Experience the knife that earned Kitchen Knife of the Year in 2005 — now built for left-handed cooks. The Shun Classic Scalloped Santoku Left Handed 17.8cm combines the legendary versatility of the Santoku with hollow-ground scallops that prevent food from clinging to the blade, and blade geometry optimised for natural left-handed use.
Blade feature: Hollow-ground scallops for food release
Handle: D-shaped ebony PakkaWood®
Origin: Handcrafted in Japan
Named Kitchen Knife of the Year 2005
The Santoku That Works With Your Left Hand
The Santoku is the ultimate Japanese all-rounder — light, manoeuvrable, and equally at home with vegetables, proteins, and fruit. The scalloped version adds hollow-ground indentations that create air pockets along the blade, so thin slices fall cleanly away instead of sticking. The left-handed blade geometry ensures the edge performs exactly as intended, delivering cleaner, more natural cuts for left-handed cooks. The VG-MAX steel core is clad in 32 layers of Damascus stainless steel, bead-blasted to reveal its flowing wave-like pattern, with an ebony PakkaWood® D-shaped handle for a secure, fatigue-free grip.
Care & Maintenance
Hand wash only — never dishwasher
Dry immediately after washing
Hone regularly with a Shun honing steel to maintain the 16° edge
Sharpen with a whetstone or professional sharpening service when needed
Store on a magnetic strip or in a knife block to protect the blade
