Make Dad feel like royalty with a Shun 7-piece Knife Block Set from master knife designer Ken Onion. In 2005, Ken introduced the world's first ergonomic chef's knife. Now he has a full-blown collection of stunning Shun cutlery that meld comfort, performance, and style like no one else can.

List Price: $1029.00
Our Price: $699.95

Chopontheblock.com will also include free ground shipping and a free Kershaw 14 x 14-in. Bamboo Cutting Board with your order (a $60 value). Be sure to order by June 10th for ground delivery in time for Father's Day.

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Watch this little video and instantly sharpen your knife skills, courtesy of master bladehead Alton Brown.

Swift, smooth, a food-slicing wonder—that’s the handsome new Shun Pro Mandolin available at Chopontheblock.com. It is the only product of its kind that can slice a 2-pound potato without prior prep work. Impressively, it’s the only mandolin with a single-bevel, hollow-ground blade made of VG-10 Super Steel. And it's the safest, easiest mandolin to use on the market today.

The beauty of a mandolin is that it creates uniform and extremely thin cuts, which is very challenging to do with a knife. The infinitely adjustable Shun Pro Mandolin transforms fruits and vegetables into paper-thin slices. Accessory blades can be mounted perpendicular to the main blade so that each slice is cut into strips—from planks to French fries, shoestrings, and fine julienne.

The removable main blade can be sharpened on a whetstone and nests in an attractive storage case with other accessories when not in use. The spring-loaded carriage with spikes to hold food in place and large hand knob allow you to slice food securely and safely.

Made of stainless steel with Pakkawood® feet, the main deck of this mandolin is dishwasher safe, making cleanup a snap. Hand washing is recommended for the delicate blades and feet.

Our Get Cooking test kitchen staff oohed and ahhed as they unpacked the mandolin from its box; it is a stunning addition to the serious home cook’s arsenal of tools. They immediately loved how smoothly the food carriage glided across the deck, quickly slicing potatoes and onions for a Tortilla Española. They fine tuned the thickness of slices with a quick turn of the adjustment knob. Because cleanup was so easy, testers felt they could justify using the mandolin even for weeknight meal preparation.

If power and precision are traits you value in cutlery, you’ll find lots to love in this latest offering from Shun. Click here to place an order at Chopontheblock.com.

Chop and mince to perfection with the Shun Mezzaluna on sale at Chopontheblock.com. This popular Italian knife is designed to mince herbs without bruising them but works equally well for nuts, garlic, carrots, and other firm vegetables. The crescent-shaped blade operates like a chef's knife, rocking smoothly as it cuts. The bamboo bowl is contoured to the curve of the blade and has no-slip rubber feet. Made of sustainable bamboo, which is 16 percent harder than maple, the bowl absorbs cuts but not moisture, so it won't show marks or warp. The curved 6-inch blade of VG-10 "Super Steel" features the signature Shun Pakkawood® handle for comfort and performance. A handy slot on the side of the bowl stores the blade securely when not in use.

The compact, eco-friendly Shun Mezzaluna Chopping Knife and Bowl makes an ideal gift or beautiful addition to your kitchen.

In Cook's Illustrated May 2008 issue, a writer gave a somewhat unfavorable review of the Shun Mandolin. The manufacturer of Shun knives felt it was important to address this and sent a letter to the writer of the article, Elizabeth Bomze, making her aware of their concerns with regard to the tests they performed. Following is that letter summarizing the salient points:

1. One of the key tests performed was a “tomato slicing” test. There are a couple of issues with this test first off, there is very rarely a time when a home cook (or even the professional chefs we work with) needs to slice massive quantities of tomatoes. Because of this, we designed a mandolin for the functions chefs do need it for – root vegetables, French fries, onion rings, and so on. Second, we state in our manual that the mandolin is perfect for firm fruits and vegetables. If a cook wants to use our mandolin for tomatoes, it can be done, but the spring in the food spike needs to be removed and the cook should know that the faster they go, the smoother the slices will be. They were absolutely on-track with one comment, though you have all seen that it produces “crisp, beautiful potato slices.”

2. They speak in the article about the importance of “safety first” but nowhere do they acknowledge a single safety measure that we have taken with the mandolin. Ours is the only mandolin tested where the grip is not directly above the blade (which, as you all know is amazingly sharp). Ours is also heavier than others, which keeps it from tipping during use. They listed this as a drawback. Our users have listed it as an asset. Our designers also made this mandolin in such a way that the wrist is kept neutral, alleviating fatigue.

3. All of the other mandolins in the test have one thing in common that our mandolin does not have: once the user has dulled the blade on the other mandolins, they will have to be thrown out and replaced. Ours is the only mandolin with a removable, resharpenable, replaceable main blade. This is one part of what makes the Shun Pro mandolin an heirloom possession, as opposed to future land fill. When we restaurant-tested this mandolin, they were able to julienne 55 thousand pounds of vegetables without having to do any maintenance on the blade at all.

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