The Shun Premier Blonde 8" Kiritsuke Knife is a distinctive Japanese kitchen knife designed for cooks who appreciate precision, versatility, and refined blade styling. Its long, straight-edged profile with an angled kiritsuke-style tip is ideal for slicing, chopping, trimming, and preparing vegetables, herbs, fruits, and boneless proteins with clean, controlled cuts.

Part of Shun’s elegant Premier Blonde collection, this kiritsuke knife combines a VG-MAX cutting core with 68 micro layers of Damascus cladding, a hand-hammered tsuchime finish, and a blonde PakkaWood handle. Made in Japan, it brings together sharp performance, balanced handling, and the beautiful textured look of Shun Premier in a versatile prep knife with a lighter, modern handle design.

Key Features

• 8" kiritsuke knife designed for slicing, chopping, trimming, and precise everyday kitchen prep
• Long, straight-edged profile offers clean board contact with an angled kiritsuke-style tip for detailed prep
• Hammered tsuchime finish adds elegant Premier texture with layered Damascus-style cladding
• Blonde PakkaWood handle provides a lighter, refined look with comfortable Premier-style control