Shun Classic Chef Knife Unbox

[davidcharles]

You will probably cry at this comment... I've had this knife for around 18 years and never sharpened it until today. I kinda couldn't be bothered as it became very abused and neglected by family and acquired a bunch of dings and nicks in the blade so I stopped using it and it just sat in a knife block for years. I stumbled across your channel recently though and your video about the BearMoo sharpening stone from Amazon so I ended up ordering one on a whim and followed your video on how to sharpen and the thing is now like a laser again. It may not mean much but I found your videos inspiring and they motivated me to do it. It is an absolutely beautiful knife and your channel is awesome. Keep up the good work mate.

[jwadamsii]

Shun has been my favorite knives so far. I have the Premier knives and love the curve in the handle 😊 I will have to try the D handle. Will have to think on what I want my channel to give away?🤔 6:22

[ABACUStoPC]

Bought this knife a week ago, it's a good quality chef knife, fit and finishing is not bad for its price range, however there are two things that I don't like about it: 1) the wooden handle is quite slippery and doesn't offer much attraction, 2) the overall weight is quite light (202g) since the blade is very thin (less than 2mm at thickest part). Personally I prefer the knife to have some essential weight which can be useful when doing vertical cutting and light chopping tasks, also necessary(but not overly heavy) weight can add more control to the hand because this is a 8" chef knife, I just found it a bit too light to be used in hand with full confidence especially since the handle is not grippy. Damascus steel layers are soft and you see a lot of light scratches on the blade after just 2 or 3 times of use (which doesn't bother me too much). DO NOT drop the knife: you're likely gonna break or damage tip because it's such a thin blade. In my opinion an extra thickness of 0.5mm would make it a better knife. I understand the design of this knife is strongly influenced by traditional Japanese cutlery and there are things about that design they probably just didn't want to make too much changes with but I guess that brings both big pros and cons. One good thing about this knife is that the VG-Max steel (though quite brittle) does take very fine edge just like VG-10 and holds the edge well.

[dominicgutierrez]

they come with a left-handed version for the classic line of Shun knives ^^ I rock Premiers at the moment which use an ambidextrous design for their handles

[fischeswa-]

Awesome review, I like that you comment on the sharp edges. I actually take my less then perfect knives and use a Dremel to polish and "ease" the edges on all the parts you touch. Cheers - nice review

[HataAlla]

Just got this knife, even tho i kinda whent the wrong way about it and watched your video after i ordered it, haha, but i absolutley loved it! And at least your video re asured me that i wouldent be disapoined when i got it ;) TY for great content i much appreciate it, keep it up.

[drepark]

I have a shun premier 12 piece set and it’s overkill. I just had my mom purchase a skinny 7 piece classic set. She will be very happy!

[christianmagill]

Thanks for making this video! I've been eyeing this knife for a while. Would you say this knife is good for general kitchen use, cutting boneless meats and vegetables? What should I use to care for it?

[mannshambles]

Hi Ryky, Hope all is well. THIS KNIFE CHIPS SO EASILY ! I use it gently and take very good care of it. It is only used on soft vegetables. I can not figure out what I could be doing wrong. This is the second one I've had. The retailer exchanged my first one because the belly of it looked like a jack-o-lantern after I had the nerve to slice a few tomatoes with it. I'm at my wits end. Any feed back would be appreciated. A note to any commenters out there : I DO NOT ABUSE OR MISUSE IT !

[megatrolltrollington]

I normally dislike music in the background of reviews, but you're not playing fair sir. Sonic the hedgehog music? Your tugging on my heart strings.

[stevenchang]

thank you for all the info you give out on knives. I'm a big fisherman and was wondering what you would recommend for a fillet knife?

[alexparadi]

I have this knife - we use it every day for all of our food processing needs (we don't processes meat on the bone). I find I need to bring it back to my 1000 grit stone probably every week or two. Is that expected? I'm also going to touch up on my 5000 stone every 2 - 3 days for super tomato-cutting sharpness. I'm pretty sure I'm keeping it at 16 degree edges.

[Greg]

Thanks for the review from a fellow leftie

[carmichaelcourt]

I just got this one for my birthday, I am a lefty as well but cut with my left. I also have a Shun Santuku that I got last year, both like the one you're holding, and I just bought a Wusthof Nakiri on the low end. I'm waiting on my sharpening stones to come from Japan as they take 6 weeks to get here. My dream knife is a Miyabi, if for no other reason than just to own it. BTW, if you are giving away any of your knives, I'd be happy to get in line. I'll even pay for the postage to Canada!

[ezequielsandoval]

yeas it does I havent sharp my knive for a while but always I use my steel to keep it nice so wich stone would you recomend for this knive thanks

[lordzansu]

you don't own anything white or blue paper steel as much as you are into these kinds of things ? =) just ordered my first knife i have paid for ever a blue paper, super excited

[matthewnakhla]

Can you check out Dalstrong knives on amazon? Both their Shogun(Japanese steel) series and Gladiator(German steel) series. They are made in China, the steels are imported, prices are pretty low, and lots of people love them(according to amazon reviews.) I would like your professional opinion on Dalstrong please.

[estherjackson]

For the most part, I didn't understand much of what you said. It was all Greek to me. I find it interesting though. I like learning new things. Btw, I would like to get in line for a give away knife.

[ElibomKeeg]

I just bought this tonight and I saw this video in my recommendations! Google is creepy!

[Han-]

it's pronounced as "shoon" not "shun".