In just five brief years, Shun blades have made the jump from unknown to number one in the world of top-of-the-line kitchen knives. Their ascendancy has been no less than incredible and has resulted in continual conversions from traditional stalwarts Henckels and Wusthof.

Their prominence is very deserved. Though Global initially introduced numerous North American kitchen workers to ultra-sharp Asian knives, Shun brought the concept to the home kitchen… Continue reading

In the article below the author speaks about “forged knives” I have indicated elsewhere the difference between forged and stamped knives.  In today’s technology the major differences have more to do with the amount of stainless and other additions to the steel itself and less to do with the process.  The bottom line is that you are looking for a knife that does the cutting job that you want and… Continue reading