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Last updated at 06/09/2026 15:53:16
Shun Sora 8" Chef's Knife, Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knife, VG10 Steel Edge and 420J Stainless Steel Blade, Balanced Handle, Gyuto-Style Chef Knife
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Shun Sora 8 Inch Chef Knife
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Shun Sora 8" Chef's Knife, Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knife, VG10 Steel Edge and 420J Stainless Steel Blade, Balanced Handle, Gyuto-Style Chef Tool
Delivery between 16–19 June $29
originally posted on ebay.com
I bought this knife for a gift - my 18 yr old grandson requested it for Christmas. He works part-time during his Senior year in a restaurant, and they use this particular knife and he is impressed by it. Although it isnt yet Christmas, I looked it over and it looks really nice.
originally posted on ebay.com
This knife is awesome! Beautifully made. Just used it out of the box on three cases of chicken and still cuts veggies like butter. The price is just the best for this knife. Looks like I'm retiring my super used up expensive cleaver for this quality well balanced cleaver. Extremely recommend to all you cooks out there. No need to spend $250-350 bucks when this cleaver stand up to my kitchen abuse. Awesome, period!!!
originally posted on kaiusa.com
Excellent blade! Exquisitely sharp, I sliced off my index finger. Would recommend
| Finish types | Black |
| Care instructions | Hand Wash |
| Dishwasher compatible | No |
| Assembly required | No |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
Shun Sora 8" Chef's Knife, Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knife, VG10 Steel Edge and 420J Stainless Steel Blade, Balanced Handle, Gyuto-Style Chef Knife
Free delivery
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!
Shun Sora 8 Inch Chef Knife
Delivery $214.37
Shun Sora 8" Chef's Knife, Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knife, VG10 Steel Edge and 420J Stainless Steel Blade, Balanced Handle, Gyuto-Style Chef Tool
Delivery between 16–19 June $29
I bought this knife for a gift - my 18 yr old grandson requested it for Christmas. He works part-time during his Senior year in a restaurant, and they use this particular knife and he is impressed by it. Although it isnt yet Christmas, I looked it over and it looks really nice.
This knife is awesome! Beautifully made. Just used it out of the box on three cases of chicken and still cuts veggies like butter. The price is just the best for this knife. Looks like I'm retiring my super used up expensive cleaver for this quality well balanced cleaver. Extremely recommend to all you cooks out there. No need to spend $250-350 bucks when this cleaver stand up to my kitchen abuse. Awesome, period!!!
Excellent blade! Exquisitely sharp, I sliced off my index finger. Would recommend
I've had the fortune to use almost all of the lines of Shun in the last year with very positive experiences. This knife is a fine knife for someone looking to step up from cheap store bought knives. It's sharp out of the box and stays that way with careful maintenance and care. It's mirror finish should never be cleaned with any abrasive scrubbers like on 1 side of some sponges. Metal is VG10 which is what shun uses for it's higher end offerings: Classic and Premier.Cons. Handle is plastic and cheap just doesn't have that special feeling in the hand other lines of Shun have. The profile is a bit thinner than I like, leaning more towards a Japanese Gyotu knife.
Never handled such a sharp knife. A bit intimidated to be honest...And also hesitant to use lest its pristine edge be dulled. To date it has chopped parsley and also cleaved paper thin slices from a tomato--brilliant. This is a light knife so feels much different than my 'normal' which is the heavier German/Euro style knife. Light = fast so tracking where the edge and tip are will take some practice/concentration. Like driving a sports car--gotta be careful, but much fun to be had.... Still in the honeymoon phase, we'll how it shakes out. Get one.
Full disclosure: I was sent this by Williams Sonoma b/c of my wedding registry, very sweet of them! We have a number of the Classic Shun knives and didn't even know about the Sora collection before this magically showed up at our house. While this does have a plastic handle (as opposed to the wooden Classic ones), I feel there's the same quality steel as the pricier collections. I've been using this for nearly a year to get enough use to give a good review, and I use it every day. It's a fabulous knife, hasn't dulled, cleans very easily, and stands up to a ton of use on everything from pineapple skin to chicken breasts and tomatoes. There isn't the weight to the handle like the Classic ones, but some with weaker wrist musculature may find that to be a plus. I keep ... MoreFull disclosure: I was sent this by Williams Sonoma b/c of my wedding registry, very sweet of them! We have a number of the Classic Shun knives and didn't even know about the Sora collection before this magically showed up at our house. While this does have a plastic handle (as opposed to the wooden Classic ones), I feel there's the same quality steel as the pricier collections. I've been using this for nearly a year to get enough use to give a good review, and I use it every day. It's a fabulous knife, hasn't dulled, cleans very easily, and stands up to a ton of use on everything from pineapple skin to chicken breasts and tomatoes. There isn't the weight to the handle like the Classic ones, but some with weaker wrist musculature may find that to be a plus. I keep reaching for this knife over my Wüsthof ones, and those are top notch quality. I would totally buy this knife if my current one ever bit the dust. I actually might buy another one b/c I love it so much!
This is a great entry level to Shun cutlery. It is extremely sharp and with the forged S10 steel will hold an edge very well. I would prefer a simpler style for the handle but it seems very well made and I will probably come to love it.
I bought the 8in knifeFirst the bad.I understand that in order to make the knife at this price point is to sacrifice a bit of quality on the handle, that being said, it feels cheep, it would feel better if it was a smooth handle instead of the texture.Now the goodIt's balanced perfectly, super sharp and it's a beautiful knife.It's comfortable to grip, I prefer the pinch grip, and it doesn't hurt my hand after a few hours of nonstop cutting.This is a great entry level knife and you are getting authentic handmade Japanese quality for less than 100.00 bucks.If your hesitant on purchasing your first quality knife, this one is a sure bet.I'm a professional chef, and sure I had some hard things to say about the handle, but that's just me giving my opinion.Overall ... MoreI bought the 8in knifeFirst the bad.I understand that in order to make the knife at this price point is to sacrifice a bit of quality on the handle, that being said, it feels cheep, it would feel better if it was a smooth handle instead of the texture.Now the goodIt's balanced perfectly, super sharp and it's a beautiful knife.It's comfortable to grip, I prefer the pinch grip, and it doesn't hurt my hand after a few hours of nonstop cutting.This is a great entry level knife and you are getting authentic handmade Japanese quality for less than 100.00 bucks.If your hesitant on purchasing your first quality knife, this one is a sure bet.I'm a professional chef, and sure I had some hard things to say about the handle, but that's just me giving my opinion.Overall I give it 5 stars, because the quality of the blade is absolutely perfect.
This Shun Sora Chef's Knife is perfect for me! Lightweight and it cuts everything so easily. Always wanted a Shun knife and it's a great addition to my Sabatier knives. It was listed as a 6 -inch knife, but the blade is 8 inches - from the heel to the tip - even better! Will sharpen with a Japanese wet stone.Highly recommended!
I was expecting this knife to be a thicker blade. It's a very light knife. The handle is comfortable but the grip does not feel 100%. The edge looked layered and forged but it was just a design. I was the knife to require less maintenance vs some of my other German knife but it requires regular sharpening to perform well. Overall I am not satisfied with this purchase.
| Finish types | Black |
| Care instructions | Hand Wash |
| Dishwasher compatible | No |
| Assembly required | No |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
