Customer Reviews

Shun Ken Onion 5-1/2-Inch Gokujo Boning/Fillet Knife

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After many years of serious cooking, I finally broke down and purchased expensive knives for my kitchen. My Henckels department store knives were no longer satisfying my goal to have top-notch kitchen tools. I had broken my Henckels Boning Knife and later cracked my Henckels Chef's Knife while cutting though pork ribs.

I now own seven Shun Knives, and I am extremely happy with all of them. The Shun Ken Onion Boning knife is my absolute favorite. The handle is sturdy and comfortable. The blade is amply stiff and razor sharp. Removing meat from bones or fat and grizzle from a steak or roast is now a breeze.

I will take much better care of these new razor sharp beauties. No more hacking through pork bones.

I actually enjoy chopping vegetables, cutting up a whole chicken, boning out a ham or pork roast, or slicing tomatoes or bread. If you purchase Shun Knives, you will surely be happy you did .... But don't mistreat them. They need to be kept sharp, clean and dry, and well stored. I purchased a large Shun Knife Block and Chef's Choice Sharpeners to better care for my new kitchen jewels.

This is a beautiful and sharp knife, it feels great to hold (I would not wish the handle to be any smaller, but I have large hands and it is ok)and just begs to be used to bone out and trim intricate and delicate items. I've used it to trim fillets and tenderloins, bone quail, rabbit, squab, duck and chickens...also have used it for some smaller fish. The blade is not wantonly flexible but has a little play in it, although the tip is very fine and I would not pressure it in fear of bending or breaking it.

This knife is not a heavy duty boning room knife but one to be used and enjoyed for quality work.
It is typically shun sharp and oozes class, I like this style alot.

We bought a big set of these knives and just love them. We had a pretty good set but these knives are light years ahead. They are very sharp, keep their edge better than any other knives we've had, and are well balanced in your hand. This knife is similar to the serrated knife we had in our set but we felt we were missing this particular size of unserrated knife for its versatillity. This rounds out our set perfectly. If you had to choose one knife to try, this might be it.

I added this to a set . The whole set is scary sharp . You will never need another set of knives .