The handle offers you a firm and comfortable grip. The knife is made with a D-shaped laminated blade crafted from pakkawood. The material is complimented by 32 carbon steel layers to make the knife stronger. The classic 8 inch knife features a VG-10 Stainless steel material that enhances its strength and durability. It offers you precise cutting versatility due to its design. The Shun Classic 8 Inch chef’s knife is ideal for chopping, slicing and dicing among other small kitchen tasks.
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#SHUN SORA VS KANSO SERIES#
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So from the varied sites I've come across, both the Kanso and Classic 7-piece block are around $500, and come with a honing steel which I don't need and a carving knife I'm not interested in. Unfortunately, the set order was cancelled due to stock issues, but now I have the other two Shun pieces, so am now set on something that matches. I've read you don't really need to fork out for a bread knife but I wanted it to match so was willing to spend. So I bought that, then bought a Shun bread knife and honing steel from another site to complete the set. I came across the Kanso 5 piece set with all the above, minus bread knife, for $350, which seemed like a great sale price.
What I wanted was a gyuto, a bread knife, as well as some kind of utility and/or paring knife. I'm aware that there are better value for money knives out there but I'm a real sucker for that Japanese aesthetic so was keen on Shun or Miyabi, as opposed to something like Tojiro.
#SHUN SORA VS KANSO FREE#
Knives and Stones is an excellent Australian knife company with free shipping starting at AU$300, Japanese Chef Knives ships to Australia for a flat US$7, and there are plenty of eBay vendors based in Japan who ship to Australia. That said, if you give us a budget, I promise you from the bottom of my heart we can come up with a better core set than a Shun block. I agree the Kanso is a little more attractive, but that's obviously subjective. That alone makes the Kanso the clear winner in my book. Most important the Kanso gyuto has a fairly typical Japanese profile while the Classic has exaggerated curvature toward the tip more usually seen in German knives.
The Kanso would I expect be a tougher knife, less prone to the chipping that is a common complaint against the Classic line. It should keep an edge better than the AUS10 Kanso's by a bit. Shun's VG-10 isn't great, but it's not horrible. I haven't used the Kanso but the written and spoken descriptions put the knives pretty neck and neck in performance. In general, if you're used to chunky German style knives the Classics will blow you away.
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