The Shun chef's knife series finds greatest success in the culinary elite and the ambitious Epicures. Shun professional chef's knives are made from a specially developed stainless Damascus steel with 32 layers. The inner layer is made of V-gold-10 steel. This steel is extremely corrosion resistant, extremely hard (61±1 HRC, 1.0% carbon, 1.5% cobalt) and keeps the blade with appropriate maintenance, permanently sharp. An unparalleled sharpness which lets slip the knife like barely a second even through the most difficult cut grass is formed by the convex touches of the blade, as well as the manual honing of each Shun knife. This focus, coupled with balanced weight of the knife allows fatigue-free operation. The Santoku is suitable for meat, fish and vegetables. The Special knife form of Santoku guarantees good handling and fatigue-free working.