Shun's Narukami knives feature the ultimate performance of a Hitachi Blue II carbon steel cutting core complemented with a layer of bead-blasted stainless steel on each side. Known as san mai, this traditional bead blasting technique makes Narukami carbon steel knives easier to maintain and enables food to release more easily from the blade. This set of four essentials includes a paring knife, a utility knife, a master utility knife and a chef's knife.

• Hitachi Blue II carbon steel cutting core is ground to scalpel-sharp cutting edge, offering excellent edge retention and toughness, and is easy for home cooks to re-sharpen.
• Full-tang construction gives strength, balance and durability.
• Riveted Micarta handles are durable, beautiful, lightweight and offer extremely comfortable grip.
• Paring knife has small, pointed blade for precision during delicate tasks like peeling fruits and vegetables, mincing herbs and cutting garnishes.
• Chef's knife is designed for comfort, ease of use and razor-sharp performance – use it for everything from slicing meat to chopping fresh vegetables.
• Utility knives are designed to provide excellent control for precision tasks as well as chopping and slicing.
• Handcrafted in Japan.

Set includes:

• 3 1/2" Paring Knife
• 6" Utility Knife
• 6 1/2" Master Utility Knife
• 8" Chef's Knife