Buy Shun Ken Onion 5-Inch Utility KnifeShun Ken Onion 5-Inch Utility Knife Product Description:
- Utility knife with 5-inch blade for chopping, slicing, dicing, and more
- Clad with 16 layers of stainless steel for rust-free Damascus look
- Slight patterning helps keep cut food from sticking to the blade
- Arched PakkaWood handle and angled bolster provides extra clearance
- Measures approximately 9 by 1-1/2 by 1/2 inches; lifetime warranty when purchased directly from Amazon.com
Product Description
Designed by Ken Onion, one of the world's top knife designers, this utility knife has a 5-inch blade for chopping, slicing, dicing, and more. The knife is clad with 16 layers of VG-10 Japanese super steel known for edge retention. It undergoes a special finishing process that leaves the layers exposed, creating a beautiful pattern that not only protects the VG-10 core, but simultaneously creates a blade surface that resists food sticking to it. The patent-pending design features a specially angled curved bolster and specially shaped handle that fits perfectly in the hand, releasing all arm tension in your arm. The unique blade allows for an easier flowing motion across the cutting board. Ken Onion's signature ergonomic handle is made of arched PakkaWood designed for comfort and control. The knife measures approximately 9 by 1-1/2 by 1/2 inches overall. Hand washing is recommended for this and all top-quality cutlery, and it comes backed by a lifetime warranty when purchased directly from Amazon.com.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
By F. Ow
This 5" Utility knife is as outstanding and satisfying as any other Shun Ken Onion knife. I have no doubt that I will use it frequently for a lifetime. Prior to purchase, I was looking for an excellent knife that was slightly longer than my Wustof 3.5" paring knife and was more multi-purpose for small-to-medium size slicing and chopping jobs. Paring knives are appropriate for small slices, but does not facilitate fine dicing jobs. This is because the handle of paring knives are inline with the blade so that finger joints hit the cutting board when the knife is rocked on the down-stroke. (Such a motion might be useful for dicing a small jalapeno pepper.)Since I already own a Shun Ken Onion santoku and was so pleased with its performance, I looked to the same brand for a utility knife. This knife is extremely versatile -- the ergonomic and slightly off-set handle, in combination with the curved blade, promotes a rocking motion that is great for tiny chopping and small-to-medium slicing jobs. The thin but stiff blade allows it to be used for finer jobs like thinly slicing peppers, cutting small fruits, and even deboning fish. Additionally, the blade is extremely sharp and the weighting is superb. So little effort is required to make clean, precise cuts. I highly recommend the 5" utility knife, and I'm confident future owners will be throughly satisfied as well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
By Richard L. Carver
This is my first knife of this quality and I hope I can convey what an absolute joy it is to own. Ken Onion has thought through the ergonomics of actual use and his resulting design becomes an extension of your hand. He studied hours of videos of knife use by both left handed and right handed master chefs and the resulting details create what may be the best designed knife on the market.The upward curve of the handle is designed to fill your palm which gives pinpoint control when using the pinch grip or even just grasping the knife in your hand. Notice the angle of the blade to the handle, that angle is optimized to remain relative to the cutting board regardless of the size of the user. The tang curves backward to accommodate your thumb and forefinger in a pinch grip without causing the muscle tension that a straight tang can cause.I haven't even gotten the the quality of construction and the quality of the forged steel blade, I'll leave it to the product description to do that but a final word about sharpness! Someone in a review of a Shun described it as feeling like it was "heat activated" going through a tomato, I can't improve on that imagery. :)If you are on the fence about acquiring a Shun Ken Onion...get off it and get one.UPDATE 03/18/12:Be extremely careful about leaving a Shun standing in water. I left one of mine "to soak" and forgot it until the next day, the edge had been destroyed by rust in just 12 hours! I don't mean it lost sharpness, it was notched, actual gaps in the SG edge!My Shuns are great but the loss of free lifetime sharpening eliminates the need for premium pricing. There are Japanese knives as good for less.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By Mary V. Sipe
All the Ken Onion knives I have purchased are fantastic. The were shipped and delivered on or before the time given. I am extremely happy with Amazon and Ken Onion.
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