Shun Cutlery Shun Classic Blonde 5-Piece Starter Block Set

If your Western-style knives aren’t cutting it for you, then perhaps it’s time you try knives made in the East! Shun Cutlery brings you its Classic Blonde 5-Piece Starter Block Set to offer you a stunning yet high-performance beginning to a more sophisticated routine for meal preparation!

The 5-Piece Starter Block Set includes one 8″ Chef’s Knife, the 3.5″ Paring Knife, the 6″ Utility Knife, a 9″ Honing Steel, and a gorgeous 6-Slot Slimline Knife Block in Bamboo to help you get started in your kitchen. Made from 34 layers of stainless Damascus cladding on each side of the blade, every knife in this set has total core support, boasts stain resistance, and allows effortless food release from the blade. With its state-of-the-art VG-MAX cutting core, these knives are wear and corrosion-resistant, fashioning a razor-sharp fine-grain edge. The handles are constructed from a D-shaped blonde pakkawood, a type of impregnated wood veneer, built with full-composite tang construction for exceptional lightweight balance for both left and right-handed users. As you continue to work with your knives, their edges will need occasional maintenance, which is easy with the 9″ Honing Steel that features two honing surfaces: one smooth side for every day honing and one micro-ribbed side for weekly care. When you are done using these knives, please hand wash them for the best long-term care, and they are good to be set back in the Slimline Knife Block to look great on your counter. Now raise the bar by becoming the bar when it comes to everyday meal prep with the Shun Classic Blonde 5-Piece Starter Block Set!

What’s Included:

• Classic Blonde 8″ Chef’s Knife – the workhorse of the kitchen; great for vegetables, meats, and other hard foods
• Classic Blonde 3.5″ Paring Knife – a small, precise blade ideal for peeling, trimming, making detailed cuts, or cutting up small foods like cheese and nuts
• Classic Blonde 6″ Utility Knife – the flexible mid-sized tool for a multitude of tasks: trimming produce, slicing bread and sandwiches, or mincing herbs
• Combination Honing Steel – Ensures the integrity of your blades is maintained over the years
• Slimline Bamboo Block – Sustainably constructed bamboo block makes an attractive and organized statement on your counter

Shun Classic Blonde 5-Piece Starter Block Set Features:

• Knives:
  • Stainless steel blades
  • Reinforced with 68 layers of Damascus cladding for core support, stain resistance, and easy food release
  • State-of-the-art VG-MAX cutting cores are wear and corrosion-resistant
  • Each blade fashions a razor-sharp fine-grain edge
  • Blonde D-shaped pakkawood handles enable use for both left and right-handed users
  • The handles are moisture-resistant and antibacterial
  • Full-composite tang construction for lightweight balance
  • Hand wash only
  • Chef’s Blade Length: 8″
  • Utility Blade Length: 6.5″
  • Paring Blade Length: 3.5″
  • Crafted by hand in Japan
• Combination Honing Steel:
  • Stainless steel handle and rod
  • Dual-surface design features one smooth side for every day honing and one micro-ribbed side for weekly maintenance
  • Length of rod: 9″
  • Imported
• 6-Slot Slimline Bamboo Block:
  • Sustainable bamboo construction 
  • Accommodates up to 6 pieces of kitchen cutlery
  • Includes two slots for larger knives and 2 slots for small-medium knives. 
  • Includes slots for honing rod and kitchen shears
  • Slot sizes from top to bottom: 10.6″ (Depth) x 1.3″ (Width) | 9.9″ (Depth) x 1.3″ (Width) | 9.1″ (Depth) x 2.25″ (Width) | 8.1″ (Depth) x 2.25″ (Width)
  • Length: 8.5″ | Width: 3″ | Height: 8″
  • Imported
• Limited lifetime warranty
• When purchased from an authorized retailer like Everything Kitchens, Shun offers free sharpening of your Shun cutlery (you pay shipping & processing). Click here for information.

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