This excellent set, featuring five Japanese knives, a whetstone, and storage block, covers all the bases of a knife collection (and is exclusive to Borough Kitchen). We consider the Kai Shun Classic range the best of the best for its high-quality stainless steel blades and comfortable handles. —DETAILS—

Kai Shun adapts centuries-old samurai blacksmithing to make exceptional Japanese knives for the modern cook. Every knife in their world-renowned Classic range has a steeply tapered blade, which makes it much sharper than a Western knife. A core of hard VG MAX steel, surrounded by 32 layers of Damascus steel, makes it extremely durable and rust-resistant, ensuring the knife retains its edge in between sharpeningswith a whetstone only. The layers, which create a unique pattern on each knife, help prevent food from sticking to the side of the blade. The tarnish-proof pakkawood handle has a chestnut (or D) shape that moulds perfectly to a right-handed grip. The balance and overall lightness of these knives make this set a great investment, as well as the inclusion of a sharpening stone and stable magnetic block that both protects and beautifully displays the collection. The block holds up to 10 knives, so there is plenty of space to store existing knives as well.

This set includes:

• 20cm Kai Shun Classic Chef’s Knife
• 8.5cm Kai Shun Classic Paring Knife
• 15cm Kai Shun Classic Utility Knife
• 22.5cm Kai Shun Classic Bread Knife
• 22.5cm Kai Shun Classic Slicing Knife
• Kai Seki Magoroku Combination Whetstone 1000/4000
• Kai Stonehenge Pillar Knife Block with an ultra-stablegranite base

Read our Japanese knife care guidehere.

—BENEFITS— A Kai Shun Classic knife glides effortlessly through ingredients with the most satisfying degree of precisionespecially when they are freshly sharpened.