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The Shun Premier is a Japanese-made chef's knife with a hammered, Damascus-look blade and a walnut PakkaWood handle. The core steel is VG-MAX clad in 32 layers of stainless Damascus, hardened to about 60-61 HRC, so it takes a very keen edge and holds it. The hammered tsuchime finish is meant to keep food from sticking. It is light in the hand and balanced toward the bolster, which suits cooks who slice and push-cut rather than chop through bone. Against German-pattern knives like Wüsthof Classic it is thinner, harder and more fragile, and it needs hand washing and careful storage.
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Availability unknownSold by ceaderandstone (99.8% positive, 632 ratings)Returns: Set by the eBay seller; the eBay Money Back Guarantee covers an item that doesn't arrive or isn't as described.
Availability unknownSold by stevs3150 (97.6% positive, 80 ratings)Ships from Argentina · duties may applyReturns: Set by the eBay seller; the eBay Money Back Guarantee covers an item that doesn't arrive or isn't as described.
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Lowest price we've seen: $158.96 on Nov 9 at Sur La Table; highest $173.96 on Nov 6. Tracked across 20 stores since Nov 6.
Owners rate it highly for sharpness out of the box and for how long the edge lasts with light home use. Complaints center on chipping when the knife is used roughly and on the care it demands.
