Make quick work of shallots, scallions, or breaking down a whole oven-roasted chicken with the Shun Kanso 6" Utility Knife. The medium-sized, narrow blade makes it easy to slice fresh fruits and veggies. Since the blade is razor sharp, the slices will look beautiful since there’s no need to saw back and forth.

Named after a design principle based on Zen philosophy, Kanso means, “simplicity”, a principle achieved by eliminating the non-essential. For the Kanso collection, Shun took away anything that doesn’t matter and kept everything that does: high-performance steel, a razor-sharp edge, perfect balance, and precision cutting control. The steel is Japanese AUS10A, a highly refined, high-carbon, vanadium stainless steel that takes a razor-sharp edge and keeps it longer. The rustic heritage finish hides scratches and improves with age. The Tagayasan (“iron sword wood”) is dense, durable, and beautiful. Full-tang construction provides strength, balance, and easy cutting control.

Like all of Shun’s knives, this Kanso Utility Knife is sharpened to a 16° cutting angle on each side to cut cleanly. Use this handcrafted knife to take care of the small yet difficult matters along your meal prep for any time of day!

Shun Kanso 6" Utility Knife Features:

• Medium-sized, narrow blade makes it easy to slice large cuts of meat
• Rounded tip makes it safer and easier to use
• Blade made of Japanese AUS10A – highly-refined, high-carbon, vanadium steel
• Hand-sharpened 16° cutting edge is extremely sharp, yet lasts a long time
• Full-tang
• Heritage finish – gives blade a rustic look, hides scratches, and improves with age
• Handle is contoured Tagayasan
• 60 Rockwell rating
• Blade length: 6"
• Limited lifetime warranty
• Handcrafted in Japan

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