Kitchen & Housewares : Shun Combination Whetstone

Binding: Kitchen
Brand: Shun
EAN: 4901601556674
Label: Shun
Manufacturer: Shun
Material Type: stone
Model: DM0708
Publisher: Shun
Studio: Shun
Sales Rank: 2878
MPN: DM0708

Features:

Combination Whetstone
300 Grit over 1000 Grit
Gift Boxed

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Product Description:
Shun Pro cutlery, which features a single bevel blade, can be easily maintained using this Whetstone. Made of a combination of ceramic grits???one side for refining and polishing, the other for basic honing???it works by removing dulled molecules that accumulate on the blade surface. A few strokes on each side are all that's required for continued use. The whetstone must be soaked before using and measures 2 3/8-inches wide, suitable for all knives, from a parer to a cleaver.Made in the ancient city of Seki, Japan, Shun Pro knives rely on extremely sharp 2.5mm blades, made of a single piece of Japanese VG10 steel for strength, called the Honyaki style in Japan. It offers precision slicing, cutting and chopping that is unprecedented by any of its German competitors. Sharper out of the box than other knives, Shun Pro knives feature a traditional Japanese blade, with a one-sided beveled edge and hollow-ground or concave back. Japanese chefs in particular prefer the single bevel because it can be honed backed to its original sharpness, even after hours of slicing, using a whetstone. In addition, the hollow ground divots on the back produce air pockets that remove friction when slicing, so food releases easily without any loss of flavor. The ebony Pakkawood handle, a highly durable combination of layers of white birch wood and resin, is designed in a ???D??? shape to fit firmly and comforta

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Fantastic companion to my Shun collection
As a restaurant worker who has a rather large collection of shun knives, I purchased this whetstone because I was in the market to upgrade from an old oil stone to something a little easier to use. My oil stone was definitely showing signs of wear. So solely on the advice from a colleague who also uses shun knives, I ordered up.

I expected a good product based upon the shun name but this really exceded my expectations. It is a fantastic whetstone to have and to use for a couple of ... Read More

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- Whetstones Rock!
I tried this whetstone after being dissatisfied with other sharpeners. Either the sharpeners would create nicks, or they would work on one type of knife and not another. After trying this whetstone, I am never going to go back to another method of sharpening. This one works well on all of my knives, and after only about 10 minutes of teaching myself to use it, I have been able to produce satisfactory edges.

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- Works well
Instructions are translated "Engrish" so be prepared to search on the Internet for how to use this thing. I wouldn't say they sharpened my Shun knives to "razor" sharpness, but they brought them back to their factory sharpness and that was what I was expecting.

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- Very Easy and Effective
I don't have a thousand dollar knife set, but I love to cook and all of my knives were quite dull. We tried a couple of the "sharpener systems" without a satisfying result. I remembered as a little girl seeing the old timers sharpen their pocket knives with a stone, so I did a little searching and found this one.

It arrived quickly and well packaged. The instructions are understandable enough, but clearly translated by a person whose native language is not English.

My ... Read More

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- An excellent product from an excellent company
Shun makes some of the best knives. Period.

They also make a wonderful whetstone for their knives, or any other knives out there. I sharpened some of my other knives with this whetstone (haven't had a need to sharpen my Shun's yet... which is a testament to their quality) and it was perfect. It does take some practice to get a nice sharp edge, but this with a honing steel will do all the sharpening anyone will ever need to do.

The key feature for me is the fact that it has ... Read More

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