Shun Sora Paring Knife 3.5 Inch VB0700

Excellent paring knife. Extremely sharp!

This knife was everything I wanted it to be! The sleekness of a Shun with the utility purposes of a paring knife. I loved this design because it is light and easy to handle. The plastic handle and price range is the reason for my purchase. A solid knife with the ability to stay sharp and well kept but able to take the beating out everyday paring knives do.

This is my second Shun Sora knife, also I got one last Christmas. I have made most of my family food at home for 40+ years, so I know what a difference a good, sharp knife brings to the chopping table (pun included). I had a decent brand of German stainless steel (X50CrMoV15) knifes, but I was constantly sharpening them and yes, I do sharpen with a high-quality whetstone. I was concerned about the handles at first, so it appeared to feel a little on the less expensive side and the next level of Shun was more than I wanted to pay, but this synthetic handle is more antimicrobial, so it’s better for sanitary care. If you use a hand sharpener it might scratch the sides of your blade. I keep mine on a magnetic strip in my kitchen that caused a few scratches, but I was able to buff them out. These keep an edge longer the any of my other knifes.

Very sharp and functional for basic food prep

I was very upset with the way my package arrived, when you pay a high price for a high end knife and it comes all ratty in a box, the box was ripped, and I am unsure if the knife is ok I’ll probably be sending it back, it was the one gift my husband would be getting as he loves his kitchen knives and this one looks like I dug it out of a garage sale, embarrassing to say the least, I’ll be returning it and order a different knife for his Feb BD.