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Chef demonstrating proper grip with a Shun Classic Blonde Kiritsuke over a yellow bell pepper on a wooden cutting board. Click to shop this knife.

Chef’s Grip

Wrap your last three fingers around the handle, then “pinch” the blade loosely between thumb and curved forefinger. This grip provides cutting power and control.

Hand demonstrating the claw grip technique while holding half an onion on a hinoki cutting board.

The “Claw”

Your other hand secures the food. Curl fingertips under to keep them away from the sharp edge. The “claw” steadies the food and can help you gauge slice thickness for precise, even cutting.

Shun-branded hinoki cutting boards with garlic cloves, highlighting ideal surfaces for knife edge protection. Click to shop Hinoki boards.

Cutting Surface

A good cutting board will help retain your knife’s sharp edge longer. Soft woods, such as hinoki, are best. Tile, ceramic, synthetic, marble, granite, or any kind of glass cutting boards are not recommended and can lead to chipping.

Demonstration of the chef’s pinch grip and cutting motion using a Shun knife and julienned carrots. Click to shop the Classic 8" Chef's Knife.

Easy Does It

Shun cutlery is designed to be used in a smooth, slicing motion—never in a vigorous, up-and-down “chopping” manner. Push the knife forward and
down, then pull it back, nice and easy.

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