Shun.Kaiusa Summer Warehouse Sale offers
Select Shun and Kai Housewares, Cutlery, and Kitchen Tools at
50% Off MSRP.
Shipping is free on orders $50 or more.
Thanks to community member
oxnardprof for finding this deal.
Example Deals (prices after discount):
No Longer Available: - About this deal:
- Sale starts on Tuesday August 10 at 8am PDT and runs through 11:59pm PDT on Thursday August 12
- Purchase limit: you may purchase up to 6 pieces of the same item.
- About this product:
- You can send these Shun and Kai knives in for FREE lifetime sharpening
- Warehouse Sale products are closeouts, overstocks, and factory seconds with a cosmetic issue here or there—but nothing that affects how these beautiful knives perform.
- Factory seconds are marked with "XXXX" on the blade.
- Flaws are cosmetic only. Knife performance is not affected.
- About this store:
- Shun warranty information here
- Shun sharpening service information here
- 3-Day money back guarantee details here
Top Comments
If you don't do a lot of cutting prep regularly, or don't want to spend the money for something like this, the Victorinox line of knives are very affordable and well regarded.
If you do decide you want to get into something more like these, the Chef's knife and Paring knife are usually used the most in food prep, so those are often the two that folks are willing to spend more on to get good utility out of their purchase.
What's also great about Shun is the lifetime free sharpening. I haven't used it yet, I use a whetstone every 6-9 months if needed, but it's good to know I can get a factory perfect finish at any time (only pay shipping costs). If you're on the fence, then go to a Williams Sonoma and try out the knife. Once you try it, you'll probably love it.
If you're on a budget, then just go with Mercer Genesis or Renaissance series.
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You may have mixed it up with the 8" classic which is $99
A more expensive knife isn't going to make me a better cook.
A more expensive knife isn't going to make me a better cook.
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Warehouse Sale Item. Product Will Have "XXXX" Lasered Onto The Blade And May Have Blemishes/Imperfections. WAREHOUSE SALE ITEMS DO NOT COME WITH A WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RETURNS OR CREDITS ALLOWED ON WAREHOUSE SALE ITEMS.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL
You may have mixed it up with the 8" classic which is $99
They raised price around 10AM.
I was continuosly seeking and watching price after classic chinese cleaver gone to OOS.
Pros:
Very attractive
Can be very sharp
Cons:
Rusting easily, not dishwasher safe, especially if you keep them overnight.
Very fragile, the blade is very brittle. You can't cut frozen meet for example. The edge will not become dull it will chip out small pieces. You can easily have 2 pieces if you drop a knife.
It need special attention to use it and to sharpen it. You need a special hornet to keep you knife sharp. Regular hornet is too soft for Japanese knives.
Asking because I only really buy shuns because their sharpening service is amazing lol
BTW - if you're planning on throwing your Shuns into the dishwasher to clean them then you shouldn't buy them.
A more expensive knife isn't going to make me a better cook.
I would say that i like nice things, and as it goes, i own some very fancy knife over the years, from very top end bob kramer knives all the way down to Mercer knives.
I personally find Mercer knives are just as capable if you keep it sharp and set the angle right. they are actually my go to knife as i can throw them in the dish washer, and use the most aggressive sharping technique, not gonna happen to my bob kramer knife.
if i were to throw away every knife i own and start from scratch, i would actually go with DALSTRONG Omega/Shogun series. this is some random brand that happened to have a price error a few years ago on amazon, i went purchased a few and am VERY impressed with their product for their price. perhaps you could find one on sale to test it yourself as a affordable upgrade. they are like Shun Classic/Premier but priced like Shun Sora/Kanso
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