and splinter and warp, rosewood's dense and resinous nature remains stable and rivals many synthetics in terms of durability. Proper care should include hand washing and drying and an occasional rub with mineral oil, though the hard rosewood won't absorb much. Storage seems to affect my rosewood knives more than use, so I'd recommend a light oil rub before putting them away.

This six-inch utility blade comes in handy for many light chores in the kitchen, from boning cooked meat to light chopping and accurate slicing of sandwich ingredients. The knife is href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PL34BG?ie=UTF8&tag=onlyk-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000PL34BG">also available in a 4.75-inch blade of the same quality.

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Petty Chef’s Knife by Kitasho, Full Tang Damascus Steel | Petit Blue Kitchen Gyuko

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Petty Chef's Knife by Kitasho, FullThe Petty Petit gyuko or chef's knife was created by the Kitasho Company of Seki City, Japan, a center of fine swordsmiths for 800 years. Kitasho began more recently in 1948 and manufactures a broad line of chef's cutlery and hunting knives built to Japanese specifications rather than toned down for the western consumer.

The Damascus steel of this knife uses the same 33-layer build -- tough outer layers of steel around a hard VG-10 core -- that other makers like Shun also favor. The handle design is a familiar one to western chefs, using resin-impregnated layers of wood triple-riveted to a forged full tang.

Many of the same processes used to create the finest samurai swords were also used to make the Petty Petit, but this is not the same steel the company uses for its field knives. While stainless steel is a popular and sensible choice for a chef's knife, the company still manufactures field knives in the old alloys known for exceptional sharpness and strength.

The six-inch blade of the Petty Petit Kanetsune Gyoku cuts with the same precision as the best santoku but does not need the santoku's multiple hollows to achieve the same smooth cuts. This knife's rippled surface provides more strength than a granton style and less actual contact between blade and food. Use this knife only on wood, plastic, or bamboo cutting boards, or the edge may chip. Pick a western style knife for chopping bones.

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Shun Carving Knife & Meat Fork Serving Set, Damascus Steel | Classic 2 Piece in Gift Box

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Shun Carving Knife & Meat Fork ServingShun Cutlery's Classic Carving Set brings that company's famous VG-10 Damascus style stainless steel to the dinner service. The look is the same as that of Shun's other chef's knives, with an elegant and simple ebony-style pakkawood handle and a forged stainless steel blade.

Both knife and fork provide eight inches of working length -- enough to handle large cuts of meat. D-shaped pakkawood handles surrounding rat tail tangs were built for right-handed use with a flattened side to correctly orient the user's fingers. Only the knife is Damascus steel, using Shun's 32-layer sandwich of tough high carbon stainless steel around a central layer of harder VG-10, which forms the actual cutting edge. The hard edge is ground to an acute angle, unlike Western styles which use softer steel and a thicker but less efficient bevel.

Shun's carving knife slices cooked meats paper-thin with practice, and the Damascus steel sheds the slices more easily than ordinary blades due to its slightly rippled surface. Less steel actually contacts the food, and the result is a more easily controlled cut. Shun recommends that these knives be used only on wood, plastic, or bamboo cutting surfaces to avoid damage to the cutting edge. Avoid bones while carving, since the VG-10 edge could chip if forced through a hard object.

This carving set comes in a handsome wooden storage and presentation box. Wash and dry the knife and fork by hand before storing in the case.

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