Buy Shun VB0701 Sora Utility Knife, 6-Inch

CUSTOMER REVIEW



I originally purchased a Shun knife as a splurge to myself with a birthday gift certificate. This is now my second in the same Sora "series" of Shun. Sora to this cook and aspiring knife "collector"(!) means a middle price point for the sculpted black plastic handle on these knives. It is what I looked for when I wanted another--the same grip and material--because beyond the cutting edge this is where user comfort resides.



This Shun knife is easy to use, easy to handle, and a joy to cut with. The knife itself is a VG10 cutting core with stainless steel along with a handsome multi-layered pseudo hand hammered and mirror-polished Japanese 420J blade upper and a double sided 16-degree cutting edge. Who needs serrated knives when what you really need is a knife that is razor sharp. Potatoes and tomatoes are no match for this knife, it almost glides through by itself just by touching the food!



The comfortable handle is textured PP/TPE polymer. Not slippery and easy to handle.



Now to buy the Sora Chef's and Boning knives to complete the necessary kitchen duties! And don't forget to have a proper sharpener. I used to have an electric sharpener, but became unhappy when it just did not seem to get my older knives as sharp as I might like. So these Sora knives will never see anything but the "Chef's Choice Pronto Santoku/Asian Manual Knife Sharpener" http://www.amazon.com/Choice-Pronto-Santoku-Manual-Sharpener/dp/B002JIMVS0 that I am very happy with. In fact, even those older knives that were not getting sharp enough seem sharper when run through this Chef's Choice sharpener.



Happy Cooking!