Product Description: The Nakiri knife is a traditional Japanese style, featuring a blunt, straight-ended blade, used specifically for chopping. This 6.5-inch knife features the one-sided bevel of the Shun Pro line and is broad enough to use with medium and larger pieces of produce and meats.Made in the ancient city of Seki, Japan, Shun Pro knives rely on extremely sharp 2.5mm blades, made of a single piece of Japanese VG10 steel for strength, called the Honyaki style in Japan. It offers precision slicing, cutting and chopping that is unprecedented by any of its German competitors. Sharper out of the box than other knives, Shun Pro knives feature a traditional Japanese blade, with a one-sided beveled edge and hollow-ground or concave back. Japanese chefs in particular prefer the single bevel because it can be honed backed to its original sharpness, even after hours of slicing, using a whetstone. In addition, the hollow ground divots on the back produce air pockets that remove friction when slicing, so food releases easily without any loss of flavor. The ebony Pakkawood handle, a highly durable combination of layers of white birch wood and resin, is designed in a ???D??? shape to fit firmly and comfortably in the hand, with the bonus of being dishwasher safe and NSF approved for commercial kitchens. Shun Pro cutlery is suitable for right-handed users only and comes with free lifetime sharpening by the ma
Amazon.com Review: Resembling a narrow rectangular cleaver, the blade of Shun’s Nakiri knife measures 6-1/2 inches in length with a 1-3/4-inch width. Designed for slicing and chopping vegetables, this balanced piece carries enough heft to handle thick-skinned pumpkins while avoiding being too unwieldy for delicate tomato-slicing tasks.
Leveraging a 90-year history of superior workmanship, Shun knives are precision-forged in Japan by renowned blade manufacturer KAI. Combining high-carbon stain-resistant "super steel" with a one-sided, single-bevel design results in an exceptionally strong, razor-sharp blade. Holding its sharpness longer, a Shun knife offers simplified maintenance on top of its superior performance. Flipping the knife over shows a subtly concave backside created to resist sticking and avoid damaging food. Forming a comfortable D-shaped hold, a fused blend of hardwood veneers and resin comprise the unique ebony Pakkawood handle. A traditionally offset stainless-steel bolster protects knuckles while a steel end-cap finishes the piece. Although dishwasher-safe, hand washing is recommended. This product includes a lifetime warranty. -- Amy Arnold
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Works great even for a left-hander
This knife is incredibly sharp right out of the box. I had some trepidation about using it, because I'm left-handed (they've since come out with a left-handed version, but it didn't exist when I got mine a year and a half ago), but I haven't had a problem. I use it for vegetables, fruit, and herbs, and occasionally for non-bony meat, and it's an excellent slicer. Although it looks like a cleaver, it should not be used like one; it'd be a shame to wreck such a beautiful knife.. The knife is beautifully finished and fits my medium-sized hand perfectly. This is the first Shun knife I've had, ... Read More
Rating: - My most used knife
I have several Shun Pro knives, and they are probably my favorites out of my (ridiculously large) collection of kitchen cutlery. This particular knife is one of the most useful of all. However, knives of this design are probably not the best choice for the "average" cook.
First, recognize that this is a single-bevel knife of Japanese design. Moreover, the "flat" side is actually slightly concave. This design has advantages and disadvantages. First the advantages. It takes a very sharp edge, and the excellent, relatively hard steel holds this edge very well. The concave "back" allows the ... Read More
Rating: - One Side = Limited Uses
I love the shape and handling of this knife and in my workplace we have many people who love the shun line but we all agree that the single beveled edge leads to limited cutting on large veg such as butternut sqaush and leaves ou with an angular cut. Perfect for chiffonades and shalots, bit limited to mainly these small tasks.
Rating: - Excellent knife, especially for cutting vegetables
The KAI Shun Pro Nakiri knife is really an excellent kitchen product for traditionally styled Japanese chefs and average cooks alike. This knife, like all of the Shun knives, is extremely sharp; Shun knives are at least as sharp as Global knives, albeit with much more comfortable handles. This is as good as it gets when it comes to chopping up large vegetables, but will also work for mincing onions or dicing garlic cloves. Although it looks somewhat like a meat cleaver, it really is not intended to be used as such; if you are looking for a knife that will cut both meat and vegetables, the Shun Classic ... Read More
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