

Like all Shun knives, Kanso is sharpened to a 16° cutting angle each side to cut cleanly and help preserve food’s freshness and best taste. Full-tang construction provides strength, balance, and easy cutting control.

The handle is made of Tagayasan wood, sometimes known as “iron sword wood." The handle contouring enables an easy chef's grip.


Kanso's Heritage finish hides scratches and gives Kanso a rustic look that just improves with age. The steel is Japanese AUS10A-highly refined, high-carbon, vanadium stainless steel that takes a razor-sharp edge and holds it longer. In Kanso, we took away anything that doesn’t matter and kept everything that does: high-performance steel, razor-sharp edge, perfect balance, and precision cutting control. It means “simplicity,” but simplicity that is achieved by eliminating the non-essential. Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. The Shun 7-inch Asian Utility is part of the Shun Kanso series. Once you use it, you'll find yourself reaching for this precision knife more and more often. Use the tip and razor-sharp edge for everything from skinning fish to shaving vegetables. Every part of this knife can be put to use. Shaped like a cleaver, but made for more delicate work, the the Kanso Asian Utility Knife is adept at processing quantities of vegetables for stir fry and thinly slicing meats. Please ensure you have ID present and your order details when arriving for verification.The Shun Kanso Asian Utility Knife is beautiful multi-tasking blade-from its sharp tip, which can be used to peel ginger, to its long, straight edge, perfect for portioning meat. You will be notified by email when your order is ready for collection. In size, the Shun Kanso 6-inch Utility Knife is between a chefs knife and a paring knife, but its blade is narrower. If your postcode is within the Melbourne Metro area, you will have the option at checkout to select Click & Collect Pickup. We offer Click & Collect from our warehouse in Notting Hill, VIC. Just make sure to add to your "safe senders list" in your email program, this way you'll receive our updates and tracking information. In most instances not only can you track your order online from our website, we also email you tracking information directly from our warehouse as soon as it has been prepared for dispatch. Mega Boutique is able to leverage our warehouse facilities to efficiently process and dispatch your order, so that you can begin to enjoy your product sooner. Mega Boutique also partners directly with leading freight providers to help get your order to you fast, including Australia Post and Fastway. The products that we offer for sale are in stock and are usually dispatched within 24 business hours. Steel: AUS10A-high-carbon, vanadium stainless steel.Heritage finish hides scratches, gives Kanso a rustic look that just improves with age.Hand-sharpened 16° double-bevel blade (32° comprehensive).A multi-purpose, must-have knife in Asian kitchens.Like all Shun knives, Kanso is sharpened to a 16° cutting angle on each side to cut cleanly and help preserve food’s freshness and best taste. The handle is made of tagayasan wood, sometimes known as “iron sword wood." The handle contouring enables an easy chef's grip. It means “simplicity,” but simplicity is achieved by eliminating the non-essential. The Shun 7-inch Asian Utility is part of the Shun Kanso series. Kanso is a design principle based on Zen philosophy. (You'll want a heavier cleaver for breaking bones.) Instead, the Kanso Asian Utility Knife is adept at processing quantities of vegetables for stir fry and thinly slicing meats. While it may look like a meat cleaver, it isn't. With its triangular blade, this razor-sharp boning knife is perfect for maneuvering around bones and between joints, removing breasts from bone and cutting tough cartilage with ease. The Shun Kanso Asian Utility Knife is a beautiful multi-tasking blade-from its sharp tip, which can be used to peel ginger, to its long, straight edge, perfect for portioning meat. No knife set is complete without the compact, versatile Shun Cutlery 5-inch Kanso Asian Multi-Prep Knife.
