The worlds best kitchen knives are made of laminated steel, drop-forged or stamped, finely tapered high carbon steel with a hardness of 56- 62HRC 

First Class 21cm from solicut GERMANY

Completely drop-forged in one piece x50CrMoV15 steel. Great balance and ease of use.  The blade is finely tapered and will hold an edge. The handle is made of hermetically sealed and riveted POM which does not shrink nor expand.  This knife rated top out of appx 25 knives in the TEST magazine knife test.

FC Chef's knife  21cm $189.00 excl. G.S.T.

G2 20cm from Global JAPAN

Stamped quality steel moulded onto uniquely designed handle. The blade is hardened to approx. 57 HRC and  will hold a good edge. A well proven knife, widely used in New Zealand.

G2 Chef's knife  20 cm $145.00 excl. G.S.T.

Wide chef's knife from Victorinox SWITZERLAND

Stamped, proven Swiss quality steel. The blade is wide and finely tapered and will hold an edge. Comfortable handle made in Victorinox tradition.

VIC Chef's knife  21cm $69.00 excl. G.S.T.

Laminated VG-10 / damascus steel hardened to 62 HRC.  A great chef's knife with a comfortable D-shaped (right handed) Pakka wood handle.  Excellent edge retention and cutting ability.  

SHUN Chef's knife  20cm $339.00 excl. G.S.T.

Laminated VG-10 / 440C clowdy damascus steel hardened to 62 HRC.  A great chef's knife with a comfortable Micarta, hard-wearing handle.  Excellent edge retention and cutting ability. Very fine tapered blade for slicing.  Silice meat or chop vegetables. This is the knife.  Excellent price!

Genuine Japanese VG-10 steel - Manufactured for eaglecut New Zealand in Hongkong - Precision honed in New Zealand. (gift boxed)

eaglecut Chef's knife  20cm $224.00 excl. G.S.T.

Blue Whale VG-10 lam. from Fällkniven SWEDEN

Laminated VG-10 / 420J2 steel 59 HRC.  A very sensible work knife with a comfortable handle and a nicely shaped blade.  Holds a very good edge.    

K1 Chef's knife  21cm $239.00 excl. G.S.T.

 Tradition 21cm from solicut GERMANY

Completely drop-forged in one piece x50CrMoV15 steel. Great balance and ease of use.  The blade is finely tapered and will hold an edge. The traditionally shaped handle is riveted with non expanding nor shrinking POM. Always appreciated

TRA Chef's knife  21cm $159.00 excl. G.S.T.

Forged  x50CrMoV15 steel.  The blade is finely tapered and will hold an edge. The handle is moulded with a very comfortable feel to it. Great weight for cutting and chopping vegetables.

PRE Chef's knife  21cm $156.00 excl. G.S.T.

Forged  x50CrMoV15 steel.  The blade is finely tapered and will hold an edge. The handle is moulded with a very comfortable feel to it. 15cm blade.  A very versatile knife that is easy to control.  Nice roll on blade.  An excellent solution if only one knife is required.

FCS Chef's knife  15 cm $118.00 excl. G.S.T.

One piece of finely tapered x45CrMoV15 steel. The edge is very fine and can be easily maintained super sharp. This knife is for a right-handed person as it has a built up ridge along its right side just above the holes.  This will make it a lot easier for slicing as the food does not easily stick to the blade. A light and very versatile knife to be used for almost any type of food preparation.

SS Santoku knife  19cm $97.00 excl. G.S.T.

currently out of stock

One piece blade VG10, laminated with 36 layers of damascus steel. The knife core is hardened to 61-62 HRC which gives it an incredible long lasting edge. The handle is made of textured synthetic material and fits well into bigger hands. The knife is finely tapered and relatively light, which gives the Absolute ML great slicing abilitiy.

AML Santoku knife 20cm only $339.00 excl. G.S.T.

Resolute razor blade from solicut GERMANY

Award winning high carbon razor blade steel knife.  x65 Cr 13 hardened to 60 HRC.  A finely tapered knife with great slicing ability.  Also works well as a carving knife. 
A Carsten Gollnick design.

RES Chef's knife 23cm $139.00 excl. G.S.T.