Shun Kai 3 Piece Carving Knife and Fork Set – $179.99Shun Kai 3 Piece Carving Knife and Fork Set

This year it finally ends, David.

You think you’re the king of the kitchen? Think again.

The gears shift and the engine throttles up from a hum to a low roar as I calmly press my foot down to the floor. My dingy apartment building fades in my rearview mirror as I head back. Back to my parents’ place. Back to where it all began. It seems like a lifetime ago, and in a way I guess it was, when my brother David first commandeered the Turkey Day festivities with his fancy culinary school degree and perfect slicing skill. You mocked the cheap, dull, and slightly rusty knives I’d gotten Dad just a year before, David. You said I couldn’t know any better, and then you promised that you and you alone would carve from now on.

I don’t think so, David.

I’ll admit I had given up hope. I could see no way around your mastery with a blade. You were just too fast, your steel too sharp; no matter how hard I trained I could never best you in tabletop combat.

Until now.

You see, David, I stumbled across a Woot-Off and found myself staring at a Kai Shun Classic 3-piece set with 2-day shipping from FedEx. I would have the ultimate cutlery weapon just in time for Thanksgiving. Suddenly I was powerless no longer. I had a 6” boning knife, agile for deftly taking meat from bone. I had a chef’s fork, sharp and true. I even had a 12” hollow-ground professional slicing knife, perfect for…slicing. And they’re all made by Shun.

A grim smile creeps across my lips as I realize that, in culinary terms, showing up for Thanksgiving with Shun cutlery is a lot like bringing a Hattori Hanzo to a knife fight. Anyone opposing you will probably commit seppuku just out of respect. My fingers stroke the ebon PakkaWood handles as the light glints off the 16-layers of high-carbon steel to produce a rust-free Damascus look. Sure, it’s dishwasher safe. But you’ll be washing the dishes this year, David. Because in Mom and Dad’s house it’s “I cook, you clean.”

The engine lulls, then roars to life as I shift and speed down the highway, passing a FedEx truck. Perhaps I’m not the only one turning the tables this Thanksgiving.

Warranty: Limited Lifetime KAI Warranty

Features:

Chef’s Fork DM0709

• Clad construction
• Steel: VG-10 stainless steel clad with 16 layers of SUS410 high-carbon steel on each side, producing a 33-layers rust-free Damascus look
• NSF approved
• Stainless stell bolsters and end caps
• Dishwasher safe
• Handle: “D” shaped Ebony-black Pakkawood
• Blade Length: 6.5”

6” Boning Knife – DM0710

• VG-10 stainless steel clad with 16 layers of SUS410 high-carbon steel on each side, producing a 33-layer rust-free Damascus look
• VG-10 “super steel” composed of Carbon, Chromium, Cobalt, Manganese, Molybdenum, Silicon, and Vanadium
• Handle: “D” shaped Ebony-black Pakkawood
• Blade Length: 6 in.

12” Hollow Ground Professional Slicing – DM0745

• Steel: VG-10 cutting core clad with 32 layers of SUS410 stainless
• Handle: “D” shaped Ebony-black Pakkawood
• Blade Length: 12”
• Overall Length: 17.75”
• Weight: 9.6 oz.

In the box:

• Chef’s Fork DM0709
• 6” Boning Knife – DM0710
• 12” Hollow Ground Professional Slicking – DM0745