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Seido Knives has 56 damascus kitchen knives in our survey for the United States, priced from $99 to $849. Its chef knives cost a median of $139. The core steel is named on 95 % of its listings and the layer count on 93 %.

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Survey of 14 November 2026
Score
66/100
Price 24/40 · Steel 24/30 · Listing 18/30
Listings
56
United States
Median · Chef
$139
all brands: $206 ▼ −33 %
Steel named
95%
of listings state the core steel
Layers stated
93%
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 %.

TypenMedian Seido KnivesAll brands, USLow – High
Damascus knife set13$399 ▲ +51 %$265$179 – $849
Damascus chef knife11$139 ▼ −33 %$206$119 – $199
Damascus santoku5$149 ▼ −25 %$200$129 – $189
Damascus nakiri4$144 ▼ −24 %$190$129 – $189
Damascus utility knife4$139 ▼ −13 %$160$99 – $159
Steak4$199 ▲ +82 %$109$199 – $199
Damascus kiritsuke3$149 ▼ −43 %$259$119 – $199
Damascus bread knife2$129 ▲ +21 %$107$129 – $129
Damascus bunka2$164 ▼ −34 %$249$149 – $179
Damascus cleaver2$164 ▲ +17 %$140$149 – $179
Damascus paring knife2$99 ▲ +11 %$89$99 – $99
Fillet2$119 = 0 %$119$119 – $119
Damascus boning knife1$119 ▲ +27 %$94$119 – $119
Damascus slicing knife1$129 ▼ −57 %$299$129 – $129

Core steels used

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

Core steeln%
VG103970 %
AUS101425 %

All 56 Seido Knives listings

KnifeBrandTypeBladeLayersCore steelPrice
Titan 5" Petty KnifeSeido KnivesUtility5"67VG10$129$99
Inferuno 3.5" Paring KnifeSeido KnivesParing3.5"73AUS10$149$99
Executive 3.5" Paring KnifeSeido KnivesParing3.5"67VG10$129$99
Titan 7" Boning KnifeSeido KnivesBoning7"67VG10$149$119
Caveman 7.5" Fillet KnifeSeido KnivesFillet7.5"–not stated$149$119
Shujin 7.5" Fillet KnifeSeido KnivesFillet7.5"67VG10$149$119
Kiritsuke Damascus Japanese Chef KnifeSeido KnivesKiritsuke8.5"–VG10$199$119
Japanese Gyuto Executive Chef KnifeSeido KnivesChef–67VG10$199$119
Titan 8" Serrated Bread KnifeSeido KnivesBread8"67VG10$189$129
Epokishi 5" Petty KnifeSeido KnivesUtility5"67AUS10$199$129
Inferuno 8" Slicing KnifeSeido KnivesSlicer8"73AUS10$179$129
Inferuno 7" Nakiri KnifeSeido KnivesNakiri7"73AUS10$179$129
Inferuno 7" Santoku KnifeSeido KnivesSantoku7"73AUS10$179$129
Awabi 8" Serrated Bread KnifeSeido KnivesBread8"67VG10$149$129
Takoizu Gyuto Chef Knife, WhiteSeido KnivesChef–67VG10$199$129
Gyuto Executive Chef Knife with Red Resin HandleSeido KnivesChef–67VG10$199$129
Awabi Gyuto Chef KnifeSeido KnivesChef–67VG10$199$129
Titan 8" Gyuto Chef KnifeSeido KnivesChef8"67VG10$199$139
Titan 7" Nakiri KnifeSeido KnivesNakiri7"67VG10$199$139
Titan 7" Santoku KnifeSeido KnivesSantoku7"67VG10$199$139
Inferuno Gyuto AUS 10 Steel Damascus Chef KnifeSeido KnivesChef8"73AUS10$199$139
Shujin 8" Chef KnifeSeido KnivesChef8"67VG10$199$139
Kurogane 5" Petty KnifeSeido KnivesUtility5"–VG10$199$149
Shujin 7.5" Cleaver KnifeSeido KnivesCleaver7.5"67VG10$229$149
Epokishi AUS-10 KiritsukeSeido KnivesKiritsuke8.5"67AUS10$199$149
Epokishi AUS-10 SantokuSeido KnivesSantoku7"67AUS10$199$149
Epokishi AUS-10 NakiriSeido KnivesNakiri7"67AUS10$199$149
Epokishi AUS-10 BunkaSeido KnivesBunka7"67AUS10$199$149
Epokishi AUS-10 GyutoSeido KnivesChef8"67AUS10$199$149
Shinko 5" Petty 110 LayersSeido KnivesUtility5"110VG10$219$159
Katsuryoku 9" Chef KnifeSeido KnivesChef9"67VG10$199$159
Kurogane 7" Bunka KnifeSeido KnivesBunka7"37VG10$279$179
Kanpeki 7.5" Cleaver KnifeSeido KnivesCleaver7.5"67VG10$229$179
Shujin 3-piece Paring Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67VG10$229$179
Kurogane 7" Santoku KnifeSeido KnivesSantoku7"37VG10$279$179
Shinko 7" Santoku 110 LayersSeido KnivesSantoku7"110VG10$249$189
Shinko 7" Nakiri 110 LayersSeido KnivesNakiri7"110VG10$249$189
Takoizu Serrated Steak Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67VG10$249$199
Awabi Serrated Steak KnivesSeido KnivesSteak–67VG10$249$199
Shinko 8" Gyuto 110 LayersSeido KnivesChef8"110AUS10$299$199
Shinko 8.5" Kiritsuke 110 LayersSeido KnivesKiritsuke8.5"110VG10$299$199
Kurogane Chef's KnifeSeido KnivesChef8"37VG10$299$199
Shujin Steak Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67not stated$249$199
Inferuno Steak Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67AUS10$249$199
Kanpeki Straight Edge Steak KnivesSeido KnivesSteak–67VG10$249$199
Executive Straight Edge Steak KnivesSeido KnivesSteak–67VG10$249$199
Awabi Straight Edge Steak KnivesSeido KnivesSteak–67VG10$249$199
Titan 3-Piece Chef Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67VG10$497$299
Kanpeki Damascus Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67not stated$599$299
Awabi Damascus Chef Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67VG10$899$399
VG-10 Steel Classic 8-Piece Professional Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67VG10$899$499
Hanikamu VG10 Damascus Chef Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67VG10$1,200$549
Executive Japanese Damascus Steel Knife SetSeido KnivesSet––VG10$1,200$549
Titan 6-Piece Chef Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67VG10$1,064$649
Epokishi 5-Piece AUS-10 Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–67AUS10$995$649
Shinko 5-piece 110 layer Damascus Knife SetSeido KnivesSet–110VG10$1,544$849

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.