You can think of a paring knife as a smaller version of a chef's knife because, like the Narukami Chef's Knife, the Narukami Paring Knife is quite versatile. The paring knife gets its name from its main function—removing or “paring” away things like peels or pits from fruits and vegetables. It's ideal for peeling, coring, trimming, decorating, and other detail work. Its small size gives you complete control over the tip and edge of the blade. Generally, you'll use this knife in your hand rather than against a cutting board, though paring knives can also be used for chopping small foods, such as garlic cloves or ginger.

The Shun Narukami Paring Knife is part of the exciting Shun Narukami line that provides exceptional handcrafted Shun quality at an amazing price. Narukami uses Shun's proprietary Composite Blade technology to bring together a San Mai upper with a Japanese Blue II carbon steel core that creates a gorgeous cutting edge that is easy to sharpen. This technology puts high-performance material exactly where it's needed—on the edge. The two blade sections are laser cut, then fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Braze welding permanently joins them. The attractive wavy pattern at the joint is based on traditional Japanese sword hamon lines. While Narukami's blade shapes and handle design are traditional Japanese, the Micarta handle material provides a contemporary look, secure grip and balance, and is easy to maintain.