Ken Onion by Shun 8-Inch Chef’s Knife

What people say about Ken Onion by Shun 8-Inch Chef’s Knife (by Shun):

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Great Knife…Take It From A Chef ! (But dont take mine,heh!) I purchased this knife a while back and absolutly love it. I didn’t know what sharp was until I got this one. I got this knife as a kind of impulsive indulgence, I think it looked cool in its own holder and I had heard good things about Shun knives. Just the best. I own more than 100 knives made by most well known manufacturers of fine cutlery. Excellent knife, couldn’t be happier. I’ll preface this review with my past experience with “good” knives. I love it, but… I’ve had my knife for about 1 year, and it’s essentially the only knife I use. Love it. Attractive & razor sharp. A Great Knife with One Exception. I have a complete (over 20 piece) set of Wusthof Classics and I really thought that they were the best, until I received this knife as a Christmas gift. A great knife! Simply put, a great knife. WOW. This knife is awsome. Amazing Knives. I have been using the Ken Onion (Shun) 8 inch Chef’s Knife, Santoku, and Paring Knife for about three months.

Extremely sharp. This knife is sharp beyond belief. Best Knife I’ve ever handled. I bought this knife a couple of weeks ago, and love using it. Great Knife! I bought these for my wife for Christmas and they are great! The only knife you really need. I begged for this knife and am so happy my prayers were answered. Great Knife. I purchased this for my wife for Christmas. Nice wall hanger. I’ve only handled this knife at the store. Awesome. Best knife I have ever used, and I have used many. Samurai Magic in the Kitchen. I can’t help but wonder if “B. Very Nice. The knife is very good and has virtually no flaw. Great Blade, Lousy Handle, Huge Disappointment. Compared to other Ken Onion Designs, this one was poorly executed.

Looks good, works great. Worth every dollar, the shape of the knife fosters a rocking motion, great for a large amount of cutting. Ken Onion Shun 8-inch Chef’s knife. This knife looks like a piece of art work, but still performs all tasks a chef needs a knife for. Nice ergonomic design. These are great knives for reducing the strain on your fingers, hands, wrists and forearms. Don’t Shun the Shun! I have a set of Shun Classics and just got the Ken Onion Chef’s Knive. Exceptional. I recently received this 10″ Ken Onion chef knife as a gift, and it has completely renewed my interest preparing more meals for myself, at home. Great knife. Love the knife super quick shipping with seller. Wonderful Knife. I use this knife every single day at work. Outstanding knife. While this knife may be expensive, and the design not traditional it truely is an exceptional knife, I would not trade it for anything. Pitting and corrosion not good… I have several Ken Onion knives but sadly have had lots of problems with them over the past year. The best thing in my kitchen. What a helluva knife.

Shun Knives are Beautiful, Elegant, and the Sharpest around. I have a whole set of these blades, so I’m breaking down my review to two parts: Review of the Shun Classic Blades, and the portion as it pertains to this knife in particular. Simply amazing! I’ve had this knife for a little over a week and its left me nothing short of amazed. Great gift idea. I bought this knife as a Christmas present for my wife at the recommendation of a friend, and it was right on. Small hands rejoice! I just wanted to add a note that this knife is IDEAL for small hands. Perhaps too sharp in spots? This is, without a doubt, the sharpest knife I have ever owned and beautiful to boot. Great knife. This was everything I had read and thought it would be. Excellent knife however Great quality but expensive hard to keep sharp for amatuer chefs. My favorite knife without a doubt. I have full collections of F. Think cutlery as artwork. This knife looks magnificent and works as well as it looks. Shun Ken Onion. Good for Stainless Steel.

I was not at all impressed.. for the $$ it makes no sense at all. I went to Sur La Table to take a look at this knife as I was considering buying it. This knife Rocks! This knife puts my Henckel 5 Stars to shame. A. Matthews. This isn’t my first Shun knife and probably won’t be the last. Beautiful knife. This knife has an aesthetic presence on the counter top that in undeniable. Great purchase. I bought this knife as a birthday present for my boyfriend and was rather skeptical or rather hesitant to spend almost $200 on a knife. Corrosion on the Blade. For a knife that cost me an airplane ticket, I expected a high-quality product. One nice Knife. This is a very nice looking and made knife. Outstanding!! Shun makes the best knives I’ve ever owned, bar none.

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Features:

• 8-inch Shun Ken Onion chef’s knife
• Crafted of forged VG-10 stainless steel with Damascus styling
• Ergonomic shape by knife designer Ken Onion releases arm tension and provides optimal safety
• Strong, beautiful Pakkawood handle resists moisture and maneuvers exceptionally well
• comes with wooden holder and gift box

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The chef’s all over the world who use the knives to marvel their culinary expertise which is turn creates wonders and adds magic to the food preparation that rather commercial than that of the food prepared in the households by the homemaker. thus the knives which are possessed by the chefs should remain sharp all the time as the schedule of the chefs are very hectic as they have to cook or oversee the cooking and serving the customers with please. thus the kitchen knife block set which is used by the chefs should be maintained very sharp and handled as well as stored safely so that it does not get damaged due to the profuse wear and tear. the kitchen knife block which holds the sharp high end knives of the chefs come in various materials and sizes ranging from the traditional wooden log kitchen knife block to the modern carbon steel knife block which are corrosion resistant and durable as well as washable when it comes to the sanitary option as the chefs cook for many different people for commercial purposes. thus the kitchen knife block set which is used by the chefs all over the world has to be durable and as well as easily maintainable than the conventional or traditional knife blocks which are impossible or cannot be cleaned easily.

Bought 22 bananas today, and gave them all out to kids (aged 1-10) on the street. Again, this is within a 2 block radius of my guest-house. Total cost = half a dollar. I’ll need to step things up, and start spending a bit more. I can easily afford at least a few bucks a day to help poor people. however, given the drug/substance abuse I’ve seen by the adults, giving cash or anything that can easily be sold is a bad idea.
Maybe I’ll start giving out rice (uncooked) to the parents…

This has to be better than giving money to the Red Cross – who probably suck up 50% of it in admin costs. This is direct aid.

My swiss army knife has been getting a fair amount of use, and is now quite awfully dull. Took it to a knife sharpener a few doors down from my hotel. Essentially, there were two guys working there. One, whose sole job is to turn a very large wheel all day long (think dante’s inferno, only without the republicans) – this large wheel is attached by a long bit of rope to a grinding machine, which the other guy squats in front of, and grinds whatever he’s told to.

I sat down with a bunch of gents waiting to have their scissors and knives sharpened… The large-wheel-sharpener was cool enough that I decided to take a photo. Suddenly, everyone becomes very intersted in the view-finder, which managed to capture the sparks as they were shooting off of the scissors. I made some friends there.

In casual conversation with the gents, they asked my age, and said I looked about 25. It seems that shaving has done me some good, as people were saying I was 35 last week. good god.

I’ve finally got the Indian Head Nod down. It took me a while, and even after I had been told about it, I still didn’t quite grasp it at the root level.

At least here in the south, when Indians mean yes, they nod their head left-to-right. It’s not the same as a no in the west (which is more of a shaking left to right), as in this case, the head rocks so that the person’s eyes are always looking forward. In any case, for a while, it was very confusing when someone replied to a question with the head-nod – as I always thought they were saying no.

I’m already catching myself doing it – it’s strange… but somewhat addictive.

Off to Cochin tonight. I catch a train at 9:15PM, in the Luxury 2nd tier A/C sleeper compartment. I think the journey is 600+ KM, and will take about 12 hours.

I enjoy cooking, and really want to step up my kitchen utensils. I watched Anthony Bourdaine in Tokyo, and he visited a knife maker. I realize that they are probably out of my price range, so what would be a comparable knife that isn’t commercialized?

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