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Kitchen Kapers has 52 damascus kitchen knives in our survey for the United States, priced from $115 to $1,000. Its chef knives cost a median of $170. The core steel is named on 58 % of its listings and the layer count on 52 %.

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Survey of 14 November 2026

kitchenkapers.com

Score

48/100

Price 16/40 · Steel 15/30 · Listing 17/30

Listings

United States

Median · Chef

$170

all brands: $206 ▼ −18 %

Steel named

58%

of listings state the core steel

Layers stated

52%

of listings give a layer count

Shown discounted

100%

of listings displayed a crossed-out price

Prices by type

Compared with the median of all brands in the same market. Green: cheaper than the market. Red: more expensive. Grey: within 5 %.

Type	n	Median Kitchen Kapers	All brands, US	Low – High
Damascus chef knife	16	$170 ▼ −18 %	$206	$136 – $460
Damascus utility knife	9	$160 = 0 %	$160	$135 – $280
Damascus santoku	8	$195 = −3 %	$200	$170 – $350
Damascus paring knife	7	$130 ▲ +46 %	$89	$115 – $165
Damascus knife set	4	$440 ▲ +66 %	$265	$370 – $1,000
Damascus kiritsuke	3	$230 ▼ −11 %	$259	$200 – $350
Damascus boning knife	2	$160 ▲ +70 %	$94	$160 – $160
Damascus nakiri	1	$350 ▲ +84 %	$190	$350 – $350
Damascus cleaver	1	$290 ▲ +107 %	$140	$290 – $290
Damascus slicing knife	1	$190 ▼ −36 %	$299	$190 – $190

Core steels used

As stated by the seller, among listings that name a steel.

Core steel	n	%
VG10	19	37 %
VG-MAX	10	19 %
SG2	1	2 %

All 52 Kitchen Kapers listings

Knife	Brand	Type	Blade	Layers	Core steel	Price
Shun Classic Blonde 3.5" Paring Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Paring	3.5"	–	VG10	$144$114.95
Shun Classic Paring Knife 3.5"	Kitchen Kapers	Paring	3.5"	16	VG10	$144$114.95
Shun Classic Paring Knife 4"	Kitchen Kapers	Paring	4"	16	VG10	$156$124.95
MIYABI Kaizen 4.5-inch Paring Knife · 3.5"	Kitchen Kapers	Paring	3.5"	32	VG10	$162$129.95
Shun Blonde Classic 6" Utility Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Utility	6"	34	VG10	$169$134.95
Shun Classic 6" Utility Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Utility	6"	16	VG10	$169$134.95
Shun Classic 6" Serrated Utility Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Utility	6"	16	VG10	$169$134.95
Shun Blonde Classic 6" Chef's Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	6"	–	VG10	$170$135.95
Shun Classic Chef's Knife · 6"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	6"	–	not stated	$170$135.95
MIYABI Kaizen 4.5-inch Paring Knife · 4.5"	Kitchen Kapers	Paring	4.5"	32	VG10	$174$139.95
Shun Premier Blonde 4" Paring Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Paring	4"	–	VG-MAX	$187$149.95
Shun Classic Chef's Knife · 8"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	8"	–	not stated	$190$149.95
Shun Classic U2 6" Ultimate Utility Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Utility	6"	16	VG10	$194$154.95
Shun Premier Blonde Chef's Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	–	–	not stated	$200$159.95
Shun Premier Blonde 6.5" Utility Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Utility	6.5"	–	VG-MAX	$200$159.95
Shun Premier Chef's Knife · 6"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	6"	16	VG-MAX	$200$159.95
Shun Classic Boning/Fillet Knife 6"	Kitchen Kapers	Boning	6"	–	VG10	$200$159.95
Shun Classic 8" Hollow Ground Chef's Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	8"	–	VG10	$200$159.95
Shun Classic 4.5" Honesuki Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Boning	4.5"	–	VG-MAX	$200$159.95
Shun Classic 8" Western Chef's Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	8"	–	VG10	$205$163.95
Shun Narukami 4" Paring Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Paring	4"	–	not stated	$206$164.95
Zwilling J.A. Henckels Miyabi Kaizen II 8" Chef's Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	8"	49	not stated	$237$169.95
Zwilling J.A. Henckels Miyabi Kaizen Chef's Knife · 8"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	8"	32	not stated	$237$169.95
Zwilling J.A. Henckels Miyabi Kaizen Granton Santoku	Kitchen Kapers	Santoku	–	32	not stated	$212$169.95
Shun Classic 5.5" Santoku Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Santoku	5.5"	16	VG10	$212$169.95
Shun Premier Chef's Knife · 8"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	8"	16	VG-MAX	$220$174.95
Shun Classic Chef's Knife · 10"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	10"	–	not stated	$220$175.95
Shun Narukami 6" Utility Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Utility	6"	–	not stated	$225$179.95
Shun Classic Blonde 7" Santoku	Kitchen Kapers	Santoku	7"	34	VG10	$237$189.95
Zwilling J.A. Henckels Miyabi Kaizen Rocking Granton Santoku 7"	Kitchen Kapers	Santoku	7"	32	VG10	$237$189.95
Miyabi Kaizen 9.5" Slicing Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Slicer	9.5"	64	VG10	$237$189.95
Shun Premier Grey 7" Santoku Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Santoku	7"	–	not stated	$250$199.95
Shun Classic Kiritsuke Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Kiritsuke	10"	–	not stated	$250$199.95
Shun Premier Chef's Knife · 10"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	10"	16	VG-MAX	$250$199.95
Shun Premier 6.5" Master Utility Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Utility	6.5"	34	VG-MAX	$256$204.95
Zwilling J.A. Henckels Miyabi Kaizen Chef's Knife · 9.5"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	9.5"	32	not stated	$269$214.95
Shun Narukami 6.5" Master Utility Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Utility	6.5"	–	not stated	$275$219.95
Shun Premier Blonde 7" Santoku	Kitchen Kapers	Santoku	7"	–	not stated	$275$219.95
Shun Premier 7" Santoku	Kitchen Kapers	Santoku	7"	34	VG-MAX	$275$219.95
Shun Premier 8 Kiritsuke Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Kiritsuke	8"	34	VG-MAX	$287$229.95
Shun Narukami Chef's Knife · 8"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	8"	–	not stated	$312$249.95
Shun Narukami Chef's Knife · 10"	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	10"	–	not stated	$337$269.95
Shun Dual Core 6" Utility/Butchery Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Utility	6"	–	not stated	$350$279.95
Shun Classic 7.75" Chinese Cleaver	Kitchen Kapers	Cleaver	7.8"	16	not stated	$362$289.95
Shun Dual Core 6.5" Nakiri Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Nakiri	6.5"	–	VG10	$437$349.95
Shun Dual Core 7" Santoku Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Santoku	7"	–	not stated	$437$349.95
Shun Dual Core 8" Kiritsuke Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Kiritsuke	8"	71	not stated	$437$349.95
Shun Classic 3-Piece Knife Set	Kitchen Kapers	Set	–	–	not stated	$550$369.95
Shun Classic Steak Knife Set	Kitchen Kapers	Set	–	16	VG10	$576$379.95
Kramer EuroLine Damascus 8" Chef's Knife	Kitchen Kapers	Chef	8"	100	SG2	$578$459.95
Shun Premier Blonde 4 Piece Steak Knife Set	Kitchen Kapers	Set	–	–	VG-MAX	$776$499.95
Shun Kohen Anniversary Edition Knife Set	Kitchen Kapers	Set	–	71	not stated	$1,250$999.95

The score out of 100 is the mean score of the brand's knives, with the same rules as the rankings: price against the median of the same knife type in the same market (40), stated core steel (30), layer count, blade length and handle stated (30). Sets are left out. Brands with fewer than five scored listings get no score. We have not tested these knives.