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Riaan Steenberg Japanese knifes made in China and Over priced.
Five knives that cover every job in a working kitchen. The Pin Series 5-piece set runs an 8" chef, 7" Santoku, 8" bread, 5" utility and 4" paring knife, each built on a 3-layer 10Cr15CoMoV composite blade with olive wood handles. Matched steel, matched look, presented in a gift box.
Reach for this set when you're stocking a first proper kitchen, replacing the cheap block set that's been holding you back, or putting together a gift that will actually get used. Five knives, no filler. Every size is one you'll reach for on a weeknight without thinking about it.
Every blade in this set shares the same 10Cr15CoMoV high-carbon stainless core, wrapped in three layers of cladding and vacuum heat-treated to 60 HRC. That hardness is what earns the price tag: the edges take a keen polish and hold it through a full session of prep without needing a honing rod halfway through dinner. The 3-layer composite construction gives each blade enough rigidity to cut dense produce without chipping.
All five handles are natural olive wood, riveted to full-tang steel cores. Olive wood is dense enough to resist moisture and tight-grained enough not to splinter with daily use. The same build quality goes into every knife in the set, whether it's the 8-inch chef or the 4-inch paring knife.
Add the Pin Series 7" Nakiri for a dedicated vegetable-only blade with full board contact on every cut.
All our knives arrive in a beautiful, premium gift box that's ready to impress. (Whether it's for a very lucky cook, or just for you.)
Steel Type: 10Cr15CoMoV Core
Hardness: 60 HRC
Construction: 3-Layer Composite
Handle: Olive Wood
Heat Treatment: Vacuum Heat Treated
PIN SERIES · X02O
A complete starter kit for a kitchen that takes cooking seriously. The five Pin Series knives are built on a 3-layer 10Cr15CoMoV composite blade, hardened to 60±2 HRC under vacuum heat treatment and ground to a 15° edge per side. Olive wood handles tie the set together. Big proteins, fine garnish, bread, breakdown work — it is all here in one box.
In stock. Ships from Australia.
WHY THE SET
Buying five knives separately means five decisions, five price points and a drawer full of mismatched handles. The Pin set solves the whole kitchen in a single purchase. Same 3-layer composite steel, same olive wood, same 15° grind across every blade — so every knife feels and behaves the same in the hand. The 8" chef and 7" Santoku do the daily volume; the utility, paring and bread knife handle the jobs a chef knife is too big for.
WHAT'S INSIDE
The set covers the full prep range. The 8" Chef with its Granton (hollow) edge is the workhorse for rocking, chopping and slicing larger produce and proteins. The 7" Santoku is the push-cut all-rounder for veg, herbs and boneless meat. The 8" Bread knife saws cleanly through crusty loaves and soft tomatoes. The 5" Utility handles sandwiches, small produce and mid-size jobs, and the 4" Paring knife does the in-hand detail work — peeling, hulling and trimming.
WHO IT'S FOR
The right gift for a new home, a wedding registry, a first proper kitchen or anyone upgrading from a supermarket block. It arrives in a gift box, so it presents well out of the wrapping. It is also the simple answer for a cook who wants a coherent, capable set in one move rather than collecting knives one at a time.
The difference
5-Piece Set (this)
Single chef knife
Pin Series
FAQs
An 8" chef (Granton edge), a 7" Santoku, an 8" bread knife, a 5" utility knife and a 4" paring knife — five blades covering the full prep range.
Each blade is 3-layer 10Cr15CoMoV composite steel, with a hard core clad in stainless, hardened to 60±2 HRC under vacuum heat treatment.
Every knife is ground to a 15° edge per side (±1°), so the set arrives ready to cut.
Olive wood, the same across all five knives so the set looks and feels matched in the hand.
Yes. The set ships in a gift box, which makes it suitable for weddings, new homes and registry gifting straight out of the wrapping.
No. Hand wash and dry the blades, and oil the olive wood handles occasionally to keep them in good condition.
Yangjiang City, Guangdong — China's traditional knife-making region.
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