The Shun chef's knife series is highly regarded by culinary elites and ambitious home cooks alike. Shun professional chef's knives are made from a specially developed, rust-resistant Damascus steel with 32 layers. The inner layer consists of V-Gold-10 steel. This steel is extremely corrosion-resistant, very hard (61±1 HRC, 1.0% carbon, 1.5% cobalt), and, with proper care, keeps the blade sharp for a long time. The convex grind of the blade, along with the manual honing of each Shun knife, creates an unparalleled sharpness that allows the knife to glide through even the toughest ingredients with ease. This sharpness, combined with the balanced weight of the knives, enables fatigue-free work. The Santoku is suitable for meat, fish, and vegetables. The special shape of the Santoku knife ensures good handling and fatigue-free use.